morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2011-05-09
From: Pinefield Hut

To: Rock Spring Hut
Miles today: 32.1
Weather: few clouds

Scavenger was up at 4, getting breakfast together, he left at 7 . I left at like a bit after him. He got up early for a 30 mile day, which he told me about, I decided to join him. He says if we average 30 miles we can make it to the half way point by his Birthday May 16th. Five miles down the trail, I caught up, he was taking a food break by the road. He hiked a bit together, later taking another break, I left before him. He said he got 6 hours of sleep. I told him that wasn't enough, he thought it was. Also the tops of his feet were hurting. I hiked alone , there was a lot of steep climbs. I just ran out of water when, these four happy old ladies greeted me. they asked questions about my trip. Course we got to the topic of food, they asked me if I wanted anything, I said well I really just need water. And they poured me this wonderful icy water. That surprised me, ice. Its strange being able to hike faster then day hikers without a pack. I ran into some day hikers who just stared at me when I told them, that I was hiking the entire trail, not just the shennys. The one acted as if I were some hero, with her jaw on the floor.It was 3 when I took lunch, only for a half hour. It was hard being motivated after that. But 20 miles before lunch isn't bad. I later ran into Kelsey! Haha I caught up. She told me how she stayed at a ladies house in Waynesborro. The Lady invited them to stay at her home. They were like hey free stay. But then they heard how the police had been at the house that morning, because the neighbor had been giving her death threats. So they didn't get much sleep. Plus the lady was a bit loopy herself being on medication to help her quite being an alcoholic. Kelsey also saw her first bear, making Skippy jealous. We walked past a campground and got stopped by a family eating at a picnic table. they called out "would you two like something to eat?" I was like "Oh yeah" I then was treated with all sorts of foods. They would keep on pulling more and more food out asking if I wanted it. most of what I said was: yup, yes, yup, that'd be nice, yummy. So as I was stuffing my face, Kelsey did the talking. We made a good team. She had already ate. They invited us to stay, but we moved on. They gave us food to take with us. What awesome people . At camp I shared my treasure with Skippy and Scavenger.
Date: 2011-05-10
From: Rock Spring Hut

To: Pass Mountain Hut
Miles today: 15.3
Weather: scattered clouds

Today was chill. We all left close to 10. I read. Kelsey and Skippy slept in late. Scavenger made a fire. We walked 4 miles to a restrant. The prices were high and the portions low, but it was quality. I had chicken potpie. We hung out for hours, I read some more. I'm almost done with my book. We are like a group now. Skippy wanted a group after the other German group came through, and were boasting about their German. Our germen is better. The guys are talking about having a Germen drinking contest, Edward 40 hands, the rules: ducktape two 40 oz or malt liqure, one in each hand. Were like "our German could win hands down, Have you seen him drink?" The Germans finally met today, they live on seperate sides of the country. Scavenger being from Bolveria, the riches part of Germany, they actually tried to split int their own county. Like Quebec. It started to rain, it's dark, I'm ready for bed, and Scavenger hasn't shown up, Perhaps he's staying at the shelter 4 miles back.
Date: 2011-05-11
From: Pass Mountain Hut

To: Gravel Spring Hut
Miles today: 13.1
Weather: clear sky

Woke up kinda early, I hiked with Lamalegs. We talked of all sorts of things for 10 miles straight. He brought me up to date on how he played a joke on Mile high, telling him he ran out of money and was getting off the trail, thinking he could catch up in a week. It's been over a month, and he still hasn't caught up. We talked about the three faiths of his lather group, mile high being a Jew, Data being a homeschooled Christian, and Lamalegs who just does whatever he feels like. When he was in Damascus waiting for a credit card to be sent, he got a small jobs, from church folk. He actually went to a church to find work. Then they didn't really work him, mostly just preached to him, and handed him a hundred. So we talked about the bible, he didn't know much, he didn't know who Adam and Eve where, and he didn't know why Jesus, came to earth and what was the big deal. As in now we can all go to heaven, because he took the sins for us. He also said how he might marry a Canadian friend for the benefits.He also said he doesn't want children, because he doesn't want to mess a kid up, he knows they take a lot of work, and love. I thought that was kinda cool. We even got into the subject of sex before marriage, he brought it up. Then was like this is awkward. But was saying, as a for instance "I like candy, and I don't see why I should have it." I was like the STDs, and pregnancys, and problems it causes later in Marriage isn't worth it. Plus it's something very special just between two people and something you can never get back. (Look up Mark Gungore on Youtube on the subject, 'wait until marriage to have sex' look it up. Do it. right now.) Anyhow. We took a break I got a blackberry milkshake, amazing. After five miles to the next shelter, I got sucked in. There where these two kids, seniors in high school hiking the trail for their graduation project, one got sick so they were here all day. I invited them to play cards. I had a fun time. So i decided to stay. They shared some food with me. I cooked up some beef stroganoff, but the guy didn't eat meat. We watched a 'Dispicable Me' until my ipod died. I was hoping Scavenger would come by, but he didn't.
Date: 2011-05-12
From: Gravel Spring Hut

To: Jim & Molly Denton Shelter
Miles today: 18.6
Weather: overcast clouds

Fried up some bacon and used up my last wrap, ate all my existing snack food and my last ramen. Course I had to make a fire. I said my farewells to my new friends. The sick one is named Achilles, he seems to be more of a spring chicken this morning, Game and Achilles were studying a map when I left them. I won't be seeing them again, they're southbounders. Game was happy I had decided to stay last night. I walked alone. I was quick in town, next time I'll go to a dollar general, Skippy was saying they save you money, but I went to the Food Lion and now I regret it. I had chips and salsa for my lunch, ate the entire bag of chips in one sitting. The hitch hiking wasn't a problem, the people were very nice. So I've had all sorts of pets on the trail. like charlie the centipede and nelly the snail, and Ricky the mouse. I tried to catch a snake once, and a grouse yesterday. So I found another mouse. It was sitting on the trail, so I threw down my pack, gulped some of my water dumped out the rest, chased the mouse, caught it, and stuck it in my water bottle. I hiked a bit to the shelter where the group Mannschaft Slopen stampen were. They are the other German group. Course only the German can pronounce their team name. Its Lamalegs, Fin, and Cologne. I think theres another, but I never met him, he's up ahead. Cologne is the German one, he says he doesn't thing Scavenger is a real German, "I spoke German to him, and he spoke back in English, I don't know if he can even speak German." And then the whole Bavaria thing. So we tease Cologne about him wishing he was from Bavaria. All the guys are grossed out, when I dump out my drippy mouse. I named the mouse Eleanore. I just sat on the table shivering. So I placed Eleanore in the sunlight to warm up. I would lose track of Eleanore, and find her in Fins stuff, he didn't like that "is the mouse eating my hotdog?" They all were feeling bad for the shivering mouse, making me feel bad for its poor state. I put the mouse in my coat pocket which did the trick. Eleanore was speedy again. So when Cologne asked wheres the mouse, I pulled out the mouse and the mouse ran up my arm and jumped to the ground, unfortunately the sun had set, and it was too dark to see where Eleanore went. That was sad. They guys talk about the hardships in life, including getting up to pee. And discussing the countries where the prettiest girls live.
Date: 2011-05-13
From: Jim & Molly Denton Shelter

To: Rod Hollow Shelter
Miles today: 18.4
Weather: overcast clouds

70th day on the trail. Friday the 13th. Motivation to hike is at an all time low. The weather is foggy and extremely high humidity, well I guess their the same thing, but makes for uncomfortable hiking weather. I saw a box turtle. On one road I spotted a skull with 'cursed be Lamalegs' written on it. There was also a dead deer. I got to the shelter for break as cologne was leaving. Then the rain kicked in. So Fin, Lamalegs and I decided to take a nap. we all slept over an hour. Fin found some tabacco, but there wasn't any paper left to roll it. They were saying bibles have rice paper, which works. So they were looking for a new testament. I gave him a page of mine. He's like "don't give me something saying I'm going to hell" The rain cleared, and I meandered through the green tunnel once more. I whistled some, to keep from boredom, and Fin behind me whistled back. The shelter was crowed, with soaking clothes hanging everywhere. I was dry. Yogi and Lamalegs reunited. Good thing it rain cuz I was about to snap,Oh man this is a perfect time for a rap.I'll start all the way back in Daleville,Where I got new gear and relaocated my snail mail.I hiked chill days with RainflyI felt bad a I left him with a goodbye.I made enough pancakes to feed a pig and a hog,Yogi drooled over them like a dog.My sickness of low milage i needed a cure,That was fixed by our german Scavenger.We hiked entire days though, weariness slowly grew,I knew to do this forever I'd turn blue.I liked staying at Rusty's Hard times hostel, and talking about the gospel.I felt like I had a crew,but its good meeting people I never knew.
Date: 2011-05-14
From: Rod Hollow Shelter

To: Blackburn AT Center
Miles today: 18.3
Weather: overcast clouds

I was surprised I got as much sleep as I did, some guy was snoring next to me. I left pretty early and sped along. I heard the weather was going to get worse later in the day. Was my last day in Virgina and she made sure I knew her state was no cakewalk. I rode the rollercoaster, known for it's steep ups and downs as well as it's rocky terrain, course I heard beware the rollercoaster. BUt in retrospect it wasn't too bad. I got tired and hungary, nothin' new. It was a relief to pass VA. Goodbye Virginia has taken me 35 days to Beast you! I hit the 1000 mile mark. Oh Baby! What a day. Skippy showed up right as I got there. We snapped some pictures. He told me how a snake was in the shelter, that they stayed at last night. Course Skippy found another place to sleep. Just before he bumped into me he saw a baby rattler. There were so many boy scouts on the trail. the kids are funny, the one in front shouts at the rest of the group to stand aside and left me pass. Which makes zero sense since it'd be a lot easier for me to move aside the 20 boy scouts. One kid was telling the other kid a riddle, I only got the last part but it went something like " there's a couples retreat on a boat, the boat crashes and ever single person dies, but the death toll was zero, how is this possible?" The kid telling the riddle is like if you know it don't tell, and the other one is like well logic tells me, blah blah blah, and the kids like I told you to not tell if you knew it. On the trail there were lots of people, a lot of them stopped to talk to me. I felt bad for being unconversational, I was just to tired. I glad to be with Skippy and Kelsey apparently Scavenger is behind us, I hope he catches up for his Birthday. At this Hostel place, we are going to sleep on the porch. A lady here made us spaghetti. Skippy ate so much. We also were given brownies for desert.
Date: 2011-05-15
From: Blackburn AT Center

To: David Lesser Memorial shelter
Miles today: 3.3
Weather: moderate rain

I woke up to a drizzle and rolled over.Todays gonna be a chill one. I'll save Harpers Ferry tomorrow, when I met my Mom and Bro to a couple of days. Skippy left late so I joined him. We asked everyone if they had seen Scavenger. One guy said he saw a big tent up, but Skippy was like Scavenger doesn't like to set up his tent, plus the color the guy said it was is off. Skippy and I swapped books, So now I'm reading 'the red pony' Skippys reading the Heaven book. So on our 3 mile trudge he told me how through out the ages people have seen, elves & dwarfs, ghosts, Aliens, and Angles and Demons. All having similar discriptions. He told me to read 'supernatural' So at the shelter theres a ton of stink bugs, so I cleaned out my peanutbutter jar and collected a bunch. Prescott hiked in, I had seen him in the shelter logs. So I was like 'why you way back here" he likes to take zero days. He told me that he hiked a bunch with Peach and Buddha. Prescott and Skippy live fifteen minutes away from each other. The two went to get water, I had Skippy fill up my bottle, and Prescott had extra, it was a .4 climb down rocky. It poured, I was running out of food. I tried to make a fire, I wanted to cook up some rice. It didn't work but I thought at least I could try. So I was sitting under the pavillion eating when a troop of three guys come in. They ask about the water. The one guy broke his brand new carbon hiking pole by falling on it. I feel bad for them as section hikers, with rain in the forecast for the next week and this being their first day out. They moved on, without getting more water. I was so happy to get some tuna, I felt a bit bad for asking. This was from the man who gave me water way back, he told me how he was disgusted at the bubbly residue of milk at eh bottom of my bottle when he gave me water. We are so unlucky a man showed up in the rain, and he's the first to fall asleep, only problem , he snores. Its not like any other snore, its random, and extremely loud, while all of us are wondering how we are going to get any sleep from sawmill. Skippy and I are cracking up, when imitating the man. The other guys are thinking about throwing him out on the picnic table, "Sounds like he almost choked four times now." Then they got desperate, and banged the floor a bunch to get him to stop, it worked. I was happy to have my earplugs.
Date: 2011-05-16
From: David Lesser Memorial shelter

To: Ed Garvey Shelter
Miles today: 15.6
Weather: scattered clouds

I hiked swiftly with Skippy. We were both low on food, He had to resupply at a gas station. I joined him and consumed 2 pints of icecream and shared skippy's fries. At the ATC, it was sweet to be there, in Harper's Ferry. I got my picture taken, they had food, and I found a huge skippy peanutbutter jar in the drop box and showed it to skippy who claimed it. My mother and Brother showed up. I went through the food. Scavenger finally showed up. Ihad asked my mom to bring a chocolate cheese cake. She brought a slice of cheese cake and three candles, I gave to Scavenger. We hiked 7 miles to the next shelter. It was nice to hike slow. My Mom and bro did well in not over packing, like I was afraid of. At the shelter there was a man named tortoise. He hadn't brought extra water like us, and had to hike a mile for water. He was carrying a 60 lb pack. He cooked us instant potatoes with smoked salmon. He gave me a hermonica.In the register someone wrote something very mean about me, it had not grain of truth, and didn't sigh their name. I scribbled it out. Skippy and scavenger showed up. They went on the 2nd floor and partied with the beer they lugged up. They didn't get to bed until late.
Date: 2011-05-17
From: Raven Rock Shelter

To: Pine Knob Shelter
Miles today: 16.6
Weather: light rain

The rain was still coming down in the morning. Nochello, he¢s part of the other German group left early, I never got to meet him. Carby told me Tortoise wasn¢t lying when he said he snored. They never do. I wasn¢t feeling very motivated, so I said we¢d leave when the rain stops. So we sat there while tortoise packed up. It took him forever, he was having trouble fitting everything back in. He made us coffee from water he hiked a second time to get, bam another mile. When the rain stopped we were out and left the same time as tortoise, last I saw him he took a hard fall. The rain visited and Carby needed assistance to fit his trash bag over himself and his pack. My mother has a poncho made of trash bag material with a hood she placed behind her ears. One time she wore the poncho over her pack, and she looked like a hunchback, I couldn¢t help laughing. At our break, mom got bad tasting water at a faucet, in a park. I thought the trail went passed the park but was teased when the trail went right through the park, Hey a little extra walking. At lunch we all shared our food. Mom had me carry some of her food. Mom and Carby got water. Carby and I quoted Shriek and Lord of the Rings. Some parts he would nail the quote and that made me happy. Others there would be a wrong word I¢d catch. It was fun. At four miles to go, I was ready to stop, we took a break, but not for long, south of us were ominous clouds, headed our way. Didn¢t take long till it was pouring, and I was soaked. It was like a water battle I was losing, but I was missing most the drops. We laughed so hard as we scurried passed other hikers, they probably thought we were a bit loony. It was pretty exciting, and wet. There had been a lady who told us the section was flat, ha-ha perhaps the footbridge over the high way. I got honked at as I strutted my stuff. Mother was booking it, twas quite insane. She was focused on getting a spot in that ¢5 person¢ shelter. I had them all guess how many people were at the shelter. Mom guessed 2 Carby guessed 20 I was right I guessed 1 he was an interesting fellow. We called him Carrot, since he had bright red curly hair and ate a bunch of carrots. He had tattoos on his face, legs and arms, and carried a scooter with him, he was probably younger then me. He had also built a fire. With which I cooked up some quinoa and added tuna and cheese. I met Gas-Cap. He¢s a thru hiker who stated in late December. Must have been his Christmas present. He said he rarely shared shelters. And had lots of snow. The shelter had 7 of us and could have fit another.
Date: 2011-05-18
From: Ed Garvey Shelter

To: Raven Rock Shelter
Miles today: 13.1
Weather: light rain

75th day on the trail. Poor Poor Carby got dripped on last night. Mom was surprised at my ability to gobble down 3 packets of oatmeal. I was pouring when I woke up, but it has stopped to a drizzle. We started the uphill slow. We took many breaks. I just felt so exhausted, and my knees hurt. We scrambled over rocks. I wanted to take a nap at lunch, but Carby wanted to go and mom said it was too much work for her to blow up her matress. I could have passed out in seconds. We did get rained on some and this time I put on a trash bag, my shirt was finally dry from being poured on before. I slipped in a puddle and soaked both my shoes. By the end of the day my feet were all wrinkly. The shelter is brand new . the water is 1.2 miles round trip. We got lucky once again. Gas-cap a thruhiker gave me a liter of his water. He started in December, and skipped a bunch of sections, that he'll have to come back and finish. Carby made a fire, which I cooked on and toasted poptarts for dessert. I'm tired, good night. Home Tomorrow.
Date: 2011-05-19
From: Raven Rock Shelter

To: Home, Lancaster PA
Miles today: 7.0

I ate a bunch of pop tarts and cold oatmeal, I don't want to make pop tarts a habit, but oatmeal I should have had before this. There were lots of rocks. carby found a stick, which he calls a staff. He is anti-poles. He calls us bi-polar. He thinks staffs are cool because Gandalf and Moses had one. It just started raining when we came upon a pavilion. Inside where a bunch of boys lying in their sleeping bags, their were 5 of them, Smurf, Yogi, Shorts (AKA shit huffer), Johnny apple seed and mango. I had just told my mother that Smurf was three or four days ahead a couple hours ago. Johnny apple seed and Mango, I had never met since they were always ahead. Count had gone to Maine for 10 days to visit his girlfriend. They had lost motivation and took a bunch zero days, the rain doesn¢t help. It was .2 to the Mason Dixon. Good old PA. We climbed a mountain, to get to the road where my dad picked us up. It was a two hour drive. Dad was complaining violently about my stench. I got my sleeping bag out and took a nap. When I packed it up right before we got home, he stuck his head out the window. It was weird being home. I felt bad for being so stinky. Serena had her stuff all over our room on the floor on my bed. We had tacos for dinner, yummy. Dan had an orchestra concert at the high school. I went to support him. I would have been nice to fall asleep to a movie. I guess I¢ll be busy these next couple days.
Date: 2011-05-20
From: Home, Lancaster PA

To: cabin/ Ladies retreat
Miles today: 0.0

I was a bum, Laid on the couch and watched 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Gladiator'. Mom and I went to a Aunt and girl cousin hang out in the mountains. It was a two hour drive. We passed through Duncannon. My mother talks a ton about the three days she was out with me. I lost my ragging appetite. we made Mt pies on a fire. Then got rained in. We watched a movie, where a guy has a plastic girlfriend.
Date: 2011-05-26
From: Back on the trail

To: Rocky Mountain Shelter
Miles today: 12.2
Weather: clear sky

I spent a week at home. I have become use to the riches of home, now that being clean in normal. I sometimes change as much as four times in one day. Friends have visited. My friends helped me make a delectable chocolate cheese cake, took one day for that baby to be wiped clean. I uploaded a bunch of pictures and clips, I felt like I had taken more pictures then I had. I got rid of excess clothes and exchanged some. I got more music for my ipod, score! Carby and Euan are joining me today. They will be hiking with me 3 days. Euan is a friend, he's exited for big mile days. I'm excited to be back on the trail. Skippy messaged me, he's in Duncannon. So I have some catching up to do. Check out my video. http://www.youtube.com/user/MissBluePantsMy Aunt drove us in her sweet jeep with skylights and a dvd player. We watched monsters inc. At the parking lot by the trail was sitting Legion. Then steady came along too. Legion was like "I thought you were a week ahead?" It was lovely to see the two of them. We left mother, and Aunt Alice behind. He went at a speedy pace. I was a bit scared at the pace, my heart was beating in my ears. It was hotter then I remembered. Euan was fast, it's not fair he has such long legs, he doesn't seem to think having long legs are that great. A bunch of the people people we passes seemed to know who I was. It just weird cuz I don't know them, and they can tell me all sorts of things they heard about me. Creepy. We were shooting for fifteen miles, but a thunderstorm showed up. If we had gone to the next shelter, liked planned it was actually further then I calculated, there was like a shelter every two miles four shelters or so in a row. Anyhow we were glad to be out of the rain once it poured, there were two small shelters, and we got one for the three of us. There were two other guys there who had built a fire. We started cooking Euan's bacon and baked beans. The two together weighing over three pounds. So we got the food half cooked before the fire was to waterlogged to be of use. We then used my new cat food can stove. woot woot. Euan spilled the flaming fuel a bit. We ended the day with epic games of cards, we sat with our sleeping pads in a circle, we played for a couple hours. Not to boast, but I won mostly.