morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2018-07-26
From: Mile 1818.5

To: Lake of the Clouds Hut 
Miles today: 38.0

Mileage is for four days.Good to be back on the trail. I stayed at the Notch Hostel an extra day because of the weather. It called for rain and wind gusts of 65 miles an hour for the next day.I decided I needed to go.If the weather was bad I would stop at Liberty Springs .When I got there the weather was good so I kept going and did Franconia Ridge.It was raining and windy so no views or pix.Hiked to the Garfield shelter. The next day I hiked until just past Zealand Falls hut and set up my tent in the rain.Wednesday I hiked to Crawford Notch.Wonderful trail angels fed me and took me to the AMC HIGHLAND Center to pick up my resupply and brought me back to the trail head. I climbed up to Webster Cliffs and made it to just before the summit of Mt.Webster and pitched my tent in the rain.Today I hiked in rain most of the day.Waded water a lot of the day.Soaked to the bone.Stopped at Mizpah hut at lunch and got out of the rain for a little bit. Staying at Lake of the Clouds Hut. Did work for stay.Sleeping on the dining room floor.1.5 miles to Mt.Washington summit.it has rained every day since I have been back on trail.Reminds me of when I started in Georgia.The weather is calling for storms tomorrow afternoon so I need to get over that mountain early and get to a lower elevation. I pray everyone is doing well. Goodnight sweetheart. Headed north.
Date: 2018-07-27
From: Lake of the Clouds Hut 

To: Mile 1865.5
Miles today: 9.0
Weather: clear sky

My first day since I have been back on the trail that it didn't rain most of the day!Finally got to see a little of the White Mountains. Slept on the dining room floor last night. Didn't get much sleep but I was inside out of the weather. Had good weather to climb Mt.Washington. It was in a cloud when I got to the top.I got a few pictures of it later.Was above tree line until the end of the day. Had to hurry down from Mt Madison to find a campsite before it started raining.It is raining now.I am dry in my tent.I will be heading for the Wildcats next.It was a slow tedious day rock hopping all day. It was so much safer since the rocks were dry.I am very grateful for that.Going to Pinkham Notch tomorrow to pick up my resupply box my sweety sent me.Gonna try and send some pictures to her now.Hope everyone has a great evening. Good night sweetheart. Headed north.
Date: 2018-07-28
From: Mile 1865.5

To: Rattle River hostel 
Miles today: 6.0

Hiked six miles today. Had to do a 1,000 foot descent to start the day.It was good not hiking in the rain.Last night was the first night this week I went to bed with dry clothes on.Went to Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. Had to wait on a package that wasn't there yet.Decided to call the hostel to pick me up since it was 3 in afternoon. Slack packing the Wildcats tomorrow and the next day.It will be easier climbing up and down those hills without my full pack.Looking forward to it.Thanks to everyone who is following me and those who have signed my guest book. Much appreciated. I pray everyone is doing well. Goodnight sweetheart. Headed north.
Date: 2018-07-30
From: Mile 1871.50

To: Rattle River hostel 
Miles today: 21.1
Weather: overcast clouds

Mileage is for two days.Had a good day today. It was chilly this morning. It felt really good. I was on top of Carter Mountain. Another beautiful day!Thank you Lord! Today had a few tough ups and downs. So thankful I didn't have to do them in the rain. The last three miles or so was relatively flat! Ran into Little Feet again today. Hadn't seen him since Pinkham Notch. It was good to see him.Met a few sobo's.It was good to talk to them. Met some really great people here at the hostel. Look forward to being in Maine in a couple of days God willing. I pray everyone is doing well. Goodnight sweetheart. Headed north.
Date: 2018-07-31
From: Pinkham Notch 

To: Stealth site 
Miles today: 0.0

I forgot to do an entry for day before yesterday. I started at the Notch and did 9.7 miles and found a stealth site.I was slackpacking.Carried enough stuff for an overnight. Doing the 21 mile stretch from Pinkham Notch to Rattle River hostel. Very tough ups and downs. I knew there was no way I could do it in one day.Leaving shortly headed north from the hostel. I pray everyone has a great day!
Date: 2018-08-01
From: mile 1892.6

To: ?
Miles today: 13.0

I'm writing this at 8 in the morning while I have signal. Had a good day yesterday. Weather was good. Had a stretch of trail that was actually a backpacking trail.Had some tough ups and downs. Walked off and on with Fox and Pony Express and Switch.Found a good stealth site before I had to do a steep climb at the end of the day. Very thankful for that.There were a lot of people on the trail yesterday. The Mahoosic Notch is today.It is a glorious morning. I pray everyone has a great day! Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-03
From: Mile 1905.6

To: The Chapman Inn 
Miles today: 18.1
Weather: clear sky

Mileage is for two days.Wednesday I started hiking from my campsite just before Mt.Success. I climbed that along with Mt. Carlo and went over the two Goose Eye mountain peaks.Water was very scarce today.When I got to the Full Goose shelter it was 2:30.It had started to rain and I hadn't eaten lunch because I was low on water.The trail kicked my tail today.I decided to stay put and do the Mahoosuc Notch in the morning. Thursday I went thru the Notch. Took two hours. Then climbed the Mahoosuc Arm.Also climbed over Old Speck Mountain. Then 2500 ft.downhill into Grafton Notch. Very tough day on my knees.Broke a hiking pole. I crossed the Maine border on Wednesday morning! Taking a zero today. My body needed a day off.Staying at the Chapman Inn. Built in the 1830's.Beautiful place. You need to stay here.Great small town that was incorporated in 1796.Praying that the weather is decent in the morning and I can get a ride to the trail head. It is 18 miles from here.I pray everyone has a great weekend! God willing heading north in the morning. I love you sweetie. P.S. My phone says my mobile data is not turned on so I can't send pictures to my wife to get them down loaded. Hopefully it is because I don't have enough signal. I have no clue.
Date: 2018-08-07
From: mile 1923.7

To: mile 1960
Miles today: 36.3
Weather: mist

This mileage is for several days. The lady from the Inn took me down to the corner where I could get a ride to the trail head.Took a little time but a nice guy offered to carry me.Got on trail st 8:30.It was raining steady.Hiked to Baldpate lean to and got out of the rain.Ate some snacks and was sitting there getting colder so I got under my quilt to get warm.Fell asleep listening to the rain.Rain quit about 1 so I got going.Went over Baldpate west and east peak.East peak was very slick and dangerous.Hiked to the Frye Notch lean to and called it a day.Stayed in my tent. Sunday I did 10.5 miles.I had decent trail for a while and then trying to avoid mud pits all afternoon.Monday I had 6100 feet of elevation gain and loss in seven miles to start the day.Went over Moody and Old Blue mountains.Started thundering around 4 so I cut my day short.Met Don't Care and Willow and Grateful on the trail today.It was good to see them.Met Trial and Error a couple of days ago.Saw them at McAfee Knob.It was such a Blessing to see them again.They have such a sweet spirit.Grateful has that same sweet spirit.Today was a good day.Did 11.6 before it started rumbling.Got my tent set up just before it got close.There was cloud to ground lightning with this one.Hoping to get into Rangeley tomorrow.Have a resupply box coming and a bottom section for my broken trekking pole.I pray every one is doing well.Good night sweetheart.Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-09
From: mile 1960.0

To: Poplar Ridge Lean To
Miles today: 21.2

Mileage is for two days.Had a good day Wednesday.Fell once.# 22 so far.Trail was very sloppy.No major climbs for the day.Made it to the road to go the hostel at 2:30.Got to spend time with Grateful again. Really good guy.Went over the Saddlebacks and the Horn today.Hiked in the rain this morning for a while.First two mountains were in the clouds.Finally got some good views on the third one.Got tired of walking in the water. Called it a day when I got to the Poplar Ridge Lean To.It had started to rain again just before I got there. In my tent getting my chores done.After tomorrow God willing I will have less than 200 miles to go! I pray everyone has a great evening.Goodnight sweetheart.Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-11
From: mile 1981.2

To: Stratton
Miles today: 21.5
Weather: overcast clouds

The mileage is for two days.Friday was a glorious day! It felt like a day in the fall.Went over Lone Mountain and Spaulding Mountain.Went straight down the cliffs to the river.Insane.Camped by the river.Had a great site.Today I climbed over South and North Crocker mountains.Hiked down the mountain to the road.Trail magic was waiting for me! Ice cream sandwich and grilled hamburgers! Got a ride into town.Staying at the Stratton Motel and Hostel.Picked up my resupply box.Thank you sweetie.Heading towards the Bigelow's in the morning.Went over the 2000 mile mark today! 188 to go ! I pray everyone is doing well.Goodnight sweetheart.Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-12
From: mile 2002.7

To: Avery campsite mile 2010.7
Miles today: 8.0
Weather: light rain

Ate a good breakfast in Stratton and got a ride to the trail head.Got on trail at 8:15.Climbed 2200 ft. to the first peak of the Bigelow's.Did a steep 700 ft. climb to the peak of South Horn.Then up 800 more ft. To the west peak.Camping in between there and Avery peak at Avery memorial campsite.Need to mention meeting Aimless a couple of days ago.Really sweet lady.She was headed up the cliffs I had just come down.She was tackling it late in the day.Wish I had that kind of energy.Met Pocahontas today.Great lady.Her dad recently passed away.He lacked 400 miles finishing his thru hike.She told him she would finish it for him.She lacks about 150 miles or so.Keep her in your prayers please.Hoping tomorrow I can do bigger miles.The terrain is more forgiving it looks like.Had some beautiful views today.In a cloud now.Gonna eat supper and get my chores done.I pray everyone has a great evening.Goodnight sweet heart.Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-14
From: mile 2010.7

To: Caratunk house
Miles today: 29.0

The mileage is for two days.Went over Avery Peak early Monday morning.The views were amazing.Went over Little Bigelow mountain.Met Alan and Lisa doing trail maintenance and magic.Wonderful people.Got an orange and water.After I passed Little Bigelow lean to the trail got much better! Tented close to West Carry Pond lean to.Today I needed to do 13.7 miles before 2:00 p.m.to cross the Kennebec river by the free ferry.It was raining on my tent about 4 a.m. so I turned my alarm off and planned to sleep in.Woke up at 5:30 and it wasn't raining.Got up and got going by 6:30.Made it to the river crossing at 1:15.I had to push it all morning to get there.The trail was mostly really good again today! Met Pappy today.He is trying to be the oldest thru hiker.He is 86.Amazing.Ran into my Friend Grateful again today.He was going sobo.Met Tea Time as I was going over a log bridge.She took my picture for me.I have several pictures on my AT&T phone.When It has service my sweetheart will post them for me.Staying at the Caratunk house tonight.Had their BBQ and milk shake.It was very good.Goodnight sweetheart.Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-16
From: Mile 2039.7

To: Lakeshore House hostel 
Miles today: 36.7

Mileage is for two days.I left Caratunk and did 18.8 miles.Camped by Bald Mountain pond.There was a female moose grazing in the edge of the lake.Dodged thunderstorms all day.Today I did 17.9 miles into Monson.Heading into the 100 mile wilderness in the morning. 114.5 miles left to go! Pray that my knees hold up til the finish line. I pray everyone is doing well. Goodnight sweetheart. Headed north.
Date: 2018-08-20
From: mile 2076.4

To: mile 2139.1
Miles today: 62.7
Weather: broken clouds

Mileage is for several days. Left Monson on Friday morning.Started the 100 mile wilderness.The trail was pretty rugged at the start and got better.The forest was pretty.Camped close to Long Pond Stream lean to.Saturday the trail was tough most of the day.It had rained all night.The rocks and roots were very slick.Sunday I had good trail most of the day.Got a good look at Katahdin.Saw S O S again.Hadn't seen him since New York.Camped near Logan Brook lean to.Today was a good day.It was beautiful today.Trail was good.Did 19.6 miles today.Camping at the Antlers campsite by Jo Mary lake.Heard a loon earlier.Going to White House Landing tomorrow to pick up my last resupply! I pray everyone is doing well.Goodnight sweetheart.Headed north .
Date: 2018-08-21
From: mile 2139.1

To: View Entry
Miles today: 6.1
Weather: broken clouds

Beautiful day today! The trail was Rocky and rooty but I made good time.I was at the boat dock at 9:30. It is a beautiful peaceful place here.You need to come.Bill and Linda are great hosts.I have 40 miles to do in three days.That will put me at the Birches campsite Friday evening.Will summit Katahdin Saturday morning God willing! 90 percent rain for tomorrow.Headed north.Goodnight sweetie.
Date: 2018-08-25
From: Mile 2145.2

To: Katahdin! 
Miles today: 45.7

Mileage is for several days. Left White House Landing and got on trail at 8:30.Did 15.6 miles. Trail was rocky and rooty.It started raining around noon and rained most of the afternoon. It was very slick.Tented close to Rainbow stream lean to.Thursday I did 15.3 miles. It was a beautiful day. Got a good look at Katahdin from the Rainbow ledges and later from the Abol bridge.Ate at the restaurant and camped under the power lines. Friday morning I had breakfast at the restaurant and headed for the Birches lean to's.Got there at 12:30.Had a long afternoon to rest.Took a good nap! Headed up Katahdin at 6:45 this morning. Kissed the sign at 10:45.Hiked up with two great guys from Massachusetts. It was a good weather day for climbing the mountain. Hiked down the Abol trail.A nice lady and her son picked me up and took me to the Ranger Station to pick up my gear that I had left there.A guy I had hiked with in the 100 mile wilderness came up to me and asked if I needed a ride into Millanocket! Yes please! God is so good! Staying here at the A.T.lodge.Start my travel day in the morning at 9.Please pray that everything goes according to schedule so I make my flights.Will post lots of pictures on Monday and do a wrap up. It was an incredible journey. I pray everyone is doing well. Goodnight sweetheart. Headed home!
Date: 2018-08-28
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Made it safely home.It was a long tiring day of bus rides and flights.Rested yesterday. Pictures should be posted later today. It was an incredible journey. To God be the glory. Without Him and His Holy Spirit indwelling me this would not have been possible. He was with me every step of the way. Thank you to my wife without whose help this would not have been possible. Thank you to so many amazing people I met along the way. Trail angels and maintainers.Total strangers who extended unexpected kindness.The list goes on and on. Thank you so much to the people who encouraged me along the way on trail journals. So many may not know how to sign the guest book but God knows who you are. I pray His richest Blessings on each of you. I pray that if you don't know Him that you would come to know Him before it is eternally too late.I pray I get to meet each of you along this trail we are walking each day of our lives. God Bless you all.
Date: 2018-03-13
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

It¢s finally down to one week until launch date, March 18, when my brother-in-law, BobH and I will begin our north bound journey. Our wives will be joining us for a weekend of pre-hike hikes and a final few hours of R&R at the Amicalola Falls State Park before it all begins.My thoughts and emotions are running wild from day to day, moment to moment; excitement, apprehension, confidence, fear, concern, commitment, doubt, eagerness, nerves, etc...I'm working daily to nail down the final stages of preparation and hopeful that everything will miraculously fall into place over the next few days.Over the last month I've had the privilege to meet and talk with (at length in some cases), three successful thru-hikers.  Class of 2017 alums Maureen (Momentum), Maggie (Mantis) and David, AKA Loud Mouth from the Class of 2016. All have been very open about their experiences, full of stories and very excited over my near term future. Momentum in particular has been a HUGE help in boosting my confidence and excitement with positive reinforcement and an offer to assist my wife Cathy, with any questions/concerns she may run up against in support of me¢¦thank you Mo!
Date: 2018-03-19
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Arrived at Amicolola Falls on the 18th and spent the last day and a half hiking the grounds with our wives and shopping a bit at the local outfitters for some last minute supplies.The weather for the 20th is supposed to be OK, but tonight the forecast calls for fairly warm temps but very high winds, tornado warnings, severe thunder storms, 2 inch hail and 1-2 inches of rain and a chance of snow on Wednesday.  What a great way to start this trek!Ive been concerned about the weight of my pack but after talking to several hikers at home and seeing how much some of the packs of hikers taking off this morning weighed, I feel much better; 40 pounds is a lot, but manageable I hope and Im sure Ill find ways to lighten it up as I go along.Met a couple of guys from Michigan this morning looking for a ride to the top of Springer Mountain.  These guys were from Macomb, trail names of Amsterdam and Dog Breath,  the trail names are going to pretty wild Im sure.So now its off to dinner and then hopefully a good nights sleep before the boots hit the uphill slope.See you from the trail.
Date: 2018-03-20
From: Amicalola Falls

To: Black Gap Shelter
Miles today: 7.3
Weather: moderate rain

We got started a little late, but we¢re off and it¢s a great day to hike. The sign at the base of Springer Mountain said ¢strenuous¢, which it was for the first day out and even tougher because around 2pm my legs started to cramp and I needed to keep stretching and drinking water. We didn¢t make the Springer summit, but rather set up camp at Black Gap Shelter 7.5 miles in and 1.5 miles short. There were 8 total hikers that stayed at this shelter site.After pitching out tents, collecting water from a local stream and cooking dinner, it began to rain and a heavy fog settled in. On the trail, bed time comes rather early and still being March, it gets dark rather early. Tonight it was around 630 and there was nothing to do but lay in my tent and read. As the temps dropped, the wind picked up to about 25-30 mph and the rain turned to snow.  Because I drank so much water in the afternoon, I had to venture out to use the outdoor facilities three times last night. I also started to cramp up and had to go outside to stretch my legs several times.  of course it was raining and snowing so I got plenty wet and cold each time I went out;  it wasn't a very comfortable night and my sleep was quite restless.In the morning I was not motivated to get out of that warm sleeping bag at all! The rain and snow had ceased but the wind continued and it was still cold, everything was covered in ice/snow including the zipper on my tent.  The rain fly did little to protect the zipper or my back pack, which I kept under the fly. I think my tent is too small, it would be ideal to bring my gear inside.  All in all, it is quite beautiful this morning.
Date: 2018-03-21
From: Black Gap Shelter

To: Hickory Flats Cemetery
Miles today: 8.0

Left Black Gap Shelter around 10am. The climb to the summit of Springer was beautifully snow covered and incredibly windy/cold. But coming down and heading toward our goal of Hawk Mountain Shelter, roughly 9.5 miles, was much more comfortable and the spirits of our fellow hikers were pretty high. The sun started to break through a bit and the wind died down some after we passed the parking lot at the top of Springer Mountain and worked our way through some rhododendron weighed down by last night's ice.  We lunched at Stover Creek Shelter with a dozen other hikers, some moving on that afternoon, but many calling it a day at 2pm; as mentioned, My Brother-in-law (trail name The Mayor, because he talks to EVERYONE) and I targeted Hawk Mountain Shelter for the end of our day. Unfortunately, The Mayor suffers from a recurring knee injury that decided to start acting up. And the farther we went the worse it got. Three miles shy of Hawk Mountain we were sitting on a log and approached by a trail ranger by the name of Warrior who showed concern for where we were on the trail at that time of day with the Mayor's knee. He told us that if we made it to Hawk Mt. and his knee was no better int he morning, getting a rescue in would be very difficult.  instead, he directed us to Hickory Flats Cemetery just .5 miles from where we were. The cemetery is on the top of a mountain at the end of a fire road and populated with grave markers that are basically vertical stones without markings, but some that were marked were dated in the mid-1850¢s.  Hickory Flats was owned (?) and maintained by a local Methodist church and had on site a large wood framed pavilion, folding tables with plastic chairs and a pretty solid privy constructed of cinder block. In the rafters of the pavilion, the caretakers have laid out a couple sheets of 1¢ plywood, one at each end of the pavilion, for hikers to roll out their bedrolls and spend the night; one was called Motel 6 and the other Motel 8. I took off looking for a cell signal but had no luck, so we fixed our dinner, hung our food from a tree (due to the grounds being littered with bear prints deep in the mud) and settled in for the night hoping the ranger would check in on us in the morning.  There was very light snow last night, in fact we saw splendid sunset just before we climbed into our respective ¢motels¢ and settled in for a more bitterly cold and windier night than the one before. The shelter of the rafters did little to protect us from the howling winds that circled us.  I was truly uncomfortable and wondering if this is where our trip was going to end. Are we really this far out of our element?
Date: 2018-03-22
From: Hickory Flats Cemetery

To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Sunrise couldn¢t have come soon enough. The Mayor¢s knees were no better, we still had no cell service, the ranger had not yet called on us (830 am), it was still bitterly cold and what water I had was pretty much frozen and had blown off my loft during the night and busted (plastic too) on the concrete pad below.As I was attempting start a fire to warm us while the Mayor was slowly packing up, a car pulled up to drop off two hikers and miraculously we were able to catch a ride (for $30) into town, not the nearest town I¢m sure, but it is a town! So now we¢re holed up in the Best Western of Blairsville, GA until Friday morning when Mrs. Mayor, my sister, drives up back up from Florida to collect my hiking partner, and I return to the point on the trail where we left off.Sorry Bob Hart, I wish this hadn¢t happened and that you could continue to make this trip with me. I know you¢re truly disappointed after spending much of the last year researching equipment and the trail itself, not to mention the hours of training. You¢ll be missed.FYI, a ¢Zero¢ is a day when no miles are recorded, a day off.