Monthly Archives: November 2024

166.6 miles to Springer Mountain plus 8 more to Amincola Falls State Park, Georgia from Fontana Dam is all that left for this season. Next season, come September,  we’ll return to finish what is available of those areas closed or … Continue reading →

A morning start at Compton Gap set the scene for our entry into the Shenandoah National Park. It appears we missed the celebrated Fall colors here as all the leaves appear to be on the ground. Shades of brown and … Continue reading →

This week we make it to the “spiritual halfway point” of the Appalachian Trail in West Virginia and complete its “storied” Roller Coaster before our entrance to the Shenandoah National Park. Day 115: (Oct 23) 10.7 mi (1161 – Harper’s … Continue reading →

Maryland went by in a flash compared to the other states we’ve walked through.  It was not without wonder or Rocks. Day 113: (Oct 21) 14.6 (Pen Mar 1130 – Pogo Campsite 1144.6) After an amazing home cooked breakfast of … Continue reading →

Eleven days later, we are out of Pennsylvania, but that includes a 4 day interlude to a crazy good wedding in Illinois, and an additional day off with our friend Maureen from our 2015 jaunt of the Camino de Santiago. … Continue reading →