Appalachian Trail

maja - września 2017

133-dniowa przygoda według Mates on tour Czytaj więcej

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- 23 maj 2017, 21:06
- 🌧 14 °C
- Wysokość: 1 296 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Cocke County Wasp Walnut Mountain 35.83635, -82.9363835°50’11” N 82°56’11” W
Dzień 20
Walnut Mountain Shelter 260.3
23 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
We slept a little longer because the rain was pouring on our tent. But we're pretty sure it's the condensation that makes it wet on the inside.
I saw a bear!!! Just for a bit of a second but it was clearly a clumsy teenager bear not wanting to be seen. Unfortunately he was gone so fast Julia couldn't see him :( But now we know that they exist... About a mile later an Trail Angel greeted us on top of the mountain with some cold drinks <3 Although it was pretty cold and raining we had a very nice conversation with him. He is a huge fan of Chihuahua and the Barrancas del cobre.
We headed on to our goal of about 18 miles but about 5 miles before we needed to make a longer break because of the trenching of Julias feet got worse. An hour later in the worst rain we started again and finally reached the Shelter and even got a spot in the Shelter. Which is nice because the rain might get worse tonight.

Something else... Yesterday we've met Commando, he has an hiking kilt. And this is an absolutely legendary thing that I need so bad in my life!!! Czytaj więcej
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Podróżnik Do you have a pic from the hiking kilt? :-D
24.05.2017Odpowiedz
Podróżnik @Fabbuc Not yet, but I'll order it later!! :D
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- 24 maj 2017, 20:42
- 🌧 17 °C
- Wysokość: 432 m
- Stany Zjednoczone North Carolina Madison County Hot Springs 35.88997, -82.8326935°53’24” N 82°49’58” W
Dzień 21
Hot Springs 273.6
24 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
After a pretty easy hike we reached Hot Springs at around 1 just before a huge downpour started. Lucky us! After the routine of doing laundry, organizing our backpacks and raiding the hikers box we hit the town.
I'd say it's a typical smaller town of the United States, the resemblance to Twin Peaks is definitely uncanny!! First we checked the outdoor gear shop for new shoes for Julia as her boots are pretty worn out. But we couldn't find any that she liked and fit her so she'll go with some from the hikers box for the next few days. Afterwards we fully resupplied at Dollar General and had dinner at a cosy diner. Great Cheeseburgers for 2.50$, what else could you ask for?!?
In the evening we headed out to the Tavern to a beer with Late Start and late night Karaoke and Champagne. Czytaj więcej
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- 25 maj 2017, 20:04
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Wysokość: 937 m
- Stany Zjednoczone North Carolina Madison County Hurricane Hurricane Gap 35.93423, -82.8041735°56’3” N 82°48’15” W
Dzień 22
Hurricane Gap 282.6
25 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Wild Camping again because of two reasons. The first is that we were super slow today, the other is that the Shelter is anyways full already. And as it is located at the top of a mountain the winds will be harder as here in the gap :)
This morning we packed our stuff and took is slowly at the Hostel. Also I ordered some new gear to our next resupply point in Erwin, Tennessee.
We've got a food plan now and our backpacks are filled with food for the next 8 days. They're super heavy but we can have three proper meals per day now. Let's see how long it will last. Czytaj więcej
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- 26 maj 2017, 21:53
- 🌙 13 °C
- Wysokość: 1 268 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Greene County Lick Log Gap 36.04907, -82.6761736°2’57” N 82°40’34” W
Dzień 23
Campsite Fork Ridge 299.5
26 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We didn't want to get up this morning when the alarm went off at 5, so we enjoyed the warmth of our sleeping bags until 7:40 and then shot for the 300 :)
This turned out to be harder goal than expected because it went uphill almost all day and the downhill was rocky so we were totally exhausted after the 17 miles. And the 300 will have to wait until tomorrow in the morning.
The owls are making weird noises outside :D Czytaj więcej
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- 27 maj 2017, 20:27
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Wysokość: 1 358 m
- Stany Zjednoczone North Carolina Madison County Carmen Divide Mountain 35.98123, -82.6079635°58’52” N 82°36’29” W
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Wild Camping Lick Rock 312.9
27 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We made the 300 miles!! Just about seven times more and we're already there!!! :D Besides that it was another day of a pretty tough hike. We're not so sure why it is that hard to make miles the last few days. Tomorrow we'll get up earlier again ;)
Another night in the tent but there is a thunderstorm forecast for the night, so I'm hoping that it won't be so bad. Otherwise we might be able to see the sunrise from our camp spot. Czytaj więcej
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Carmen Calzadillas Are those letters?
06.06.2017Odpowiedz
Podróżnik That's a 300 :D
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- 28 maj 2017, 20:59
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Wysokość: 1 183 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Unicoi County Brownlow (historical)Whistling Gap 36.01869, -82.4369436°1’7” N 82°26’13” W
Dzień 25
Whistling Gap Campsite 329.4
28 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a night. It felt like being directly in the clouds when the thunderstorm rolled over us and the rain was pouring down. It started at about 11 AM and lasted for a few hours. First of all, the tent did its job perfectly fine, just a bit of condensation in the morning.
And oh, what a beautiful morning with a stunning sunrise that could be seen directly from our tent. Then we managed to make some miles to the next Shelter and have a breakfast together with Blitz (a German guy who's incredibly fast) and C# (a musician from Florida). Our breakfast currently consists of a cold oatmeal (I just found and fell in love with the fruity tastes) and a pop tart. Soonish we'll add some breafast nutrition drinks and maybe instant coffee.
The main part of today's hike was getting up to "Big Bald" - a huge area on top of the hill is cleared from trees for whatever reasons... Recreation, cattle... But by the time we arrived there it was completely foggy and you couldn't see for more than 20 feet. Bad luck, because about an hour later everything was clear again. Czytaj więcej
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Geht
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- 29 maj 2017, 16:55
- 🌧 22 °C
- Wysokość: 506 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Unicoi County River Hill Tillison Branch 36.10576, -82.4486536°6’21” N 82°26’55” W
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Dzień 26
River Rd Hostel 342.7
29 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
With the goal of a town ahead we went out at about 08:30 after a dry night. The hike was a bit more challenging than we expected and after two breaks we ended up at the hostel about 8 hours later.
Initially we didn't want to stay at the hostel to save some money but after all consideration it was the easiest option. We restocked at Walmart and bought probably waaaay to much. We'll see about that tomorrow when we pack our packs.
Now we're falling into a food coma and tomorrow there is Pizza All you can eat scheduled :D Czytaj więcej
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Sabine Nold Amazing land with lot of adventure every day
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- 30 maj 2017, 21:59
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Wysokość: 960 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Unicoi County Lillydale Indian Grave Gap 36.1131, -82.373336°6’47” N 82°22’24” W
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Wild Camping Indian Grave 349.3
30 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We needed to wait for an Amazon delivery before we could move on today. So we had plenty of time to enjoy the nice weather with some beer from fellow hikers.
One of those we met today was Ragnar, who actually looked like a Viking :) And finally my Kilt arrived and I'm super happy with it!
Oh yes, and we've also hiked a bit afterwards. Despite the massive weight of our backpacks we made some good miles after 5pm. It took a bit more time to find a spot for our tent so it was already dark when we set up our tent and had lunch. Czytaj więcej
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Bettina Menig Very sexy😉
08.06.2017Odpowiedz
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- 31 maj 2017, 20:57
- 🌙 16 °C
- Wysokość: 1 193 m
- Stany Zjednoczone Tennessee Carter County Clarketown Old Road Ridge 36.15637, -82.2175836°9’23” N 82°13’3” W
Dzień 28
Wild Camping near Rock Pillar 364.8
31 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Slow start into the day and after about an hour on the trail already some trail magic happened by Brother Tom. He set up his truck at a gap with several cold drinks and delicious selfmade brownies and banana bread! That's how every day should start :)
Afterwards we made some miles but every mile has been hard work since the last week. Plus we're carrying quite a heavy load since Erwin...
I saw another bear today who was running directly in my direction. As soon as he noticed me he stopped for a second, looked at me and ran away. He was just about 15 meters away so it was a bit scary when I saw him running at me.

Our nightly camp was a last second choice before it got dark. We didn't want to stay at the initially planned camp site because it was already crowded and didn't look very inviting. The complete site had really tall grass around it. Czytaj więcej
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- 1 cze 2017, 21:41
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Wysokość: 1 907 m
- Stany Zjednoczone North Carolina Mitchell County Cloudland (historical)Roan Mountain 36.10503, -82.1221136°6’18” N 82°7’20” W
Dzień 29
Roan High Knob Shelter 377.4
1 czerwca 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Late start, slowly moving :) But the terrain was tough today with two long uphill parts. So on the end we were happy with the miles we made.
We met another German girl today named Cubana. Already the fifth person from Germany. They're everywhere with their towels :D Apparently there was a documentary on the German TV about the trail which inspired many to do it.

From our experience the origins of people on the trail:
1. Floridians - everyone makes vacation where it's hot and sunny, so they're going where it's not flat
2. Pennsylvania
3. Germany

We're now at the Shelter which is the highest on the AT at 6193ft. And it's way colder than we were used to the last few days. Czytaj więcej
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Alexander Haid Bitte zw. Höhenangaben und Einheit ein Leerzeichen machen: 6193 ft
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Alexander Haid :D
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Podróżnik Ich werde es in Zukunft beachten!! :D
20.06.2017Odpowiedz
Podróżnik 5 Jahre Innoforce und nichts gelernt :(
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