The guys have checked in briefly to say that they have crossed Mollies Ridge in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. That is 174 miles from Springer Mountain (the start of the AT) meaning they now have less than 2000 miles to go. While that might still sound like a lot, and it [...]
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Well we are right now in Franklin, NC. Let me give you a little bit of advice; Don’t try and write a blog after you have visited an all you can eat BBQ joint. Not as good as Mike and Ed’s but it had to do. Well today was our eighth day on the trail. [...]
The boys seem like they will do fine! Here are 10 things I learned hiking with them the first day and four miles into the next day:
Older people tell you the uphillers have the right of way, because when going up it is harder to restart momentum, while younger people tell you that is [...]
Brandon just called (1:00p 3/3) and they have arrived at Neels’ Gap, 30.5 miles up the trail from Springer Mountain. We left them Sunday at about the same time so they are making their 15+ miles/day average. The first night they got about 7.6 miles to Dan’s Gap. Yesterday they made about [...]
Well, we got the boys off and running, well walking anyway today. What a beautiful day it was to begin a 2100 mile journey on foot.
The day began early with a pancake and sausage breakfast and then a 2 hour car ride to Springer Mountain. Our first stop was the Visitor Center [...]
Just wanted you to guys to know that there is a new tab up top. Its an explanation of mail drops and where we plan on doing them. Basically its certain points along the trail where we will be able to receive mail from friends and family. So if your interested in just mailing us [...]
