Mile Marker: 735.5 Miles today: 3.8 miles I got a new outfit today & saw my first rattlesnake !! As I woke up this morning, I looked at my shoes. Already, a hole in the back of the shoe on each side is apearing !!! I just got new shoes Continue Reading
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Day 62: 16.6 miles – Campbell Shelter to I-81 (Daleville, VA)
Mile Marker: 731.7 Miles today: 16.6 Tinker Cliffs & a fantastic day !!! The views today where simply stunning. As much as everything was fogged in at McAfee Knob, walking along the edge of Tinker Cliffs was just perfect. I also got to share this moment with great people! Shout Continue Reading
Day 61: 17 miles – Pickle Branch Shelter to Campbell Shelter
Mile marker: 715.1 Miles today: 17 700 miles, Dragons Tooth & McAfee Knob 🥰 I woke-up with so much excitment this morning! Today is the day I will see McAfee Knob. It is probably one of the most photographed place on the Appalachian Trail. I saw so many pictures & Continue Reading
Completed my Appalachian thru-hike !!!
Have you ever realized a dream? Did something that scared you?Jumped into the unknown? That is what I completed succesfully a month ago today. On september 3rd, I completed the Appalachian Trail. Even tought my intention was always to do it all, the sheer scale of it made me doubt Continue Reading
Day 60: 22.6 miles – Laurel Creek Shelter to Pickle Branch Shelter
Mile marker: 698.1 Miles today: 22.6 Old Keffer Oak tree & Estern Continental Divide As I woke-up this morning in the shelter, Master Chef said there was a snake at my feet! It made me jump. Off course he was joking…he knew I don’t like snakes. I saw an other Continue Reading
Day 59: 18.1 miles – Peters Moutain Wilderness Trailhead to Laurel Creek Shelter
Mile marker: 675.4 Miles today: 18.1 Forging a small creek At the start of the day, I saw a few fellow hikers at the trailhead. They where waiting on their shuttle for trail days. We chatted & told me I had some a small creek to forge… As I went Continue Reading
Day 58: 19.9 miles – Narrows Road Parking Area to Peters Mountain Wilderness Trailhead
Mile marker: 657.3 Miles today: 19.9 I saw a few animals on trail today: a black snake, a rabbit & a few salamanders ! I decided to do some slacpacking today (SOBO) as I am breaking in my new shoes. Happy that they do not hurt! As I was hiking, Continue Reading
Day 57: zero day
Mile marker: 637.4 Miles today: 0 With my feet hurting so bad from my pair of shoes, I decided to take a shuttle up to Daleville at the outfitter in order to have new shoes today. I can not walk more miles in pain. After the drive to Daleville & Continue Reading
Day 56: 11.8 miles – Sugar Run Gap to Narrows Road Parking Area (Pearishburg, VA)
Mile marker: 637.4 Miles today: 11.8 Got a late start today. I left Woods Hole around 10:00 AM. My pace was slow at the start of the day. Enjoying the moment & soaking up the atmosphere of the woods… I saw 3 deers on trail just after a few minutes Continue Reading
Day 55: 15.2 miles – VA606 to Sugar Run Gap (Woods Hole hostel)
Mile marker: 625.6 Miles today: 15.2 First swim on trail 🤩 After an other good breakfast, I prepared my stuff this morning to slackpack to the next hostel. I can feel my shin split from yesterday. I guess I jogged a little too much for them… Other from the shin Continue Reading