Can anyone recommend a good TJ to read right now, of someone who started NOBO in Jan or Feb?
Can anyone recommend a good TJ to read right now, of someone who started NOBO in Jan or Feb?
Check out Second Stage and Farmah's journal pages. they are both on trail right now.
Often Accused, Often Guilty but Seldom Guilty of What I am Accused.
Chef Rich's audio blog on http://trailphone.net/ has been the best I've encountered thus far, particularly in terms of how far along the trail he is and how frequently he's been calling in entries.
Chef Rich's is good. Check it out.
I also recommend Second Stage. Longhaul is good reading, but he's not on the trail yet.
I had no idea that the trailphone site existed. That is super cool.
Cabin Fever
You need God—to hope, to care, to love, to live.
I listened to all of Chef's reports today. Would be even better if he sounded like Isaac Hayes.
Often Accused, Often Guilty but Seldom Guilty of What I am Accused.
"Fish Camp Woman.... Baby, I like the way you smell"
- Unknown Hinson
I talked to Second Stage while she was here. I think she be fine.
The trail is ever winding and the party moves every night.
Check out Red Dane in '06.
Last I saw both she and Farmah were up and over Tray Mt. The up and back that she did when the ice was falling sounded like it was a bit of a blow but looks like she is pat that and moving on.
Often Accused, Often Guilty but Seldom Guilty of What I am Accused.
lilbuddhas trailjournal is awesome. he is doing the ECT which will keep us entertained for a good year.
Two days ago I read singlemalt's 1999 AT trail journal. It made for good reading, even if it is a little old. Yesterday I started Second stage's journal. I recommend it as well.
Lee
I've been reading Second Stage's journal, she mentioned hearing a bear during the nite at Low Gap shelter. There seems to be a lot of bear activity around Low Gap shelter... we saw a fairly good size bear near that shelter back in mid November, and I've read other reports of bear activity near there in the past.
Darn shame she made it all the way from Unicoi Gap to Tray Mtn and turned back cuz of the ice. Hope she has better weather soon. There is still Kelly's Knob to climb after Tray Mtn, and there are some narrow rocky ledges along there, where footing could be tricky with ice on the ground, but other than Kellys Knob its all downhill from Tray mtn to Dicks Creek Gap.
Check out Brenda and Tom Carrington Journals. They left 01 January 2010 and made it to Hiawassee before the first snow storm hit and decided to take a few zero days before attempting to resume.
Gotta read Longhaul. He's an incredibly funny writer.