morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2011-03-27
From: Roaring fork shelter

To: Hot Springs
Miles today: 17.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Woke up to rain and started later. I got scared I went the wrong way, and i did, cuz I didn't see the blazes going off the other direction. I went through some bushes and got to a larger trail. Happens Skippy did the same thing, that always makes me feel better. Once I was on the right trail it was easy most the way til Peach and Andy caught up. We had two major uphills. Andy slowed up cuz his back hurt, so I walked and talked with him. He quoted some things, apparently he is very good at memorizing things. We got to hot springs, and Peach wasn't in sight, we stopped by the dollar general, and saw Found (he had named Peach, Caustic- a burning sensation) he pointed out the building as he went for a pint of cookies n' cream ice cream. We got a tour from Dan. I got a room with Peach and I got the full size bed, oh yeah!!!!!!!! I picked up some food at the dollar general and the out fitter. Peanut butter, candy foe Gorp and to mix in the peanut butter, got some 20 gram protein Bars. an quenoa, cuz it healthy. We watched a movie, Andy played piano, I danced a bit. Had an amazing meal, and cake for dessert. Chatted with Skippy, butter, Diva, Peach, and Found. Took a shower.
Date: 2011-03-28
From: Hot Springs

To: Hot Springs
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

I had peanut butter for breakfast, then mixed in milkduds and woppers. I put peanut m&ms in my nut mixture. I'm feeling good about my food selection. I updated my journal @ the library, I was so happy I didn't nee photo id this time. I got vanilla Ice cream for lunch and mixed in cocoa. i also had my custom can of baked beans & an overpriced decadent mango. Andy kept reminding me 'If I wanted to do laundry he would get his liner cleaned' So I did. especially after i got cocoa all over mt pants, plus mango juice. Andy and I had prelunch together, I learned that he like pinball, and he was playing on the marine at the outfitter. Peach got drops for her water and claims she's going light weight. I sent my winter coat home. It just takes up space, and if I layer correctly I should be good. Now I have room to fit my sleeping bag and bivy inside my pack!!!!! Oh yeah step up. Then it saves packing time, and I don't have to worry about it falling off, or have to stop to re strap it back on. Good Stuff. I also have more room because, I cut down on bulky food. Plus last time I had food that lasted over a week with out realizing it. I cleaned my pot , Its back to it's original silver color. My group was like "what I thought I was originally black" I met Hermes, I lent him cocoa for his already chocolate ice cream, And I added some cocoa to my hot chocolate mix. Hermes left the 10th of March! The group is watching Batman, I really can't enjoy it. I can't take all the violence and evil wo c\face laughing . I went out in the yard marveled at the spring flowers and chased the ducks a bit. Ernie the man who owns the house let me eat some pumpernickel bread with jam. YummyWent out for supper Andy and I got Pizza Andy only ate one slice, but it was rather large. We only finished half the pizza. What poor thru-hikers. We had a little party for Diva who's Birthday is Tomorrow, I was left out of the planning.
Date: 2011-03-30
From: Little Laural Shelter

To: Hogback Ridge Shelter
Miles today: 21.0
Weather: moderate rain

So it was foretasted to rain, but it was told to start at 8 in the morning, it started more like midnight and I set up my bivy because there was no room in the shelter, so now i have a wet bivy, sleeping bag, and probably backpack plus it's foretasted to rain the next three days.So i packed up and put my backpack under the shelter roof, in the dark while everyone else was still asleep. I sat on the dirt floor eating gorp and watching mice run around, and over and under my legs. That was until this guy invited me in the shelter and kept me warm, as i was wedged between them, that was about an hour until it got light enough to start hiking. Hermes just caught me before the shelter he's a nice guy and speedy. The others came along a bit afterward, Butter, Peach, Andy, and Diva all together. I left before them, and hiked alone and the scenery was strange the trail was a 6ft wide road and had huge puddles that would block the entire road. The fog was suffocating and there's been a few graves scattered along the trail. So I get to the shelter they said we were staying at. I was like Yeah 1st one here. I unpacked and got my stuff out to dry. It was 2 o'clock and the group arrives, well I see them coming along, they pass on and i ask them "where you going?" "The next shelter" they reply. I seriously thought it was a joke, until after five or so minutes I yell out, "Hey Guys?" no reply. So I packed up and started hiking once again. I had mixed feelings: happy- we had time for more miles. hurt- such a little acknowledgment, they didn't even ask if I wanted to join them. but I thought about how Jesus was betrayed by his friend and sang some songs, as loud as I wanted to. I was soon chipper and enjoying myself. It was 8 miles. The sun shone just a bit and I never caught up to the others. I got worried that I missed the shelter and the rain started up and I was getting cold, I ran out of water and wasn't sure if i should just find a flat spot to put up my bivy for the night. In time I found Hogback Ridge Shelter. HallelujahThere were a bunch of tents pitched, so I set up my bivy. There was a fire going. YES i can have hot food. Got water was a L-O-N-G walk for hking a 21 mile day today. Made quinoa and hot chocolate and talked a bit with the minstrels and then with Hermes, who I gave the rest of my pepperoni. Been carrying that since Fontana. Sleep is now very welcome, and I am already wet. Just text-ed my mother, haven't had service for a while.
Date: 2011-03-31
From: Hogback Ridge Shelter

To: No Business 
Miles today: 21.0
Weather: overcast clouds

I woke up with a wet sleeping bag, from condensation. I myself was dry though & stayed warm. I decided I didn't want to hike alone, so I waited until butter was ready to go. It was Butter, Diva, Andy and me. Peach wanted to go her own pace. it was a lot of uphill, but i managed to stay with the group. Diva told me how I surprised him by making it last night, That's were we started to get alog. Butter is just so sweet, and kind hearted. she's 26 and wants to be a librarian. 10 miles in we lunched at Big Bald shelter, where Peach was and Brownie was there said he was running low on his inhaler. Butter cooked up same beans so it was a long break. Peach left early hearing Andy's plan to go to town, and Andy left without waiting for me. So I hiked with Diva and Butter, who are real good people. It was mostly downhill but when there was uphill sometimes i'd fall behind but I'd always catch up on the downhill. That was nice. There was an uphill part they want to take slow, and I volunteered to lead and they let me.:DDiva calls me Sassafras, well his real name is Peter. He is a 5th grade teacher. he likes to make fun of people. Anyhow so once we got to the shelter at 4, Andy and peach were there, when Andy heard Diva and butter were going to town, he was all in. Peach had decided not to go, but when she heard Peter calling up a ride to town she joined them and got all packed. So I'm in the shelter No Business with fire walker and Hermes. Its cold. And looks like sleet. Its wonderful to finally stay in a shelter.
Date: 2011-04-02
From: Uncle Johnny's Hostel

To: Cherry Gap Shelter
Miles today: 16.0
Weather: light rain

My "group" of four got a cabin together, I got to see inside, they were watching Jurassic park.I was the only one who took the shuttle for breakfast. Cuz i could, cuz it was cheap, Cuz they said it tasted real good. i got a small Biscuits and gravy 80cents. Didn't take long to finish my southern cuisine. I had a hour to burn before being picked up, so I looked around and found a pint of cookies and cream ice cream. That was good, but I still had 20mins so I got another pint of vanilla. Breakfast of champions. That was kinda like brunch since it was so late, but the first meal I ate. the guy that shuttled me back, dropped off some boxes at the post office he asked for a hand and gave me a snickers which I had for lunch. For Supper if got even better, REAL bacon over the fire. yummy with quinoa with graded Parmesan mixed in. Then a wonderful hot chocolate. When I got to the 1st shelter i was seriously considering staying, it was only four miles in but, there was a Trighton he friendly, and I wanted to change up the people I'm around, But I just felt like it'd be a waste of a day sitting around. So I hiked with an old guy some till I lost him ten passed BRownie who wanted to camp where he camped in '03 when he was stuck 3 days in snow with his dog. I also passed two overnight hikers and scared them real bad. For the majority of the day i was out of water, i made the Mistake of passing a stream knowing i ad ran out of water, thinking 'oh there will be another' There wasn;t a stream for miles. I met a SOBO thru-hiker, asked him if he'd seen water, he said he wasn't paying attention. but said i was the 21st thru-hiker he saw today. he was happy , and i was happy for him, for almost completing his hike. I did go survival and scope up some snow that lay in patches for a bit of water. Harry is here at the shelter and Skippy and Ducky and some kids it;s been fun. I poured bacon juice on the fire, which went insane. I did eat the entire packet of bacon. The one guy said i look just like his niece. he gave me her name so I can look her up on facebook. The other guy was talking about how he snores, and had trouble getting passes stage 2 of sleep,a nd would be drowsy at work, till he got fired. then paid 3 thousand dollars for a mouth contraption which helps a bunch.
Date: 2011-04-03
From: Cherry Gap Shelter

To: Stan Murray Shelter
Miles today: 21.6
Weather: clear sky

This morning was chill, late start but 1st one out. I ran into Dav the old guy I was hiking with yesterday, we talked about human trafficking, a nine year old being pregnant, STD's, if I had a boyfriend, Danish lifestyle and my parents saving their first kiss till their wedding. I later took a break and Skippy comes by I tell him "2 more miles till the shelter" (for lunch break) he passes, but comes back "was I on the right trail/" indeed it wasn't, but I joined him on the correct trail, we discussed the pros and cons to having a he-mick. (which apparently I can't pronounce, I say hemock and I say 'saw' funny like in chain'saw' i add an 'L' to the end.) I asked Skippy if he knew people that dropped out, seems like quite a few, i learned Philip the guy doing 20milers I met the first week dropped out. he churned his feet into hamburgers and called his mom to pick him up. At the shelter we took lunch, there were these cool aid packets left behind. Sweet luck, or so we though until we tasted it apparently cool aid with out sugar is awful. may ye be warned. The funny thing was we had divided them among ourselves, fail. Next was a long steep mountain, named Roan. With snow on it, when i didn't see a blaze I'd just follow the footprints. I got bored of the nonexistent view in the tunnel of trees up and up and up. Finally at the top sunny and what not the view wasn't great and there was a parking lot and locked bathrooms, both useless. there was a shelter nearby i was thinking about going to, but happens I totally missed it. after some gravel trail through the evergreens there was two balds, where many pedestrians were walking about. There was a young couple (my age) behind me, holding hands and laughing. The view from top was astounding. Pictures don;t do it justice. Next was a mud slide down, for miles. I found a little shelter Skippy and Kelsey are here, It was windy, but I got the fire going anyhow, cuz I'm so G. Hot chocolate is amazing. The wind is chilly, hopefully it will be warm tonight.
Date: 2011-04-04
From: Stan Murray Shelter

To: Mounteneer shelter
Miles today: 19.9
Weather: clear sky

Skippy said he didn't feel good in the morning. On the balds it was real windy, I was blown all about had to walk sideways. Kinda felt like a human kite. i didn't see Skippy or Kelsey all day and only one guy going south. it got really hot good thing I got the water thing down. The trail went through a four wheeler park and I found my self at a cross section with five different paths, none with a white blaze. I decide to take the flattest one that went straight from where i was, but it was muddy and i din;t see any bootprints. So i turned back as i heard motors slowly growing louder. I waved these two guys down and asked them where the AT was, happens i had passed it, but they said if I took the one path to the far right it would met up with the trail. Before I left, the guy asked me "Have any good weed on you?" I was like "what?.... NO." perhaps it had to do with me being lost or that hikers are known for carrying weed.The last part of today's hike was long, much longer then I had expected. The group of 4 (peach Andy...) are here and Mile High is here. Thunderstorm tonight. This place is a three story. A group of three guys came in the dark, all wet. My hiking pole broke, and my shoe lace snapped. I tied the shoe string and super glued the pole. I dreamed of family and food all night, like events where family and food come together. At a family reunion Aunt Verna make a cake, and at a cell group I was thinking of taking food for resupply. Just do you know my food was dwindling, and the selection was poor.
Date: 2011-04-05
From: Mounteneer shelter

To: Kincora Hostel 
Miles today: 16.0

had a storm last night, I woke up to rain, then all of a sudden there was snow and rain mixed. Some deiced to wait it out, others, like Andy and Peach didn't waste time. I hiked with snow blowing in my face. Mile high who was hiking separate from his group cuz he hurt his toe. He said his pace was really sow, but he hiked my speed..... I had lunch and ate everything I had left. Was a terrible lunch couple spoonfuls of peanut butter and graded Parmesan cheese and a bit of trail mix. While Mile high was gorging on nutella and gorp filled torteas. A bunch of people mentioned a hostel named Kincora. So that were I went. I was expecting Peach and them to be there. There were lots of cool people most I never met before, Cool stuff, and they all started before , em they al like your so fast, because of my higher mileage. We went to town i got breakfast foods for tomorrow morning. and a bunch of baked good and bagels and crams cheese for the trail. I met steady who said I was the 1st solo woman hiker she's met yet, she's one too. I got a tub of moose tracks for dinner and managed to finish it.
Date: 2011-04-06
From: Kincora Hostel 

To: campsite on a ledge
Miles today: 17.5

I made breakfast, blueberry muffins, pancakes, bacon, and eggs. there was at least seven of us who ate. After I made a bunch of food I got hungry and Yogi volunteered to work the frying pans. They didn't pay me but, hey was my pleasure, I've been dreaming of a real breakfast and a place with a kitchen before I hit Hot Springs. I started off happy and filled, had been with fun people, the sun was warmly shining. I had a major mountain to climb. part way up I decided to try barefoot, the moss and soft dirt was a trifle. The rocks weren't so welcome. But it was get to air out my feet, the only time my feet aren't in socks is when I take a shower. I was also wonderful cuz I'm a touch oriented person, so I miss hugs and kisses that I'd get daily back home, I'd say more then I miss the food. Anyhow I normally wouldn't be able to fit my shoes in my pack, but I had picked up a clip from hiker box, so I could hang them off my pack, along with my crocs. I also ditched my gators, their pretty much useless now anyhow. I hike with a group of three guys whom I had made breakfast for, and who had walked that night in the thunderstorm. They were talking about hiking till the sun went down, to make it to Damascus faster. I thought it was a good idea. So i chugging along not taking long breaks, I ran into Lama legs, data, and Mile high. i stopped a bit and had poppy-seed cake with cream cheese. I was asked if my group was slack packing, if Andy and peach had a thing going, and I Andy was just always in a bad mood. I do know they were slack packing some. They don;t seem to like peach's group. Mile high like to call me dude or Broseph. I don't know how that came about, but they seem to like me, they were all like yelling my name when I walked up.At the next shelter they stopped to take a break and i kept going, Lama legs was like you won't make it to the next shelter cuz you're a girl. Which came true actually. I was hiking along when I needed to go pee, found a spot and didn't see this guy, he said something and i peed myself. ugh. i hike a bit further was just so unhappy, I stopped at a nice outlook, I was fighting a bit if i should keep going or not. the guys passed and said I looked distressed. (people seem to say that a lot) I'll stay here let my stuff air. ugh I'm so tired. I finally got service, my poor mother was worried, the night the thunderstorm came through.
Date: 2011-04-07
From: campsite on a ledge

To: The place/Damascus VA
Miles today: 33.0
Weather: clear sky

I slept well under the stars. Could see the town lights all over the valley. Early in the morning I kept hearing russeling, which had me worried something would steal my food. One time I wanted to look over, but I was half asleep and my body wouldn't operate with the command "look over there, you might loose you're food". I knew I had a long day even if Damascus was out of reach, that's until I ran into Legion at the shelter entertaining a dozen old people and eating food they had gave him, he said he was going to hike 18 more miles to Damascus. So I was like i can do that. It was 8 to the next shelter for 2nd lunch, the guys back-flip, patches and Yogi (the one I had made breakfast for I'll call them the Breakfast crew) and Legion where there. They siad they were impressed that i could keep up. I was like Peach's group is way ahead, their like they cheat, they slackpack. the breakfast crew game me some much needed water, which they retrieved from a really steep climb. I ate most of my food, except some crackers. And headed off before the others, kept thinking I'm burning daylight. 10 miles downhill. I kept my self occupied resiting movies, like i had recited over half of Shriek earlier in the day. And tried to roll my R's. I passed the border Virgina!!!!1 it read 3.5 miles to Damascus, I was ecstatic, I haven't been so excited since getting to Springer. My legs and feet ache so bad. I'm so tired. I'm so happy I hiked the extra 10 miles today so I don't have to do it tomorrow, plus it was foretasted to rain. I have sunrise to sunset. So I didn't go to bed till 1o'clock. Silly me. We went to a karaoke bar. met some more thru-hikers. There were a couple very drunk and very happy. Kept saying four hundred and sixty five miles!!!!!! Then at the hostel I talked to a section hiker. He had hiked the AT when I was 3. And we discussed church, speaking in tongues and proficiency. And I played games on his ipad.
Date: 2011-04-08
From: The place/Damascus VA

To: The place/Damascus VA
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

I wish I slept in, but couldn't. I went right away to the Dollar General, cuz I wanted to get a disposable camera, to send picture home. I also got breakfast a box of chocolate cheerios and a gallon of milk. I was busy pretty much most of the day; resupply, organizing food, picking out a couple gear items at the outfitter, library, laundry. Had subway for lunch, which was amazing, but it wasn't a 5 dollar though it was a foot long. It rained some, I ran into Peach's bro, using the wifi outside. I wish my family came to visit, I heard Andy's dad came to visit him, and helped them slackpack. Steady was at the hostel and she was talking to her boyfriend, and she goes "oh and by the way Feisty is standing right next to me." that was kinda weird apparently he had been reading my journal. Availability (he's the guy that scared me the other day) he was cooking up a storm, steak, greens, eggs, tomato.... wrapped in a tortea. He offered me two eggs and let me fry them on his stove. I made a egg/cheese/tomato sandwich. I wasn't exactly hungry, but free food right. Talking about free food Steady comes out with coupons for a free cup of soup, so i jump up, and join her to the restraint, where I also order a grilled cheese. Then as if I wasn't full we went across the street and got ice-cream in waffle cones.we chatted with a couple, they were talkative, and interested in our hike, the guy was on a section hike. I don't think I want to stuff myself like that again, I tried to read on the couch, but just decided to go to bed early. Last night we got hit with a Thunderstorm. And Availability talked in his sleep.
Date: 2011-04-09
From: The place/Damascus VA

To: The place/ Damascua VA
Miles today: 0.0

I had a second zero day. There were a bunch of signs posted in the hoestel two night stay only. I asked If i could stay a third, he said it was fine cuz it was so empty. Had some cerial, picked up toilet paper at Dollar General, sent my saw, raincoat, ect home. I went to the library, where I saw butter who was buying a house for her parents, so she'll be the sole owner. I attened a funeral for Albert the snail aka stealth, aka rolling thunder but you could only call him that if you knew him well. As the owner spoke of his favorite memories a hermonica was playing. There was a whole slew of people brownie and skippy as well. At The Place we played a bunch of epic games of Palace, and there was a rule if you messed up you had to pick up the pile, there was a time over and over again, i'd lay the wronge card.....ect. was fun. There was a storm while we were playing, rain was pouring through the windows, had to go shut them all. The house was also leaking in the downstairs bathroom and down the stairs. Ducky showed up, he helped Steady finish a puzzel layed out on the floor. Ducky and I joined he for supper, we had already ate, then we picked up a tub of pecan icecream. and all got out our spoons and gorged. We discussed, how younge I am compared to legion, and how I was a 4th grader during 9/11 and he was working at some bar. He thinks it's way cool I'm out here.
Date: 2011-04-10
From: The place/ Damascua VA

To: Lost Mountain Shelter
Miles today: 15.5
Weather: few clouds

Hot day, my legs complained violently at the start. I got to know smurf and count. Count is speedy and smurf is comical. I stard the day off with steady but she';s a bit faster, were all together tonight along with two older guys the one mentioned his snoring. The AT joined virgina creeper trail, there was a bunch of bikers swoshing past, as I creeped along. We all feel too hot to eat.