Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Days 1 & 2 in the books
Day 1: 8.9 miles
We began our trek in chilly, windy, and rainy conditions. Although the weather was menacing, we were not deterred. Our patience in the weather paid off as the wind and rain calmed by the late afternoon. We arrived at the hawk mountain shelter for the night where we set up our tents, thankfully in dry conditions. A few other friendly hikers were also at the shelter for the night and we all conversed about our first day on the trail around a campfire. Someone brought a frisbee too so it felt like home. Sleep was a little more difficult as everyone seemed to need to get used to sleeping on the ground and not in a bed. I myself woke up at one point and thought it was time to rise for the day...turned out to be about midnight. All in all, not too bad though.
Day 2: 7.3 miles
I awoke to this view
Cold in the morning, but a few jumping jacks in my down jacket warmed me up. We made some oatmeal for breakfast (took Adam two times to get it right - Oatmeal Fail!) notice the water spill...
Today was BEAUTIFUL. Much better than yesterday. Felt sort of like summer by mid afternoon. We spent about an hour hanging out by a creek, relaxing. Cold water on our feet felt good. Still no blisters, fingers crossed.
Got to our second shelter for the night around 4:30. We are keeping our pace slow and our mileage low to start. We've heard from many people wiser than us that slow and steady is the way to hike the trail in the early goings.
About to make some dinner and probably crash early tonight. Two days of hiking is tiring!!
-frank
We began our trek in chilly, windy, and rainy conditions. Although the weather was menacing, we were not deterred. Our patience in the weather paid off as the wind and rain calmed by the late afternoon. We arrived at the hawk mountain shelter for the night where we set up our tents, thankfully in dry conditions. A few other friendly hikers were also at the shelter for the night and we all conversed about our first day on the trail around a campfire. Someone brought a frisbee too so it felt like home. Sleep was a little more difficult as everyone seemed to need to get used to sleeping on the ground and not in a bed. I myself woke up at one point and thought it was time to rise for the day...turned out to be about midnight. All in all, not too bad though.
Day 2: 7.3 miles
I awoke to this view
Cold in the morning, but a few jumping jacks in my down jacket warmed me up. We made some oatmeal for breakfast (took Adam two times to get it right - Oatmeal Fail!) notice the water spill...
Today was BEAUTIFUL. Much better than yesterday. Felt sort of like summer by mid afternoon. We spent about an hour hanging out by a creek, relaxing. Cold water on our feet felt good. Still no blisters, fingers crossed.
Got to our second shelter for the night around 4:30. We are keeping our pace slow and our mileage low to start. We've heard from many people wiser than us that slow and steady is the way to hike the trail in the early goings.
About to make some dinner and probably crash early tonight. Two days of hiking is tiring!!
-frank
Monday, April 11, 2011
We have arrived
Arrived to Amicalola State Park at around 9pm to check into a campsite. We were then told that severe thunderstorms will be rolling through this evening with chances of tornados (yesss!) so we thought it best to stay at the nice lodge they have here and listen to the storm from the comfort of a bed and roof over our heads. I guess if we are going to be living outside for the next 5 months, one more night in a bed won't kill us. Although Adam has elected to sleep on the floor over than sharing a twin with me. Probably the right call.
Huge thanks again to Mr. Sitterly. 12 hrs behind the wheel and no speeding tickets!
Huge thanks again to Mr. Sitterly. 12 hrs behind the wheel and no speeding tickets!
"We've got a long drive..."
Prophetic words from one, Adam Sitterly. We are off and Georgia-bound! A big thanks to Mr. Sitterly for the ride!
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