Category: Georgia
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Hi, I’m Sparks
The first night after Mountains Crossing found us at a campsite at Bull Gap. In addition to a bear can restriction, Blood Mountain Wilderness also had a fire ban. While hiking in Vermont, a thru-hiker named AKA told me that on the AT, they’d just make a fire every night. So far, there had been…
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Blood Mountain and Mountain Crossing
Hidden Pond Hostel was a welcome retreat. Rainbowz and Johnny were incredibly sweet to the four dripping, cold hikers who showed up on their doorstep, and let us in with warm smiles, dry clothes, laundry and showers. As the worst of the storm crashed down around us, we sat on the couch and chatted with…
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The rain pants that were three sizes too big
Our second night, we stayed at the Hawk Mountain campsites despite the call for rain. We’d had a lazy day of hiking, starting late and wandering to the next shelter. We’re both fast hikers… but we don’t have much milage yet. Because of that, we were at the camp with plenty of time to set…
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The Approach Trail to Springer Mountain
Despite the issue with our first train, the reroute through Philly worked perfectly and still got us to Gainesville on schedule. We didn’t get the layover in DC that would let us explore the city but my friend met us there with two containers of his girlfriend’s chili and we got to chat for a…