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The Appalachian Trail in Maine

Appalachian Trail 2017

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Start
April 3
End
October 8
Miles
2189.8

The Appalachian Trail was my first long-distance hike. Despite struggles with bad weather and a sprained ankle that never seemed to heal, I walked every mile of the trail.

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Open meadow
Day 42

Chatfield Shelter to Knot Maul Branch Shelter

Wet rhododendron
Day 43

Knot Maul Branch Shelter to Jenkins Shelter

Foggy trail
Day 44

Jenkins Shelter to Campsite at Mile 594.3

600 miles
Day 45

Campsite at Mile 594.3 to VA 606

Pink azalea
Day 46

VA 606 to Doc's Knob Shelter

View from Pearis Ledges
Days 47-49

Doc's Knob Shelter to Pearisburg and Roanoke

New boots
Day 50

Pearisburg to Campsite at Mile 643.6

View from Peter's Mountain
Day 51

Campsite at Mile 643.6 to Bailey Gap Shelter

Mountain laurel on the trail
Day 52

Bailey Gap Shelter to Laurel Creek Shelter

Dew on a daisy
Day 53

Laurel Creek Shelter to Campsite at Mile 688

AT sign in a meadow
Day 54

Campsite at Mile 688 to VA 624

Farm yard at Four Pines Hostel
Day 55

Zero Day at Four Pines Hostel

Cattle on the trail
Day 56

VA 624 to Catawba Mountain Shelter

Gravity standing on McAfee Knob
Day 57

Catawba Mountain Shelter to Daleville, Va.

Blue Ridge Parkway parking lot
Day 58

Daleville, Va. to Bobblets Gap Shelter

Cheeseburger from Middle Creek Campground
Day 59

Bobblets Gap Shelter to Jennings Creek Road

The Guillotine
Day 60

Jennings Creek Road to Thunder Hill Shelter

Footbridge at James River
Day 61

Thunder Hill Shelter to U.S. 501

Columbine near Bluff Mountain
Day 62

U.S. 501 to Reservoir Road

View from Cole Mountain
Day 63

Reservoir Road to Seeley-Woodworth Shelter

The Priest Shelter
Day 64

Seeley-Woodworth Shelter to Harpers Creek Shelter

Devil's Backbone Beer
Day 65

Harper's Creek Shelter to Reid's Gap

Stick and Jason in the back of a pickup truck
Day 66

Reid's Gap to Paul Wolfe Shelter

Sun filtering through trees
Day 67

Paul Wolfe Shelter to Rockfish Gap

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