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Even at home I've run into problems with the picture uploader so here are a few and I'll put more effort into it later. So I know I've seriously slacked off about posting my completion so I thought I'd at least let you know I've made it home safely. My Birthday in Helen was awesome! We had Hungry & Drippy with us to add to the fun. It was a wild good time of making friends with the locals and of course pushing the limits of excess. The following morning was difficult and made for a long day of hiking slower than I had in a long time. Still worth it of course. The last week on the trail became bitterly cold on the trail. The temperature was generally below freezing during the day an dropping ... read more

I'm on the verge of finishing the longest state on the trail! Virginia holds over 500 miles of the AT and I'm so excited to hit Tennessee! The weather really did get cold last week and I woke up with my water frozen and very little ambition to leave my sleeping bag. I can handle the cold, but I'm looking forward to finishing up and retreating to heated buildings and my soft warm bed. We hit Grayson Highlands State Park and the bald hill tops and grassy fields reminded me of hiking out west. There are "wild" ponies that live in the park and we got a chance to approach a few. Only one was curious enough to let us feed/pet it. I was so tempted to jump on one and see if I could go ... read more

I've had a bunch of computer access lately, but I think something is wrong with the website. I haven't been able to get the bulk picture uploader to work anywhere. I suppose a quick verbal update is in order, but I would much rather just caption a ton of photos. I crossed all of PA... it was rocky! There were 1000-foot downs, then back ups, every 15 miles but in between there was negligible elevation change. Amongst those flat sections were stretches of rocks that were worse than walking in a creek bed. Worse, mainly because the rocks were sharp and pointy, unlike water worn creek rocks. I was ahead of Stretch and SlotMachine but behind Yearbook and some other hikers I hadn't met yet. So I walked alone for most of it and the solitude ... read more

So I left off in Hannover and just getting to Phi Tau. I wound up playing beer pong at Tabord. But up at Dartmouth they use paddles to play pong and I have to say, it was a lot of fun. When I got up at 7 the next morning it was pouring outside. By the time I finished riding buses to EMS in the next town over, it was to late and to poor of weather to continue on. So I zeroed in Hannover and went back to Tabord for a lingerie party the second night! Unfortunately there were no pictures allowed so I can't prove it, or share it with any of you, but it was a great time. (Thanks Danielle!) My next big stop was Rutland Vermont. I loved it there. I had ... read more