morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2007-04-23
From: Double Spring Gap Shelter

To: Ice Water Spring Shelter
Miles today: 13.8
Weather: scattered clouds

Date: 4/23/07Mileage: 13.8 milesElevation: went over the highest mountain on the A.T. trail todayStarting: Double Spring Gap ShelterStarting temperature: 43Starting time: 8:05 Ending location: Ice Water Spring Shelter Ending temperature: 75 Ending time: 4:45Bedtime temperature: 48Weather: sunny and warmBreakfast: half a bagelLunch: peanut butter and granolaDinner: cheese roman with tunaSleeping details: shelterMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me: Iceman, Suspect, Blaze, Hoshaiah, Privywinks, Hubcap Online Journal Entry:A lot of young people left at 4:00 am to get to Clingman¢s to watch the sun raise. I tell in my journal all the hard stuff. But in fact the good out weighs the hard stuff. Today the views was good and the little white flowers that cover the floor of the woods looked like snow. And they smelt great.Today at New Foundland Gap I was so thirsty for something besides water. I seen 2 RV's in the parking lot. I knocked on the door and said, ¢I am hiking the AT. I have went a few day only drinking water and I would pay for something to drink.¢ They asked if I wanted Sprite, Coke or juice. I said juice. They give me Hawaiian Punch in a Coke bottle and even offered me lunch.The climb from Newfoundland Gap to the shelter was hard. I told my feet take your time baby we came 200 miles today and as long as we get to the shelter before dark. They got me to the shelter by 4:45.
Date: 2007-04-24
From: Icewater Spring Shelter

To: Tri-Corner Knob Shelter
Miles today: 12.6
Weather: light rain

Date: 4/24/07Mileage:   12.6 milesElevation: Starting: Icewater Spring ShelterStarting temperature: Starting time: 9:05 Ending location: Tri-corner Knob ShelterEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: high 40's and 50's cloudy Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Sleeping details: shelterMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me: Iceman, Suspect, Hardcore, Two Weeks, Bigfoot, Copperhead, Sir Privy Winks, Jake and Brady.Online Journal Entry:Ice mans knee was brothering him bad today. The side trail to Charlie Bunion was wonderful. I climbed on the first rock sticking out for a picture but wasn't brave enough to climb to the second rock.Walked many miles with one foot in Tennessee and the other in north Carolina.State lineQuote you used online:
Date: 2007-04-26
From: Standing Bear 

To: Max Patch Camp
Miles today: 14.1

hian Trail JournalDate: 4/26/07Mileage: 14.1 milesElevation: big climbStarting Standing Bear Starting temperature: Starting time: Ending location: Max Patch CampEnding temperature: Ending time: 9:45Bedtime temperature: Weather: rain and hail Breakfast: donuts and milkLunch: oatmealDinner: cheddar cheese, roman noodles and tunaSleeping details: Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me:Online Journal Entry: Suspects mom walked with us up the first mountain .   I forgot to mail my postcards and she took them to mail for me. After she left the sky got very dark and the news called for bad storms. I came up the mountain and seen a tent like Suspects about 15 foot off the trail. I yelled to see if it was him and he was inside. He said it looks bad and he is going to ride the storm out here. The rest of us pushed on. I prayed to GOD to hold off the bad part until he gets me to a shelter or gives me some natural shelter. It rained on us but no hail. Rain is ok they say if you don't walk in the rain you never get to Maine. After I got to the Ground Hog Shelter I went to the privy and changed into dry clothes. Then the worse of the store came as I cooked lunch. We had a lot of people hanging out waiting on the weather. Around 3:00 we pushed on because we wouldn't get to Hot Springs by the 28th if we didn't and my family is coming to see me then. I miss them a lot. After about 6:00 I started looking for a camp spot I needed to camp soon so I could dry out my hair before bed or I would freeze in the night. They wanted to push on to the next shelter which not knowing they built a new shelter the one we knew about no way would we make it before dark and I was still worried about the wet hair. I prayed +(_ I need you to carry me here. It was so beautiful the sun just popped out and a very nice warn breeze came from the sky. I jumped up on a rock and took my hair out of the hair brae and my hair was dry within 5 minutes. We hiked on to the top of Max Patch and I think it was on of the best views so far. We camped just past there and was past dark when we got setup and food. The wind was cold again and I hung my convertible pants in a tree to dry. Forgot to get them before going to sleep and it rained that night so guess what they were not dry. Sun god6 I wanted to campGods helpview Max Patch
Date: 2007-04-27
From: Max Patch Camp

To: Hot Springs N.C.
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Appalachian Trail JournalDate: 4/27/07Mileage:   19.3 milesElevation: Starting: Max Patch CampStarting temperature: Starting time: 7:55Ending location: Hot Springs N.C.Ending temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Wendy¢s double cheese burgerSleeping details: motelMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food: 5.00        Lodging: 60        Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me:Online Journal Entry: Wet when we woke up and we started a big hike to make it to Hot Springs. I had no cell signal to see when my family would be in Hot Springs to get me. We hiked fast all day and on my way down about 8 miles more to go I fell. It was the forth fall and my hardest. I was all tangled up in my pack and poles. It twisted my back and scuffed my leg and bruised my arm. I was along Iceman was ahead and Bruce behind me by maybe 15 minutes. I got up and hiked on. I caught up with Iceman about a mile on up the trail. I wanted to take a gravel road out 2 miles and hitch into Hot Springs. Because I was hurting and still couldn't find out when my family left and would be to get me. Iceman wanted to go on and I went on too. He pushed ahead and Bruce stayed with me. I took a Lower tab (first time I needed a Lower tab since I started). I cried because I was hurt and needed a good cry I guess. This was the first time I almost packed up and went home. After awhile I was fine. I walked slow stopped for coffee and Bruce got a signal. I got a hold of Randy and he was only at Richmond Ky. So I had time to do the miles to town and since Bruce was now with me so if it gets darks I wouldn't be alone. We got to hot springs before dark and after they stopped serving the spaghetti dinner. I went into a store on the street and I got chocolate milk and a pack of donuts. On the way down the street looking for Iceman some guys was taking it easy beside the sidewalk and asked if we was the mountain mafia. We said yes and they told us they seen Iceman at the spaghetti dinner and he was past the railroad tracked at the camp ground. We walked up and Bruce registered to stay the night and the guy wanted to charge me $5 just to visit 2 hours. I told Bruce to go on in I would wait outside the camp ground for my family. Iceman came out and was going to sneak me in the back way but I wouldn¢t do that it felt like stealing.When my family came they drove right by me into the camp ground and I had to wait on them to come back so I could catch them.We went to Newport and stayed. I was grouchy a little with them which I was sorry for because I really We went to Newport and stayed. I was grouchy a little with them which I was sorry and I really missed them alot.
Date: 2007-04-28
From: Newport TN 

To: Newport TN 
Miles today: 0.0

Date: 4/28/07Mileage:   0 milesElevation: noneStarting: Newport TN Starting temperature: Starting time: Ending location: Newport TNEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: sunny and warmBreakfast: Cracker Barrel sunrise samplerLunch: Dinner: pizzaSleeping details: motel Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me:Mom and Dad, Randy, Brandy, Breianna, Garrett, and CharlieOnline Journal Entry:We got up and went to eat at cracker barrel. I then got new finger nails put on. The guy took forever. We went and got the guys in Hot Springs and took them to get Bruce¢s truck at Standing Bear. Randy (my husband) wanted to go to Bass pro shop. When we got back I went to play in the hot tub.After everyone got mad at me for talking on the phone while they was visiting and I got all my normal town chores done it was like after 2 am.
Date: 2007-04-29
From: Hot Springs, N.C.

To: Allen Gap
Miles today: 14.7
Weather: scattered clouds

Date: 4/29/07Mileage:   14.7 milesElevation: climb and a lot of pointless up and downsStarting: Hot Springs, N.C.Starting temperature: Starting time: 9:45 Ending location: Allen GapEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: warm and sunny Breakfast: waffles Lunch: peanut butter and granola bar drizzled with honey Dinner: qacida - flour shell with melted cheese and chicken Sleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food: 10        Lodging:         Gear: 100        Travel:Trailmagic:People around me:At camp: Privywinks, Bruce, and Iceman.Online Journal Entry: Today my family left. I am going to miss them so bad. Randy drove Bruce¢s truck to Miss Janet's and left it on his way up 23 going home. Yesterday was my first zero day and my first family visit. Today I had to say bye again which is always hard. Also learned hiking with a day off is hard. We got up and had breakfast at the waffle house - big mistake the syrup messed up my sugar. We then went to Hot Spring¢s and got trail running shoes and another food bag at the outfitters. Iceman got a toy shotgun to carry because we call ourselves the Mountain Mafia.We hiked to rd 23/70 where Bruce hide in a wood chip pile beer and orange juice. It was still ice cold after 3 or 4 days. We hiked on to Allen Gap where we thought suspect was going to be but he went on without even a note. We figured that he was saying goodbye in his own way.We set up camp right next to the road, but in the trees. We cooked supper right on the park sign. I went to sleep and about 5 am I heard a noise of leaves rattling I said Bruce and Iceman¢s name hoping it was one of them. Bruce answered. He thought he heard a car stop and was checking it out. We couldn¢t get water from the spring that Wing Foots Boot told us about last night. We cooked with our reserve and was going to get water today hopefully on up the trail. Bruce talked to a local person on the road this morning and she told him to go past the old gas station just up the road and attached to the tree was a hose where the locals drink right from it (it was a natural spring).We hiked the next day and about 7 pm I heard something shuffling in the leaves. It was not unusual to hear leaves from all the small animals scurrying around but this was bigger. I stopped and backed up to see what it was and it was a bear. I tried to get my camera out but it ran away.
Date: 2007-04-30
From: Allen Gap

To: Shelton Graves
Miles today: 15.2

Date: 4/30/07Mileage:   15.2 milesElevation: more ups than downs and very rocky in the middleStarting: Allen GapStarting temperature: Starting time: 8:50 Ending location: Shelton GravesEnding temperature: Ending time: 7:30Bedtime temperature: Weather: sunny and warm high 90'sBreakfast: oatmeal and coffee Lunch: flour tortilla shells warmed with cheese and chicken inside and salsa on outside Dinner: cheese noodle romaine noodles with tuna and extra cheese tossed inSleeping details: tent Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People around me: passed a lot of people today because of the groups of people that left Hot Springs trail festival. At the camp site was Privy Winks, Iceman and Bruce.online Journal Entry:The last shelter we passed had tents everywhere. We pushed on some to try to beat the crowd to Miss Janet's hostel. Today had some great views. This was the first day that Suspect was not with us at all. It was like when your children pinching his butt. grow up and move out. You know that one day will come but you just want to hold on to your children selfishly. He was getting so fast I knew that this day would come but gosh I will miss his smiling face.I am camping something like 15 feet from the graves of 3 boys killed by people around here for fighting in the union army and one was a young boy of 12 as legions told. They was killed coming home from war.Today we crossed the 300 mile mark.We passed a group of young ladies and Iceman convinced them to kiss Privy Winks when he hikes by and to pinch his butt. He caught up with us a few minutes later with pictures of them making over him and
Date: 2007-05-01
From: Shelton Grave Sites

To: just past Sam's Gap
Miles today: 14.6

Date: 5/1/07Mileage:   14.6 milesElevation: Starting: Date: 5/1/07Mileage:   14.6 milesElevation: Starting: Shelton Grave SitesStarting temperature: Starting time:   Ending location: just past Sam's GapEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: sunnyBreakfast: oatmealLunch:Dinner: hot dogsSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:15         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:online Journal Entry:I pushed hard for 2 days in hopes of eating at the caf© at Sam¢s Gap. Wing foot listed a caf© like 2 miles off the trail. I am like I can hitch 2 miles easy. Well to hitch would require cars to pass. It was a road apparently not many people used. Pyro, Robo, Rader, Iceman, Bruce and I waited and waited. Finally everyone but me and I think Bruce stayed because he knew I was broken hearten about no hamburger. Finally a truck I flagged down going the wrong way stopped. I asked about the caf© and he said its there and I asked if he would drive us down there. He said climb in the back of the truck and he turned around. When we got there it closed at 2:00. He said there is a convenient mart on down the road if we wanted he would take us down to it. I offered to pay him but he wouldn't take my money. We bought hotdogs and buns, orange juice and candy bars.When we got back to the road Iceman came down and carried the shopping bags up the hill. He left his pack up there. We packed in a mile or so and camped. We roasted our dogs and had some left for breakfast the next morning.Starting temperature: Starting time:   Ending location: just past Sam's GapEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: sunnyBreakfast: oatmealLunch:Dinner: hot dogsSleeping details: tentMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:15         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:online Journal Entry:I pushed hard for 2 days in hopes of eating at the caf© at Sam¢s Gap. Wing foot listed a caf© like 2 miles off the trail. I am like I can hitch 2 miles easy. Well to hitch would require cars to pass. It was a road apparently not many people used. Pyro, Robo, Rader, Iceman, Bruce and I waited and waited. Finally everyone but me and I think Bruce stayed because he knew I was broken hearten about no hamburger. Finally a truck I flagged down going the wrong way stopped. I asked about the caf© and he said its there and I asked if he would drive us down there. He said climb in the back of the truck and he turned around. When we got there it closed at 2:00. He said there is a convenient mart on down the road if we wanted he would take us down to it. I offered to pay him but he wouldn't take my money. We bought hotdogs and buns, orange juice and candy bars.When we got back to the road Iceman came down and carried the shopping bags up the hill. He left his pack up there. We packed in a mile or so and camped. We roasted our dogs and had some left for breakfast the next morning.
Date: 2007-05-02
From: just past Sam's Gap

To: Spivey gap/ Erwin TN
Miles today: 12.3
Weather: broken clouds

Date: 5/2/07Mileage:   12.3 milesElevation:Starting: just past Sam's GapStarting temperature: Starting time: Ending location: Spivey gap/ Erwin TNEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: sunnyBreakfast: hot dogLunch:Dinner: steak and sweet potatoSleeping details: hotel            Money spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging: 100        Gear:         Travel: 15Trailmagic:online Journal EntryStarted out the day with hotdogs for breakfast left over from the night before. There was a lot of people on the trail today from the Hot Springs days. When we got on top of Big Bald it looked like someone brought people from town on a bus and let then out. That wasn't the case it was just that many people on the trail.When we got to Spivey Gap we called Ms Janet and got a ride into town.We picked up Bruce¢s truck and checked in to the holiday inn because Ms Janet was full. After a hot bath and shower we went out to eat.
Date: 2007-05-03
From: Spivy Gap/ Erwin T.N.

To: Erwin
Miles today: 11.2
Weather: overcast clouds

Date: 5/3/07Mileage:   11.2 milesElevation: Starting: Spivy Gap / Erwin T.N.Starting temperature: Starting time:   Ending location: ErwinEnding temperature: Ending time: 4:30Bedtime temperature: Weather: thunder storm Breakfast: cinnamon rolls and later cerealLunch: Dinner: Hardee¢s chili friesSleeping details: hotelMoney spent:        Trail food: 60        Town food: 5        Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:online Journal Entry:We wanted to slack pack today so we made a deal with Brad and Rebecca to drive us out and drop us off and they could use the truck to go to Johnson City.   Rebecca got a little car sick on the drive. It was a thundering and lighting right after the shelter half way up that section. That was scary so I was really hiking fast. I also had an appointment at the beauty salon at 4:30.We got to Uncle Johnny¢s where Bruce¢s truck was parked while Brad was getting the keys. I said I was walking to my appointment but they didn't hear me. I walked the 1/4 mile to the beauty shop in the rain. I figured they would pick me up but they wasn't there when I came out. So I walked back to Uncle Johnny¢s. They wasn't there when I got there. Suspect was staying there so I asked if he had a phone number for Iceman. I was trying to call on the pay phone just as the truck drove by and crossed the bridge driving past like to the beauty shop. I went out by the road and he came back. I got a ride and come to find out they didn't hear me say what I was doing and didn't know where the beauty shop was. They tried calling me but I didn't bring my cell phone because it hardly ever works in this area. They went to the motel and called beauty shops until they found the one that I went to and they told them where they was and that I had left.After I got to the hotel I did laundry and it was still raining and just outside to laundry room was a outside hot tub. I was wearing my swim suit anyway because all my other clothes was in the washer. So I got in the hot tub. After putting the clothes in the dryer I went and got my shower. After I finished we went to Hardee¢s and Walmart. I didn't get to bed until 3 am because of getting back late, getting the bounce box ready, and packing my backpack.
Date: 2007-05-04
From: Erwin

To: Curley Maple Gap Shelter
Miles today: 4.2
Weather: light rain

Date: 5/4/07Mileage:   4.2 milesElevation: climb was right before shelterStarting: ErwinStarting temperature: Starting time: 9:15Ending location: Curley Maple Gap ShelterEnding temperature: Ending time: 11:30Bedtime temperature: Weather: rained all dayBreakfast: cinnimon rollsLunch: Mac and cheeseDinner: stroganoffsSleeping details: shelterMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:.online Journal Entry: Bruce dropped me and Iceman off at Uncle Johnny to start so we could beat the people coming from Ms. Janet¢s to the shelter so we could have a place. Bruce also took my bounce box to the post office. Then dropped the truck off at Ms. Janet¢s and got a ride to the trail with her.It was rainy all day. When we all got to the shelter and ate lunch we debated on whether to stay there and catch up on journals and stuff or to go on to a camp spot. We then flipped a coin and stayed won the toss. I then setup and worked on typing my journals from April 23. We setup with our heads on the outside of the sleeping deck which turned out to feel like we was sleeping with our head lower than our heads. That made sleeping strange. In the middle of the night someone woke me up getting up for a pee break. When they returned I decided to take a pee break also. While I was up I got a rice crispy treat. After I ate it I laid the wrapper beside me. I got woke up by a flash light. Turned out a mouse was rattling the wrapper and the guy next to me hit the deck and tossed the wrapper on the picnic table about a few feet from the deck. Then the mouse went out to the picnic table to eat the wrapper. Which woke up another hiker checking to see what the noise was.
Date: 2007-05-05
From: Curley Maple Gap Shetler

To: Cherry Gap Shelter
Miles today: 12.2
Weather: light rain

Date: 5/5/07Mileage: 12.2   Elevation:Starting: Curley Maple Gap ShelterStarting temperature: Starting time:Ending location: Cherry Gap ShelterEnding temperature: Ending time: Bedtime temperature: Weather: chilly, foggy and rainy.Breakfast: oatmealLunch: cheese roman with chickenDinner: cheese roman with chickenSleeping details: shelterMoney spent:        Trail food:         Town food:         Lodging:         Gear:         Travel:Trailmagic:People with me: Bruce, Tony the Tiger, Icemanonline Journal Entry:Quote you used online:About a mile out of camp. I found a Dora Balloon no note attached just hanging in a tree. I tied it to my pack. I was wearing my light weight top and shorts with my rain hat. It was chilly and I was cold but hated wearing the rain suit because I sweat and get hot. After walking most of the day alone and not stopping much because I didn't want to get colder. With maybe two hours left the balloon was hitting me in the head. I stopped and took my pack off and had a snack right on the trail and tied the balloon to a small tree. Getting very cold I put on my rain jacket. Bruce caught up to me a short time later.When in camp I debated on going to the hostel but Iceman didn't want to go and we all packed into the shelter. We built a fire and the rain was on and off again. I worked on my journals and turned in early.