Day 14 Wayah Bald Shelter to N.O.C.

Rough day! 16.5 miles of rain! Cold narly rain! The Nantahala Outdoor Center is sweet though. There are hostels there and an outfitter. They do whitewater rafting and kayaking trips. They were hosting the US freestyle team trials so there were people everywhere!!! No rooms there so we hitched a ride to Bryson city and stayed there. Pop Tart and Sally were picked up by some trail angels that let us stay in their cabin for a zero day!!!! And they had a hot tub!!!!! Falling Turtle and Irish Charm were great! They meet on the trail and did back to back thru hikes!!! They were married at Trail days in Damascus. Trail Days is a week long party for hikers. I'm probably going to hitch a ride up there and hitch back to where I left off!

Day 13 Winding Stair Gap to Wayah Bald Shelter

Pop Tarts Auntie Roberta's house was amazing! I didn't want to leave it. But it was making me soft so off to the trail!!! The stone shelter on top Wayah bald reminded me of the beacons of Gondor from LOTR! It was so so rad!

Day 12 Carter Gap Shelter to Winding Stair Gap and into Franklin

I hit 100.1 miles at the top of Albert mt. the last 400 feet to the summit were almost vertical!!! I felt more human than human after it.
The Crew picked me up after a 15.9 mile day and brought me back to Auntie Roberta's house of Nirvana! This woman was amazing! She had roasted chicken, wild rice, collard greens and homemade bread!!! Ah-maze-ing!!!! Wonderful woman. A trail Angel!

Day 11 Muskrat Creek Shelter to Carter Gap Shelter

Pop tart Great Aunt Roberta lives on Franklin. So they went into town...again. They cut out 20ish miles doing so. They hiking their own hike I guess. I pressed on 12.5 and caught up to Nuclear and True North and meet a nice fella, Country Gold. I wanted to press on but rain came and I was starving so I stayed on the shelter.

Day 10 Dicks Creek Gap to Muskrat Creek Shelter

11.8 mile day! Biggest mile day so far! I caught up with the crew after my zero day. We crossed into N. Carolina together. I had lunch there ON the border, 78.5 miles from Springer Mt. Good bye Georgia! You kicked my ass! Hello North Carolina! You're going to kick my ass!!

Blood Mt. Summit

Highest point in Georgia. 4461 ft. Going down the other side was killer! But I made it to Neels gap were I'm staying at the hostel.

Day 9 zero day

Iced my knees and drank left over Budweiser. Went shopping for food. And bought some new boots. They should be awesome! They can't be worse than what I started with. Blisters bad. Oh! And I had to replace a shirt I gave drifter Bill and wool socks I gave Sarah the runaway. Another hiker told me they made it off the trail alive. Hope everyone in the real world is doing well!!! Let me know you are!!! I'm going to the bonfire out front! Later

Day 8 Cheese factory to Dicks Gap

Took the shuttle into Hiawassee to meet up with friends and get a bed. Great day! Everyone is excited to see one another! Cold beer in warm sunshine on soft green grass can do wonders for moral!!! They are getting back on the trail tomorrow. I however will take a zero day and let my bones rest.