by Paty | Jan 3, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #26 Date Visited: January 2, 2021 Route Taken: Walk from FAA tower on Black Mountain Ridge Road to summit – 0.2 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Getting to the summit requires a drive (or hike) up Black Mountain...
by Paty | Dec 23, 2020 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #25 Date Visited: December 23, 2020 Route Taken: Walk from the corner of Ebright Road and Ramblewood Drive (200 feet roundtrip) Type of Terrain: Concrete sidewalk and paved street Elevation: 447.85 feet Ancestral...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, The South
I love metrics and stats! Anyone who’s seen the yellow AT journal I carried on my thru-hike can attest to how much I geek out on numbers. So, here’s some of the interesting facts, figures, and opinions I gathered during my thru-hike. Where I ranked among...
by Paty | Jul 26, 2019 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #13 Date Visited: July 16, 2019 Route Taken: Appalachian Trail & Monument Trail from High Point State Park Visitor’s Center – 1.6 miles one-way Type of Terrain: Well-defined trail with little elevation gain...
by Paty | Jul 19, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Mid-Atlantic, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview Day 71 July 12, 2019 Route: Bake Oven Knob Shelter (Mile 1251.8) to Leroy Smith Shelter (Mile 1275.3)Daily Mileage: 23.5 miles Despite the heavy rain all night long, I was able to stay dry because I slept inside one of the AT shelters last...
by Paty | Jul 12, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Mid-Atlantic, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview Day 64 July 5, 2019 Route: Pine Grove Furnace State Park (Mile 1104.6) to Boiling Springs, PA (Mile 1131.8)Daily Mileage: 18.4 miles I did my best to get up early today because the drive back to the trail was close to 200 miles. I was...
