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To come in the future.18 September 2010, East Andover
I forgot to write this little story in my journal about what happened yesterday.

When we were all sitting around cooking dinner in the shelter last night Rocket told us about some underwear she was carrying around. She said she had been carrying it for weeks now. She said last time she did laundry with Thin Mint and a few others they all put their laundry together and was it in one load like most hikers do. When the ...

17 September 2010, Carlo Col Shelter
Sometime after 9 pm last night four hikers came to the shelter. I did not know who they were at the time because it was dark. They tried to be quite but we all know that is almost impossible in the dark.

The two hikers that came in around 8:30 last night were Patch and Bluegrass. The second two hikers that came in around 9:00 last night were Eastwind and Loon.

The rain did come in last night right before we went ...

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So, in preparation for this wonderful journey I will embark on in March, I made a few decisions, of which include, (but are not limited to,) cutting all my hair off and donating it to children with cancer. I mean, who wants to deal with a foot of hair while trekking through the mountains? I dare say my biggest concern for the most part will be to not pass out from heat or pain. Hair? No thanks. Even more secondary is the concept of dealing with make up. Every spare moment I get will be spent on ...

GrolarBear has finished his 2010 thru hike of the appalachian trail. his exploits were documented at http://grolarbear.wordpress.com if you are interested

16 September 2010, Gentian Pond Shelter
I slept like a baby last night. The wind died down and I stayed warm.

This morning it was not to bad getting out of my sleeping bag. The skies were overcast and there was no rain. Hopper made her coffee at 06:00 as usual and climbed back in her sleeping bag to drink it. She has turned into my alarm clock, getting up at around 06:00 every morning. When she gets done with her coffee I am usually getting out of my sleeping bag. It ...

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