1 Month Finished!

Yeaaaah! I’ve been hiking just over a month now. My stats from April 13 – May 15:

4 zero days (2 in hot springs and 2 in damascus)

Biggest Day: 33 miles

Shortest non-zero day: 3 miles on the trail (8 on the river)

Things are going pretty wonderfully. It’s really hard to explain the experience thus far, but it’s been a good one mentally and physically. A lot of alone time in my mind while hiking during the day. Some great nights around camp fires. Some crazy weather struggles. Some beautiful views. Some looooong days. Some “in the zone” days. Some days hiking with beer. Somes days spent desperatly trying to remember lyrics to songs. Some days encountering trail magic (people with free food, sodas and such at road crossing).

So many days! One month and I’ve gone 463 miles. I’m actually almost 1/4th done. Crazy to think about. I’m dealing with a lot less money than I thought I had but I’ve done some things to help like work-for-stays at hostels. It’ll all work out. It’s actually kind of cool having to really consider every purchase I make. Otherwise I could go out to eat every time I get to town and it wouldn’t have as much alure to it.

One month in and about 4 to go. Hikin the Appalachian Trail and lovin’ it!