Day
18:
Max Patch Rd. to Hot Springs, NC |
May 17 |
Day 19: Hot Springs, NC to Allen Gap |
May 18 |
Day 20: Roanoke, VA - rest day |
May 19 |
Day 21: Roanoke, VA - retrospective |
May 20 |
Day 22: Allen Gap to Sam's Gap |
May 21 |
Day 23:
Sam's
Gap to Nolichucky River |
May 22 |
Day 24: Nolichucky River
to Iron Mtn. Gap |
May 23 |
Day 25:
US19/Elk Park to Dennis Cove Rd.
|
May 24 |
Day 26: Trail Controversy/Erwin, TN - rest day |
May 25 |
Day 27: Iron Mtn. Gap to US19/Elk Park |
May 26 |
Day 28: Dennis Cove Rd. to Watauga Dam Rd. |
May 27 |
Day 29:
Watauga Dam Rd. to US 421, TN |
May 28 |
Day 30: US 421 to Feathercamp Br./US 58, VA |
May 29 |
Day 31: US 58 to Elk Garden/VA 600 |
May 30 |
Day 32: Elk Garden to Dickey Gap |
May 31 |
Day 33:
Dickey Gap to Groseclose/I-81 |
June 1 |
Day 34: I-81 to VA 42/Ceres, VA |
June 2 |
Day 35: VA 42 to VA 615/Laurel Creek |
June 3 |
Day 36: VA 615 to VA 608/Lickskillet Hollow |
June 4 |
Day 37:
A Typical Day for Sue and Jim |
June 5 |
Day 38: VA 608 to New River
Bridge/Pearisburg |
June 6 |
Day 39: New River Bridge to VA 613 |
June 7 |
Day 40: Playing Hooky, Sharing
Memories |
June 8 |
Day 41: Why Be Normal?? |
June 9 |
Day 42: VA 311 to US 220/Daleville
(McAfee Knob, Tinker
Cliffs, Carvin's Cove) |
June 10 |
Day 43: 220/Daleville to VA
43/Bearwallow Gap |
June 11 |
Day
44: VA 621 to VA 311 (Dragon's Tooth) |
June 12 |
Day 45: VA 613 to VA 621 |
June 13 |
Day
46: You Inspire Me! |
June 14 |
Day 47: Bearwallow Gap to Petites
Gap/USFS 35 |
June 15 |
Day 48: Petites Gap to James
River/VA 501 |
June 16 |
Day 49: James River to US 60/Long
Mtn. |
June 17 |
Day 50: US 60 to Tye River/VA 56 |
June 18 |
Day 51: Tye River to Humpback Rocks |
June 19 |
Day 52: Humpback Rocks to Rockfish
Gap/I-64 |
June 20 |
Day 53: Rockfish Gap to Loft Mtn.
/Shenandoah |
June 21 |
Day 54: Loft Mountain CG to Big
Meadows CG |
June 22 |
Day 55: Odds and Ends |
June 23 |
Day 56: Big Meadows CG to Elkwallow
Wayside |
June 24 |
Day 57: Elkwallow Wayside to VA
638/Linden |
June 25 |
Day 58: VA 638 to Snickers Gap/VA 7 |
June 26 |
Day 59: Snickers Gap to Harpers
Ferry |
June 27 |
Day
60: Harpers Ferry, WV |
June 28 |
Day 61: Harpers Ferry to I-70/US40
in Maryland |
June 29 |
Day
62: I-70 to PA 233/South Mtn. |
June 30 |
Day 63: PA 233 to Pine Grove Furnace
SP |
July 1 |
Day 64: Pine Grove Furnace to
Boiling Springs |
July 2 |
Day 65: Boiling Springs to PA 850 |
July 3 |
Day 66: Update on Nutrition Plan
(rest day) |
July 4 |
Day 67: Renewal (rest day) |
July 5 |
Day 68: Questions and Comments (last
rest day) |
July 6 |
Day 69: PA 850 to PA 325 |
July 7 |
Day 70-71: Playtime in PA Dutch
Country |
July 8-9 |
Day 72: PA 325 to PA 645 |
July 10 |
Day 73: PA 645 to Port Clinton, PA |
July 11 |
Days
74 to 76: Tapering for VT100 |
July 12-14 |
Days 77 to 79: VT 100 race |
July 15-17 |
Day 82: Hawk Mtn. Rd. to Port
Clinton, PA |
July 20 |
Day 83: Hawk Mtn. Rd. to Lehigh
River Bridge |
July 21 |
Day 84: Lehigh River Bridge to Wind
Gap/PA 33 |
July 22 |
Day 85: Wind Gap to Delaware Water
Gap, PA |
July 23 |
Day 86: Del. Water Gap to Dunnfield
Creek, NJ |
July 24 |
Day 87: Medical Rehab in the Poconos |
July 25 |
Day 89: Dunnfield Creek to Millbrook
Rd., NJ |
July 27 |
Day 90: Millbrook Rd. to Deckertown
Turnpike |
July 28 |
Day 91: Deckertown Tpk. to County
Road 565 |
July 29 |
Day 92: Co. Rd. 565/NJ to NY 17A |
July 30 |
Day 93: West Point Military Academy
CG |
July 31 |
Day 94: NY 17A/Bellvale to Seven
Lakes Drive |
August 1 |
Day 95: Seven Lakes Dr. to Canopus
Hill Rd. |
August 2 |
Day 96: Canopus Hill Rd. to NY
52/Stormville |
August 3 |
Day 97: NY 52 to NY 22 |
August 4 |
Day 98: NY 22 to CT 341/Kent |
August 5 |
Day 99: CT 341 to Housatonic River
Rd. |
August 6 |
Day 100: Housatonic/CT to Jug End
Road, MA |
August 7 |
Day 101: Egremont, MA (rest day/reflections) |
August 8 |
Day 102: Jug End Rd. to Main
Rd./Tyringham |
August 9 |
Day 103: Tyringham Main Rd. to Blotz
Rd./MA |
August 10 |
Day 104: Blotz Rd. to Greylock
Summit/MA |
August 11 |
Day 105: Greylock Summit to VT 9 |
August 12 |
Day 106: VT 9 to Stratton-Arlington Rd. |
August 13 |
Day 107: Stratton Rd. to Mad Tom
Notch |
August 14 |
Day 108: Crew View: Moose Fest |
August 15 |
Day 109: Mad Tom Notch to VT 103 |
August 16 |
Day 110: VT 103 to VT 100/Gifford
Woods SP |
August 17 |
Day 111: Woodstock, VT |
August 18 |
Day 112: VT 100 to S.
Pomfret/Pomfret Rd. |
August 19 |
Day 113: Pomfret Rd. to Etna-Hanover
Rd., NH |
August 20 |
Day 114: Etna-Hanover to
Lyme-Dorchester Rd. |
August 21 |
Day 115: Lyme-Dorchester to NH 25/Glencliff |
August 22 |
Day 116: NH 25 to NH 112 (Mt. Moosilauke) |
August 23 |
Day 117: Franconia Notch to Kinsman
Notch |
August 24 |
Day 118: Franconia Notch/US 3 to
Galehead Hut |
August 25 |
Day 119: Galehead Hut to Crawford
Notch/302 |
August 26 |
Day 120: Crawford Notch to Mt.
Washington |
August 27 |
Day 121: Pinkham Notch/16 to Madison
SP Hut |
August 28 |
Day 122-3: White Mtn. Huts (rest
days) |
Aug. 29-30 |
Day 124: US 2/Gorham, NH to Gentian
Pond |
August 31 |
Day 125: Pinkham Notch/NH 16 to
Gorham/US 2 |
Sept. 1 |
Day 126: Mt. Washington to Madison
SP Hut |
Sept. 2 |
Day 127: Gentian Pond, NH - Grafton
Notch, ME |
Sept. 3 |
Day 128: Hanover, ME - rest day
musings |
Sept. 4 |
Day 129: Grafton Notch - East B Hill
Rd/Andover |
Sept. 5 |
Day 130: S. Arm Rd. to East B Hill
Rd./Andover |
Sept. 6 |
Day 131: S. Arm Rd. to Maine
17/Oquossoc |
Sept. 7 |
Day 132: Maine 4/Rangeley to Maine
17 |
Sept. 8 |
Day 133: Maine 4 to Perham
Stream/Logging Rd. |
Sept. 9 |
Day 134: Perham Stream to Maine
27/Stratton |
Sept. 10 |
Day 135: Maine 27 to Long Falls Dam
Rd. (Bigelow Mountains) |
Sept. 11 |
Day 136: We love Maine! (rest day) |
Sept. 12 |
Day 137: Long Falls Dam Rd. to
Caratunk, ME |
Sept. 13 |
Day 138: US 201/Caratunk to Moxie
Pond Rd. |
Sept. 14 |
Day 139: Thinking like an Ultra
Runner (delay) |
Sept. 15 |
Day 140: Moxie Pond Rd. to Maine
15/Monson |
Sept. 16 |
Day 141: Maine 15 to Big Wilson
River |
Sept. 17 |
Day 142: Trauma Recovery Day |
Sept. 18 |
Day 143: Big Wilson R. to W. Br.
Pleasant River |
Sept. 19 |
Day 144: W. Br. Pleasant R. to
Kokadjo Rd. |
Sept. 20 |
Day 145: Kokadjo/B-Pond Rd. to
Jo-Mary Rd. |
Sept. 21 |
Day 146: Jo-Mary Rd. to Pollywog
Stream |
Sept. 22 |
Day 147: Pollywog Stream to Abol
Bridge |
Sept. 23 |
Katahdin - the Journey's End |
Sept. 23 |
Day 148: Abol Bridge to Mt. Katahdin
summit |
Sept. 24 |
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LIFE
AFTER THE A.T.: |
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Post #1: Gear Review |
Sept. 29 |
Post #2: Nutrition and Hydration
Review |
Sept. 30 |
Post #3: Sue's Favorite Places, Part
1 (overall, trail towns, creeks and rivers) |
Oct. 10 |
Post #4: Sue's Favorite Places, Part
2 (lakes, waterfalls, swamps and bogs) |
Oct. 11 |
Post #5: Sue's Favorite Places, Part
3 (flowers, rocks, campgrounds, scenic views) |
Oct. 12 |
Post #6: Sue's Favorite Places, Part
4 (toughest climbs & descents, other dangerous
places) |
Oct. 13 |
Post #7: Mountain Masochists |
Oct. 16 |
Post #8: Sue's Favorite Places, Part
5 (best scenery) |
Oct. 21 |
Post
#9: Sue's View: Most Runnable Sections of the AT,
including
info re: road access |
Oct. 23 |
Post #`10: Suggested Runs/Hikes in GA,
NC, and TN, with info re: other activities nearby |
Oct. 26 |
Post
#11: Suggested Runs/Hikes in VA, with info re: other
activities nearby (coming soon) |
Oct. 27 |
Post
#12: Suggested Runs/Hikes in WV, MD, and PA, plus
other activities nearby |
Oct. 30 |
Post
#13: Suggested Runs/Hikes in NJ, NY, CT, and MA,
with info: re other activities nearby |
Nov. 4 |
Post
#14: Suggested Runs/Hikes in VT, NH, and ME, plus other
activities nearby |
Nov. 6 |
Post
#15: "Running the Numbers" (ATC's and Sue's
run/hike stats) |
Nov. 10 |
Post #16: "Now What am I Going to
Read??" Part 1: AT Hikers' Journals |
Nov. 14 |
Post
#17: "Now What am I Going to Read??" Part 2: Journey
Runners' and Hikers' Journals |
Nov. 16 |
Post #18: Sue's Physical Assessment
During and After the Run |
Nov. 20 |
Post #19: If We Knew Then What We
Know Now |
Dec. 4 |
Post #20: Crew View from Jim's
Perspective |
Dec. 10 |
Post
#21: Crew View from Sue's Perspective |
Dec. 10 |
Post #22: Adjusting to Reality |
Dec. 16 |
Post #23: What's Next? |
Dec. 17 |
Post #24: "You Should Write a Book!" |
Dec. 20 |
Post #25: Kudos: I Couldn't Have
Done it Without You! |
Dec. 24 |
Post #26: Tribute to Regis Shivers
(updated 12-12-07) |
Mar. 10, '07 |
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PHOTO
ESSAYS: |
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Photos 1: Nature's Intriguing Rock
Formations |
Dec. 26 |
Photos 2: Colorful and Unique Rock
Patterns |
Dec. 26 |
Photos 3: Cairns Are Cool!
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Dec. 28 |
Photos 4: Honoring the Dead:
Monuments and Graves |
Jan. 9, '06 |
Photos 5: The Art of Stacking
Stones: Old Rock Fences, Fireplaces, Buildings, etc. |
Jan. 11, '06 |
Photos 6: Don't Fence Me In: Folksy
Wooden Fences and Stylish Stiles |
Jan. 11, '06 |
Photos 7: Ladders to Success: Ways
to Climb Steep Rocks and Mountains on the A.T. |
Jan. 13, '06 |
Photos 8: Bridging the Gap, Part 1:
Getting through Bogs and Swamps |
Jan. 16, '06 |
Photos 9: Bridging the Gap, Part 2:
The Wide Variety of Foot Bridges along the A.T. |
Jan. 18, '06 |
Photos 10: Bridging the Gap, Part 3:
Getting Across Major Rivers (includes covered bridges) |
Jan. 23, '06 |
Photos 11: Bridging the Gap, Part 4:
And Then There's Maine . . . |
Jan. 25, '05 |
Photos 12: Come Sit a Spell: Benches
in Inviting Places along the AT |
Jan. 28, '06 |
Photos 13: Optional Climbs, Part 1:
Fire Outlooks along the AT |
Jan. 31, '06 |
Photos 14: Optional Climbs, Part 2:
Observation Towers along the AT |
Jan. 31, '06 |
Photos 15: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, Part 1: Am I
Coming or Going? (directional signs) |
Feb. 2, '06 |
Photos 16: Signs, Part 2: Are We There Yet?
(identifying landmarks) |
Feb. 3, '06 |
Photos 17: Signs, Part 3: Welcome to Our State!
(terminus and state line signs) |
Feb. 4, '06 |
Photos 18: Signs, Part 4: Do This, Don't Do That!
(advisory and warning signs) |
Feb. 5, '06 |
Photos 19: Gimme Shelter, Part 1: A.T. Shelters |
Feb. 9, '06 |
Photos 20: Gimme Shelter, Part 2: Privy Humor |
Feb. 10, '06 |
Photos 21: Gimme Shelter, Part 3: Shenandoah and White Mountain
Hut Systems |
Feb. 15, '06 |
Photos 22: Cloud Patterns, Part 1:
The Sky's the Limit from Georgia to Vermont |
Feb. 20, '06 |
Photos 23: Cloud Patterns, Part 2: New Hampshire |
Feb. 22, '06 |
Photos 24: Cloud Patterns, Part 3: Maine |
Feb. 24, '06 |
Photos 25: Cloud Patterns, Part 4: Storm Drama
from Georgia to New York |
Feb. 27, '06 |
Photos 26: Cloud Patterns Part 5: Storm Drama in New
England |
Mar. 3, '06 |
Photos 27: Cloud Patterns, Part 6: Into
the Mist |
Mar. 6, '06 |
Photos 28: Cloud Patterns, Part 7:
Cloud Drama in Black & White from Georgia to Vermont |
Mar. 7, '06 |
Photos 29: Cloud Patterns, Part 8: Cloud Drama in Black
&
White: New Hampshire & Maine |
Mar. 8, '06 |
Photos 30: Endless Blue Ridges |
Mar. 15, '06 |
Photos 31: Bald Is Beautiful: A Tour
of the Southern Balds |
Mar. 20, '06 |
Photos 32: Idyllic Valley Views |
Mar. 23, '06 |
Photos 33: Farms and Fields |
Mar. 23, '06 |
Photos 34: Fields of Flowers, Part
1: Southern States |
Mar. 27, '06 |
Photos 35: Fields of Flowers, Part
2: Pennsylvania to Vermont |
Mar. 27, '06 |
Photos 36: Swamp Things |
April 3, '06 |
Photos 37: It's a Jungle Out There! |
April 8, '06 |
Photos 38: Water, Water Everywhere, Part 1: Ponds and
Lakes from North Carolina to New Hampshire |
April 10,'06 |
Photos 39: Water, Water, Part 2: Ponds and
Lakes in Maine |
April 17,'06 |
Photos 40: Water, Water, Part 3: Creeks |
April 25,'06 |
Photos 41: Water, Water, Part 4: Rivers |
May 1, '06 |
Photos 42: Water, Water, Part 5: Waterfalls, Cascades, and
Flumes |
May 7, '06 |
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