morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2014-08-24
From: RPH Shelter/ New Yorkers House

To: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
Miles today: 18.7
Weather: scattered clouds

8/24 Im chillin in an open field sleeping in my tent but under the stars at graymore spiritual life center. The term spiritual life center makes me think it¢s a cult but when you have somewhere to camp in between a weird stretch where there is no shelter, you are happy. So yes I will drink the punch and be happy (its not a cult but still). I am 19 miles away from RPH shelter. That was my longest long term goal I have had all hike. I have as my companion sine the whiltes and now I need a good goal. It should be harpers ferry by THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER but that just seems too far away and pretty difficult because that would mean I need to average 19 miles a day with no zeros from here on out L
Date: 2014-08-25
From: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center

To: William Brien Memorial Shelter
Miles today: 16.5
Weather: clear sky

8/25 two times today I laied on the ground. Just trying to get my body to melt into it. My body is reeling right now and does not like how hard I am trying to push it. Plus today I was exhausted and dangerously dehydrated for the first time all trail. New York is a beast, not that it is difficult it is just the water situation sucks, its just a constant reminder of how far I am moving. This isn¢t maine where the term stream comes up more often then vomit in a gymnists throat this is new York which decided to have a drought right at the wrong time. Tonight no double dinner, no good dinner, just bread and Nutella mix (which Im trying to think of a name of Nufluffbutt, tellamarshbut?) cus I cant find the aqua at this damn campsite. If you are thinking it, yes things are going up¢¦¢¦¢¦in flames
Date: 2014-08-26
From: William Brien Memorial Shelter

To: Wildcat Shelter
Miles today: 19.6
Weather: scattered clouds

IT HAS BEEN TWO BEAUTIVFUL DAYS OF HIKING. THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE AND YOUR LIKE ¢DAMN I DON¢T WANT TO BE SITTING UNDER AIR CONDITIONG, I WANT TO JUST DO SOME OUTDOORSY STUFF¢ Now it is unfortunate that ¢BEAUTIFUL HIKING DAYS¢ means, hot, and because of a recent lack of rain DRY!!!! Yesterday I got dangersly dehydrated, so bad that my body ached when I finially got water. In response today I drank more water than I ever have, literally. And when I urinated, and when I urinated, and WHEN I URINATED IT WAS YELLOW REALLY BODY? That¢s the game you want to play. And for once I only drank straight water in a day, which means no hawwiian punch sugar mix packets and yet yellow? Glad I can be in insano world where yellow pee can be the norm.Also dinner tonight was hard. 2 days ago I thought I lost my lighter and couldn¢t find it when I packed up, yesterday because of lack of agua there was no dinner cooked. TODAY DAY 2 of no hot dinner!!!! Because of lack of ligther. Now I thought that meant no good dinner until I remembered my dearly (trail) deceased friend Doc Hazard, who did not carry a stove and ate instant mashed potatotes cold every night. Yes I woulda realized to do this without him, but as a historian I must properly cite where my ideas came form, terabian style.
Date: 2014-08-27
From: Wildcat Shelter

To: Wawayanda Shelter
Miles today: 12.1
Weather: overcast clouds

Rest of the day to rest.I walked 12 miles today, I coulda done more, but lets think of it this way. I walked 12 miles. In case you haven¢t noticed however, I have had a harsh last two days so I am happy that for once I could take a chill day. I am officially 1 day behind Kinves and with any luch I shall catch up to him by Wind Gap PA. I have listened to 1 album over the past 2 days. It was Regina Spektor album that has fidelity on it. I have listened to this album an obscene amount of times over the course of two days. And for your benefit I shall list you every song on the album ordered from favorite to least favorite song.1.      On the radio2.      Fedility3.      Lady4.      Apres moi5.      Hotel song6.      That time7.      Summer in the city8.      Field below9.      Samson10.   Better11.   Edit12.   20 years of snow I have literally listened to this CD 20 times over the last few days so do yourself a favor and do me a favor and listen to on the radio, or lady cus those songs are crazy (also listen to fedility if you don¢t know it) I just got lost and next thing I know I am five songs deep and I might as well finish.I am officially carrying 1 liters of agua. Water sucks here and it quite ridiculous and I am done putting up with it. Also I met 2 wilmingtonians today plus Knives in front of us. That has to be some sort of record 4 wilmingtonians in such close order
Date: 2014-08-28
From: Wawayanda Shelter

To: Murray Property
Miles today: 18.5

I am watching a video of amy whinehouse right now at lolapolooza right now. Why? Because I miss technology and every time I have the chance to plug in I make the most of itNEW JERSEY! YOUR AMAZING. I have had one of my top nature moments of the rail today. It happened when I passed wikikill wildlife reserve, I walked into a field and immidatley grasshoppers just started jumping everywhere. I kicked a few and there is no way I didn¢t squish any less than a large family of hoppers but it was unavoidable so I feel no remorse. Then I kept walking and saw more vultures than I have ever seen in my whole life. Tey were taking advantage of the drought (least someone liked it) and they had their choice of fish to eat. The fish were all suffering from lack of water and the vultures had been picking of the ones already out of the water and were dragging/ripping them apart. Very cool to seeI am having trouble keeping up my spirits right now. I don¢t like labor dy, it is messing with my maildrop and messing with my composure. I don¢t like the guy on ebay who sent my phone to my house even though I told him to send it here to Unionville. I don¢t like the lack of AGUA and I don¢t like having a Iphone (cus I am spoiled). I get tired of writing, I guess it all boils down to what you want and I like to control. I have lost that with the mialdrop and I lost my technology and although I am making due with a ¢smartphone¢ it is not the same at all. In a weekish I will be good, till then t-minus six days still I am happy. Also, amy winehouse is a beast
Date: 2014-08-29
From: Murray Property

To: Brink Road SHelter
Miles today: 25.0
Weather: few clouds

So 25 today,25 tomorrow that's the plan and I did half of it. Its kinda futile me doing this since I'm speeding up only to take more time in town but it's been awhile since I had a pizza and that hunger will hit you like a miley Cyrus sized wrecking ball.      But about people we don't like, throughout this whole trip I've only met a handful of people I didn't like, crankenstine (not everything is Terrible stop complaining and if I have to hear about how you climbed katadin one more time, wolfburger (not really I just told the kid this once and he thought I was serious, hawk (cus the ssss. Hates people as one, and hawk is not better than Redbeard) and now multi. Walking all day can make you stew over what you don't like so here's.what I didn't like 1. He claimed he only listened to "good music" after acting all better than.me.when. I said I liked Amy winehouse. 2 he laughed a bit when.I tripped a Lil, number 1 I didnt even fall, number 2 it's not even a very funny thing to laugh at anyways that's a pet peeve 3. He gave off an attitude.of superiority. 4. because he sucks.   I hope he doesn't read this and I hope I don't see him again but if both these things happen, least I'm being honest about what I am
Date: 2014-08-30
From: Brink Road SHelter

To: Church of the Mountain Hostel
Miles today: 24.8

So I almost forgot to type this out so its late so let me just ruN with one idea. Today I entered pa there was no border but after going 50 miles in 2 days and pushing hard I finished NJ. I am over halfway done with the total amount of.states And I am over 40 percent.done. I got free.food cheap lodging and one of the best conversation with a nobo that I have had in a long time. I was overcome with emotions and maybe even thoughr the worst.might be over. However I know that tomorrow starts pa.and the worst rocks of.the.trail and all I can do Is seal Down the hatches ands prepare for rmthe worst like I did in southern Maine.and in the whites. All things end and at the end of pa is Edwards birthday and the four state challenge both of which I look forward to immensely. See you when in The suck. Thank you church of the mountain hostel
Date: 2014-08-31
From: Church of the Mountain Hostel

To: The Beerstein/ Wind Gap PA
Miles today: 15.6
Weather: scattered clouds

So it happened 2 and 1/5 th month chasing and I caught Jeremy/knives. I think I will stick with them its crazy because they have met sooooooo many different people and have such a different experience than I have had. I sped through for the most part which is why I have the positive plus minus but they have taken their.time and because of that they have seen thinga I havt, enjoyed things I bypassed in a hiking splendor. Is this a negative? No it is just an observation of how the other side.lives.and may e hhow I will live at least until the end of PA until I split up with them which is the plan. It may change but for now the plan is 200ish miles oN 2 weeks which h I think is attainable hopefully Jeremy wants that too so I dont do it alone. Beerstein tomorrow morn and then a 20 mile day tomorrow after 10 am......not tthe way I WAnt but the way it has to be at least for the immediate future,.......
Date: 2014-09-01
From: The Beerstein/ Wind Gap PA

To: Stempa Spring Stealth Camp
Miles today: 9.0

Back in a group again......is it what I want. Today was my first sample of group life since after rangley Maine when. We lost Mike and Redbeard to the. Cursed hot dogs. Group walking is a different beast than the duo, lead changes happen, breaks are longer and issues must be though of.democraticlly. no longer can the fat lone wolf, now the pack is helping the fat grow and the fat is helping the pack to. And the fat shows good will. One immediate thing I noticed is hiking speed tends to be faster but breaks tend to be longer, if I am to stay with knivves and unplugged what I will have to.do is get the breaks.to be shorten up so thar the miles we want to do, we can do. I feel like tomorrow more will cone up but for now ill just keep on observing new group life. Also we we.t 9 miles today out of the beerstein. The food wasn't amazing because just having access to a kitchen does not make you a better cook. We ate a lot and those 9 miles really tried tthe limits of what I can do full. I'm glad I got a full meal however and grateful to the vbeerstein owner for being amazing
Date: 2014-09-02
From: Stempa Spring Stealth Camp

To: Bake Oven Knob SHelter
Miles today: 19.1
Weather: broken clouds

(written 9/14 cus I missed a day)I grouphiked a second day and covered one of the parts that I have been looking forward to for the whole hike, the PA superfund site. The superfund site is an area where most of the hillside is dead because of a zinc smelting operation. As we were walking I asked jeremy what would happen if i drank from the "high metallic content: emergency water source spring" we realized it would probably result in me getting super powers which would be to smelt any metal on sight. then there was a he who smelt it dealt it pun and that was over. The superfund site was not as pretty as i hoped it would be however, I believe all these places have their own beauty, but with the sun beating down on me I couldnt take it and there was no way I could just sit out and take in the sight with a lack of water on my hip and sun in my face.
Date: 2014-09-03
From: Bake Oven Knob SHelter

To: Eckville Shelter
Miles today: 17.4
Weather: overcast clouds

Sleeping after another day of walking. I mean I know I had the short 13 and.town.beerstein day but I can't help but feel stuck in the loop of huke after.hike most days. I know tomorrow will mean a shower but If I show up at 600 with barely enough tine to make double dinner before dark I can't help.chalk it up as a loss. I know that it is a messes up way of looking at it but that's my hike, get your own. Sleep now shower later
Date: 2014-09-04
From: Eckville Shelter

To: Port Clinton PA pavillion tenting
Miles today: 14.8

Shit sucks packs break iPhones don't have valid Sims and yet we trudge.on, I was told pa sucked, how much I was not aware of until recently. Thanks rocks, you are terrible, thanks shitty packs, and actually thanks teva.my new shoes are awesome
Date: 2014-09-05
From: Port Clinton PA pavillion tenting

To: 501 SHelter
Miles today: 24.1
Weather: broken clouds

Long days will make you hurt. 25 today at a slow pace meant I walked from 730-730. That's not a period of.time you wanna walk from. Good we got pizza and soda for dinner but we said if every day was like this we would have problems doing the trail. Fortunately or.unfortunatley tomorrow I will be back on my own and because of that I will go my own pace, hit my speed goals and hopefully be done before 600. Tonight however I'm gonna close my eyes And.think those good peaceful thoughts that only pizza and sausage can cause. Yum yum yum. So tasty yup
Date: 2014-09-06
From: 501 SHelter

To: Rattling Run Stealth Camp
Miles today: 24.8
Weather: scattered clouds

Big thunders leave little wonder why I am.not too excited to be alone again. I'm not afraid of Thunder but when the sky is crying a thunderbuddy helps. Today's 25 was hard, but easier than yesterday's because of stratigic break taking. Getting done at 530 compared to 730 is amazing and at the end of the day you hardly notice you took less breaks. I took 2 30 min breaks all day and my only other break was much shorter. Its hard when your legs are screaming but when you get to camp and lounge like I have today it is.worth it. I now only have 5 more sdays of the broken pack hell week and I am going to be ecstatic when that number is zero. Duncannon tomorrow, the doyle and just a chill time, after a "short" 22 that is....blah
Date: 2014-09-07
From: Rattling Run Stealth Camp

To: THe Doyle Duncannon PA
Miles today: 21.7

The Doyle has a bad name as trash....if this is trashy we need more of this. This is what I came on the trail to see. Old hotels with bars downstairs and a balcony.I'm pleased happy and tired with a 25.6 tomorrow in my future woooo
Date: 2014-09-08
From: THe Doyle Duncannon PA

To: Boiling Springs PA tentsite
Miles today: 26.1
Weather: broken clouds

So.that sucked, 25.6 is no way to hike before 400. I sat down 2 times between 6am and 4 pm and it was only for 20 mins both times. Right now my legs feel like jelly with marshmellows on the end, big painful throbbing marshmallow s which thirst for ibup. 20ish tomorrow to the half gallon.challenge but if its not there I might push 23 to make the. Next day easier, the biggest solace I have is that next time I do this many miles I wont have a deadline of 4pm from making me sit down on my ass and chill the whole time. Dying, dying. And now the.chickenfat is deadish, rest in peace his knees
Date: 2014-09-09
From: Boiling Springs PA tentsite

To: Toms Run Shelters
Miles today: 22.4
Weather: overcast clouds

I made it.to.pine furnace e state park, which is something I've been looking forward to since.the start. It is.where the half gallon challenge is where you eat a half gallon of ice cream to signify you half done....well it was closed today. This is the first time I've been fucked by going Sobo but I know it will happen more. Tomorrow 25 and the end of the hell.week and the actual halfway point
Date: 2014-09-10
From: Toms Run Shelters

To: tumbling run shelters
Miles today: 25.8
Weather: overcast clouds

(also forgot today, but heres what I was thinking)I finished it the hell week is over and i really couldnt be too much more happy. just today and this entire week has just tore me down over and over again. but I am done and tomorrow will be a short day and then the four state. I am not intimidated by the four state challenge i think it wont be too bad considering this last week my average has been 23 miles per day. It has been terrible and going over the rocks of PA while averaging 23 is no shabby task. My girlfriend was talking to someone back in wilimington about how I caught up to my roomie and he automatically assumed that it was because he was moving slow and not me moving fast. I think however if he really read this they would realize i surprisingly have not been too shabby of a hiker, this got me alot because i thought i would take my time out here but when i look at trail i just always assum i can move further and faster...... anyways that was the trail
Date: 2014-09-11
From: tumbling run shelters

To: PA/MD Border & Winchester PA
Miles today: 7.5

So it's 708 and I should sleep but I'm resetting the iPod and playing with the phone anyone who knows me shoulda guessed that I would prolly do this instead of sleeping but here we are 4 hours till the 4 state challenge and awake. Then again this is chris LeblancThe same chris LeBlanc who hiked 52 slack pack in ConnecticutThe same chickenfat who took 2 400 classes the same semester and the same chickenfat who is about to run on coffee and run over some Maryland mountains. I'll do the video thing again and hopefully it will be fun to watch
Date: 2014-09-12
From: PA/MD Border & Winchester PA

To: WV/VA Border & Winchester VA
Miles today: 43.3

Here is a link to my 4 state challenge Youtube video, 1 thirty second video every hour. The link wont work directly, you will need to copy and paste it into your browserhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuC3bVBel_c
Date: 2014-09-13
From: WV/VA Border & Winchester VA

To: Winchester VA ZERO DAY
Miles today: 0.0

Today was zero number 4? of the trail. I think so, anyways it was nice. Today and yesterday have been my second opprotunity to see my family and freinds since starting the trail. The first of which was about four weeks ago way back when I was in massachuttess so it seems like a lifetime ago.Its amazing because being out there I dont really realize how much i miss them, it was only once I started seeing my sister, bro and GF that I realized how much I missed them and how long exactly I have been away. I have not seen my GF in three full months and so for most of this week and upon seeing her i was filled with a rush of emotions.This zero has been fun however, the goal was to show up here and celebrate my brothers birthday. The plan was to go river tubing today, and paintballing tomorrow, however the weather disagreed with that plan and for that reason I am here tubeless. I think paintball tomorrow will be fun and I am looking forward to another activity which I cant do on the trail.Also yesterdays challenge was rediculous, I thought that it would be easier than the conneticut challenge and it was, for the most part. The part that was harder was those last ten miles, and specifically those last five once I got pissed off before harpers ferry. Ive said it before but it is so easy to just loose control, i think because your psyche just gets weaker and that one thing hit me hard and made those last 5 miles seem like they lasted forever.Lastly I am gonna put down my Plus minus for today because I feel like this is the biggest one I will ever have
Date: 2014-09-14
From: Winchester VA ZERO DAY

To: WV/va border winchester zero day 2
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

9/14I've accomplished it the DNBLAADNZ (do nothing but lay around and do nothing zero). As you may recall I have always complained that break days don't feel like a break day, your always moving doing something even if it isn't hiking. Today I was supposed to play paintball, however a mixture of lack of interest on my gfs part and tiredness on mine resulted in us not going. As a result I can proudly say I stayed within a one mile radius of where I slept last night and for once did nothing. Some might read this and think that chickenfat would be bored, but the amenities which town offers are more than enough for the internet starved African child which dwells with me. Tomorrow I start off again, regretfully hiking the last .6 that I hiked on Friday but there is no other way before I crank out 15. Back on the trail and it feels lame.I've talked to many people who discuss the difficulty they have in getting on the trail after a prolonged departure, sure this isn't too long (2 days) but the mental break and relief I feel after hell week is making it seem like a much bigger deal. Anyways it's 2:42 and I need to sleep and pack in the morn. Night and Godspeed.Also I have a iPhone again, so if you stopped reading cus they got boring, they will at least get a little more lively, but then again, how would you read this if you stopped in the first place.
Date: 2014-09-15
From: WV/va border winchester zero day 2

To: blackburn AT center
Miles today: 10.1

Day 84Obligatory halfway informationState rankings1. Vermont2. New Jersey/ mass3. Maine4.new Hampshire5.Pennsylvania 6. Maryland7. Connecticut8. New York Wv does not count because it's a little tumor of a stateWorst part: the dehydration day in New York, my body felt like dyingBest part: first day in monson with the crewMost unexpected challenge: loneliness on the trail affecting me so much Best piece of gear:My Nalgene bottle beltFavorite foods:Nutfluffbutt and breadExtra sharp cheddar cheeseAmount of hikers I disliked:6Amount of hikers liked:Most of emBest food in town:Four bothers pizza in lower massMeat lovers pizza SOOO GOODBetter hostels:Hikers welcomeThe Doyle(favorite one)The gray beastLess favorite hostels;ShawsShelters you should not missCooper brook lean to (hundred miles)Pearce pond lean to outside of caratunk501 shelter PAUpper goose pond MAplaces you should avoid at all costs:Stupid dumb lake of the clouds hutThe whiskey in caratunkMan I get bummed out too easy sometimes. Ground floor was right, it sucks getting back on the trail after a good break. I really didn't even miss my family until I saw then and now here I am walking thinking about what it woulda been like if they hAd hiked the distance that we had originally planned. It's alright I just had a hard time walking alone today and unfortunately there was no one at the shelter tonight. Good news is I do in fact know I am only 1 day behind a group of people so I can look forward to catching the soon as they will undoubtably stop in ibe if the bigger towns coming up.Past halfway: because I am officially past halfway I can now start counting down the miles instead of going up and that is a great feeling.   In 2 days I will have less than 1000 to go and hopefully those last 1000 will go away. After this weekend I decided I'm not going to dilly dally anymore. What does this mean? It means that I am not going to wait for Jeremy to catch back up with me, I wish I could hike with him but he is literally 5 days back now and I don't want to be slow again when I'm with him. I enjoy being out here, but I also think I am ready for society again and being with loved ones. If I was a quitter, I would officially be done today, but as the fat, I'm gonna push and wait it out.