Dear World, From Sam

6/10/15 Mt. Algo Shelter      21.2 miles. Damn that's crazy, even for me! Even with trail legs, the terrain is going to start getti...

6/9/15 Morgan Stewart Shelter      7:00am. I always seem to write more often in the morning than at night. Maybe that's the trick t...

6/8/15 (still) RPH Shelter      It's 8:30am or so and it is supposed to heavily rain in the next hour or so. Since I'm only gon...

6/7/15 RPH Shelter      Biggest day so far of almost 19 (18.8) damn my feet hurt. Super tired and all. Gonna sleep now. -Sam

6/6/15 Holiday Inn      6/4 I had hiked about 10 to West Mountain Shelter. Yesterday was just under 8 into Bear Mtn. NY. Yes it IS a re...

6/3/15 Fingerboard Shelter      Climbed down Agony Grind only to go up the other side through the Lemon Squeezer to end at Fingerboard ...

6/2/15 Breezy Point Inn      Another two days! I swear this won't become a habit.5/31/15 I was hiking out of the hostel. I had stay...

5/31/15 Church Hostel      So I haven't written the last two days.... Oops! I know last time I eventually got to the point I only w...

5/29/15 High Point State Park Office (NJ 23 gap)      3 miles so far today with another 8 to go. Even with my video yesterday it did not e...

5/28/15    Gyp's Tavern      I saw a bear! First time I've actually seen a bear in the wild. Well, not true, really. Yesterday ...

5/26/15   Mohican Outdoor Center (MOC)      10.3 miles over more rocks hurt my feet. Baby blisters make walking around even without boo...

5/25/15 Delaware Water Gap, PA (Church of the Mountain Hostel)      So yesterday didn't go as planned (as you can probably guess fr...

5/24/15 Blue Mtn. B&B      It was only 11 miles yesterday but at least 5 or 6 of those were jumping from rock to rock. Literally di...

5/23/15 Blue Mtn. B&B      I'm not staying at the B&B, just tenting outside it. The restaurant here was fantastic. A couple...

5/22/15 Windsor Furnace      Holy shit do I have bad allergies. And that's an understatement. I can't walk more than 10 ft with...

5/21/15 Port Clinton, PA      Normally, most towns the AT passes through are pretty nice. They may be run down a bit but that certainly...

5/20/15     Eagle Nest Shelter  15.5 miles over rocks today. My mind may have been ready, but my body wasn't/isn't, whatever. At...

5/19/15      501 Shelter  So I had planned to start writing about the last week which my dad and I slackpacked. But to be honest not th...

CLOTHING Synthetic short-sleeve t-shirt (black) Synthetic long-sleeve shirt (orange) Midweight fleece (black) Rain Coat (scrunched into...

     Is it weird that its been an entire year since any update has been made? Soon after that last post I left the trail, but I never r...

6/22/14                      Rocky Run Shelter(s)        Today was the most nondescript in the way of miles. 9ish more crossed off th...

6/21/14                      Ed Garvey Shelter       B eing back on the trail is so nice. No more stupid sun and  UV  heat. Hurray hu...

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