Wishing I was doing what we were doing last weekend...the annual Pops and Reb camping weekend. We met up on a different stretch of the Appalachian Trail to put some miles under our feet and enjoy spending time together in the rejuvenating woods. My hip held up okay and we had a great time.
Thru hikers (folks doing the entire 2,180 miles of the AT) generally start in late March or early April. We were hiking around where many thru hikers were passing, so we met a lot of folks who had been on the trail for about a month and had made it from Georgia to where we were on the Tenn/NC border. We camped near a couple from Maryland who prepped and dehydrated all their meals for their entire time on the trail. These meals will be mailed to them as they pass through different towns along the trail. Our other camping buddy was a guy from Manchester, England. We also met a guy hiking who was going 20-24 miles a day, which is insane..most other consider a good day 12-15.
Here are a few shots from our time together.
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| Start of the hike |
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| Sunrise from our campsite |
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| Chilly morning to start out |
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| Blazes |
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| By the French Broad...at the end of the hike |
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| All finished for this year...behind us is a great view of the mountains! |
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