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Appalachian Trail

[Mile 126-246] The Great Smoky Mountains

May 28, 2022May 20, 2022 by Alex McCafferty

5/10 – Day 10 12.7 miles from Cold Springs to NOC   From our site at Cold Springs, we continued north along Copper Ridge and reached Rocky Bald. The morning sun was just kicking into gear and soon ate the remaining fog that settled at the basin of the distant peaks. We crossed Telico Gap, … Read more

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[Mile 70-125] Getting Off The Trail…

December 19, 2023May 10, 2022 by Alex McCafferty

5/5 – Day 5 11.1 miles from Tray Mountain to Hostel Around the Bend Today, Amy and I had to make a difficult decision: we were getting off the trail. We made it nearly 70 miles, a day short of the GA/NC line and had the time of our lives while doing so, but we … Read more

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[Mile 0-69] Starting the Appalachian Trail

May 9, 2022May 5, 2022 by Alex McCafferty

4/30 – Day 0 8 miles from Amicalola Falls to Springer Mountain   The day finally arrived. The countdown on our phone that we checked daily for almost a year was at “0”. Amy graduated from college, we moved out, and suddenly found ourselves on an airplane to Atlanta, GA. The flight arrived nearly 20 … Read more

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