morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2015-05-09
From: Rausch Gap Shelter

To: 501 Shelter
Miles today: 17.5
Weather: few clouds

Tonight made it to the 501 shelter¢¦ Pizza is delivered here!! Ya Baby!!! I ate half of a large and drank a 2 liter mountain dew. My hike hunger is back! Actually hiked 18.1 miles today counting a missed shelter stop and a missed water stop¢¦ backtracking isn¢t fun. Hiked with 4 Hikers today, all good guys. Pic is of Frankie the Hiker in his nesting doll position!
Date: 2015-05-10
From: 501 Shelter

To: Eagles Nest Shelter
Miles today: 15.1
Weather: broken clouds

15.1 miles today¢¦ sounds like an easier day BUT¢¦ 13 of it was over rocks and rocks and rocks. It was fairly level but rock hoping and looking for snakes makes for a sweat soaked day¢¦ all day!! It¢s more strenuous than climbing! Pic is of me at the end of one¢¦ Staying at the Eagles Nest Shelter. Tomorrow I get a shower, YES!!!!!
Date: 2015-05-11
From: Eagles Nest Shelter

To: Port Clinton
Miles today: 8.6
Weather: overcast clouds

9 miles into Port Clinton. Hit Cabellas, Logans steakhouse, did laundry, had a 1 hr shower, and slept in a real bed...Ahhhhhhh. The mornings always come to soon as I head uphill out of town. 45 mins later I'm totally soaked in sweat...dripping !!
Date: 2015-05-12
From: Port Clinton

To: Eckville Shelter
Miles today: 15.2
Weather: overcast clouds

Another rocky hike for 12 miles then surprisingly 3 on a logging road into Eckville shelter... with a real flush toilet. Seriously!! I flushed 3 times just for fun! The pic, yes it's the trail!! Tank and Wingnut on Pinnacle Rock.
Date: 2015-05-13
From: Eckville Shelter

To: Bake Oven shelter
Miles today: 17.4
Weather: light rain

17.4 today. Staying at Bake Oven shelter. Tough tough tough day... rocks rocks rocks !!!! A Frenchman rolled in tonight. He only did 26 miles and is in his 70s..... wimp. Tomorrow we expect more of the same... I'm glad we only have 13 miles waiting on us... the Frenchman will do 25....
Date: 2015-05-14
From: Bake Oven shelter

To: Danielsville
Miles today: 12.7
Weather: clear sky

12.7 Today. Nothing but rocks and boulders all day. It really tests your feet. Today Wingnut called it quits for a few days of foot therapy... It hurt for him to put his socks on over all the blisters and the rocks beat up his feet everyday. I doubt I'll see him again. Real good guy. I hope he makes it to Maine. I made it into Danielsville for the night. The jail house hostel has closed due to the 1% of Hikers that have no respect for others, so the result is no place to overnight or get water for miles and miles. I did the Palmerton climb and I navigated TICK alley unattached... I hope. I hope to see my son tomorrow night as I roll into Wind Gap around 4pm... He is coming in just to hike with his dad for a few days. It'll be awesome to have him here. The pics today are of me climbing out of Palmerton and the other shows where a brush fire was stopped right at the AT trail.
Date: 2015-05-16
From: Wind Gap

To: Delaware Water gap
Miles today: 15.6
Weather: clear sky

Wind Gap to Delaware Water gap¢¦.I did 16 tough rock filled miles today. PA is coming to a close and I¢m sure the rocks will vanish with it¢¦ lol. When I arrived at the trail-head my son was there waiting with a nice cold orange soda. It was tough to decide which I wanted to hug more! I chose Brian!!! So awesome to see him. Thunderstorms moving in so we decided to get a hotel and get organized. It poured and poured. Good move! Goodnight
Date: 2015-05-17
From: Delaware Water gap

To: Rattlesnake Campground
Miles today: 14.1
Weather: clear sky

PA is just a memory. We crossed into NJ early and what a celebration. No more rocks¢¦lol. We bounced our way across Delaware River bridge (state line). Every time a semi passed, the bridge would gallop probably 6 inches¢¦. just a little disconcerting. Tough day for water, we ran out and hiked for 3 more miles to a campsite that had a spring nearby!!! Water is the next gold! Brian brought the Cadillac of tents with him. 3 person!! Luxury like nothing else. So much space compared to my 1 person! Great weather¢¦. and company!
Date: 2015-05-18
From: Rattlesnake Campground

To: Brink Shelter
Miles today: 10.7

10.7 today since Brian is being picked up 4 miles from here in the morning at a crossroad. It¢s been really nice having him along¢¦ he has had a nice mix of terrain to enjoy. The ticks love him!! He flicked off 10 or so¢¦.. Thunderstorms in store for me tomorrow all day¢¦. maybe I¢ll get lucky. The pic is of the cabin we stayed in.
Date: 2015-05-19
From: Brink Shelter

To: Nero
Miles today: 3.6
Weather: overcast clouds

Nero Day. It rained last. It was the darkest night I can remember in a long time. Brian and I both woke up this morning talking about it. Funny enough we both used our lights to see if we were blind¢¦ wow it was dark! This morning Brian and I hiked about 4 miles in the fog and tree rain to HWY 206 and waited for his shuttle to show up and give him a lift back to his car. I did not want to see him go and I so enjoyed having him with me¢¦. we never get enough of our children once they grow up! While waiting for the driver we had burger at the only place in town. It was a beautiful place on a lake. I decided it would be a good time to get a hotel/shower/laundry and a dry nights sleep since there wouldn¢t be another chance for a while. The pic is of us saying goodbye¢¦ looks like I¢m on my own for the next 100 miles.
Date: 2015-05-20
From: Nero

To: Shelter
Miles today: 16.2
Weather: overcast clouds

Very quiet hike today ¢ 16.2 miles. I did pass a civil war skirmish line today, since rocks are so plentiful they would build a row of rocks and defend the high ground. Farmers used that technique also when clearing land but they were better built. Is pretty chilly tonight. It¢s 6pm and I¢m in my sleeping bag already. So far the shelter is all mine. The other pic is the highest point in NJ.
Date: 2015-05-21
From: Shelter

To: Boardwalk
Miles today: 13.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Easy 13.0 today. Best terrain I¢ve seen in a long time. Tomorrow will be totally different. Stairway to heaven which is an ass kicker and another climb later in the day that is pretty ugly also. Oh well, baby steps! The pics are of the boardwalk over the NJ swampland, probably 2 miles in all. The other is this really good looking guy I saw on the trail next to a stile..used to cross fences.
Date: 2015-05-22
From: Boardwalk

To: Wawayanda Shelter
Miles today: 11.5
Weather: overcast clouds

Beautiful day to hike¢¦. right up to the point where I had to climb 1000 ft¢¦. it¢s called stairway to heaven (sorry bill) and it¢s an unrelenting climb over crazy rocks and boulders¢¦ I¢m alone in my hubble tonight and its supposed to get down to 37 degrees¢¦.. That isn¢t too bad, its the hiking in the morning at that temp that hurts! The pic is of my hubble for the night, the trail, and a trail side relic.
Date: 2015-05-23
From: Wawayanda Shelter

To: Stealth
Miles today: 15.0
Weather: light rain

Stealth Camping ¢ 15.0 miles today, absolutely gorgeous day to hike. Good challenges. Awesome Boulder climbs and spectacular views. ¢¦. I¢m sorry my days here are almost over¢¦. my goal is the Hudson River and I¢ll be there in 2 days¢¦ pictures for today are on top of a Boulder climb. ¢¦ highest point in NY along the AT and the NY border¢¦. and yes it¢s the trail. 3 more States done!
Date: 2015-05-24
From: Stealth

To: William Brein Shelter
Miles today: 17.0
Weather: overcast clouds

17.0 miles which week give me 10 miles left and a nice short day on the trail.Today was tough. ..but the last shelter was so bad¢¦ I had to do the 5 more to get here. ¢¦this one is just as bad so I¢m in my tent ! Pic today are of awesome trail magic. ¢¦Just as I was running out of food. ¢¦and the other is of a rock crawl called the lemon squeeze. ¢¦had to throw my pack up to squeeze through¢¦¢¦
Date: 2016-05-17
From: Hudson River Bridge

To: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
Miles today: 8.0
Weather: clear sky

Hello everyone!!! Back on the trail. It¢s a always tough starting out again. This time I¢ll have awesome company with me, Abbie wanted to live the dream for 150 miles.We had a great night at the Bear Mountain Inn getting ready¢¦ my pack weight was 30 lbs when we left Fort Worth, somehow it now weighs 40 lbs¢¦ and I found items I¢m sure I didn¢t pack or need¢¦ hmmmmm !Today we did approx 8 miles total. The trail goes right through a zoo in Fort Montgomery, nice way to start! We averaged 1 mph and I¢m sure I heard some muttering of bad words. lol¢¦. Abbie only used 2 muscle relaxers. She hung in there¢¦ she did think I¢m nuts to hike 2200 miles! Maybe I am. I don¢t know what tomorrow will bring or if it will involve a cab to the airport, but I¢m going to pretend 10 miles is in our future!!! One day at a time and tiny tiny baby steps!!Goodnight !!!!
Date: 2016-05-18
From: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center

To: Sunken Mine Rd. Stealth Camp
Miles today: 8.0
Weather: clear sky

We got off to a late start today. All the other Hikers headed out ahead of us. That was fine with me since I just wanted to hike with Abbie. Not many Hikers out this far north yet¢¦ no trail magic for us yet but others have seen it. I¢m eager for Abbie to experience that too. We did 8 miles again today¢¦ and the last two were quite painful for my sweetie. It breaks my heart to see her cry. As supportive as I try to be, it doesn¢t soften the reality of the trail! She is giving it her all but I can see the cracks and her pain is mine !!Tomorrow will bring another 8 miles and finally our first shelter¢¦RPH. Hopefully another first for her. She now says I¢m insane to do this as well as all the others that have gone before me¢¦.lol.Here is a picture of total misery! We will see what tomorrow brings!
Date: 2016-05-19
From: Sunken Mine Rd. Stealth Camp

To: Home....
Miles today: 0.0

This morning it was so hard for her to say the words I could see on her lips!! She hurt to much to keep going. Even tho she encouraged me to continue there was no way I¢d ever ever consider that. What we needed was a trail angel! We packed everything up hiked back to Sunken Mine Rd. I stuck out my thumb and the first car stopped¢¦ our trail angel was here. Amazing! He took us 20 miles to get us to a place where we could rent a car and get a hotel room. Abbie said she needed a horse to continue so I got her the one you see in the picture!!We are in Albany NY tonight and will return home for her to calm her aches¢¦ she is a bonafide city girl!!I¢ll be back again to finish the trail¢¦ approx 700 miles next year!!TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!
Date: 2017-05-05
From: Home

To: Sunken Mine Rd.
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: moderate rain

Hello everyone!! I¢m about to begin what I anticipate to be my final section of an awesome AT experience. The trail is calling and I must go! I¢m flying out today and expect to begin my hike in the morning. I didn¢t expect anything unusual, but with me and my sweetie anything is possible! It¢s a awesome thing to have the patience of a saint!! LOL. When we rolled out of the driveway at 3:30 everything was planned to the finest detail¢¦ that lasted 3 miles when my sweetie said, ¢OMG I don¢t have my phone!!!¢ 10 minutes later we are back home to discover the phone was in her purse¢¦..Grrrrrrrr. Another 30 minutes later we arrive at the airport, I hand the keys to my sweetie, get out of the car¢¦. she locks the keys on the car¢¦¢¦Grrrrrrrrr. Luckily I had popped the truck lid. You don¢t really appreciate how small a Honda civic is until you are crawling through the trunk to get the door open!! As a memento, I sustained my first AT injury before I actually touched the trail. She says ¢Rub some dirt in it¢¦ Walk it off¢¦¢ Can anyone say infection!!!I¢M BAAAAACK. YAHOO!!!!!! 800 Miles to go!
Date: 2017-05-06
From: Sunken Mine Rd.

To: RalphÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Peak Hikers Shelter
Miles today: 11.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Well I¢m at my first stop¢¦RPH shelter¢¦.Ralph¢s Peak Hikers shelter. Not a bad day after the rain stopped. Only did 11 miles today. That¢s 22000 steps of you¢re into that!One picture is of me watching my sweetie leave me alone in the woods with big animals all around !!! The stream crossing was precarious at best but i made it¢¦.I found out later the next guy didn¢t¢¦..he and his pack weighed another 50lbs¢¦.it¢s just water weight !!! I feel bad that my sleeping bag is dry¢¦.!! See ya tomorrow !
Date: 2017-05-07
From: RalphÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Peak Hikers Shelter

To: Morgan Stewart Memorial Shelter
Miles today: 9.0
Weather: light rain

I¢m in for the night¢¦.stopped early because of the constant rain¢¦..it¢s to late to try for the next shelter¢¦.tonight will be very cold¢¦.possible snow !!! I¢ll be sleeping with every piece of clothing I brought¢¦.it¢s a good look on me !! I crossed over the Storm Mountain Great Divide today¢¦from now on all water goes downhill !! Hey, that¢s what the sign said !The pic is of my humble abode for the night¢¦.at least I got the spot with the least amount of wind. I¢ve seen a couple weekend hikers so far but still no one to hike with¢¦..there will be even less people out during the week. I¢m thinking a may have to start talking to the squirrels¢¦but it¢s early!
Date: 2017-05-08
From: Morgan Stewart Shelter 

To: Wiley Shelter
Miles today: 16.6
Weather: overcast clouds

Pretty cold last night but no snow!If you ever wondered what happened to balloons that we see fly off¢¦.they don¢t go into outer space! Here¢s one in New York I found on the trail..!! The other pic is of the Metro station on the Appalachian Trail.. 15 bucks and you can flag the train to stop and take you to New York city¢¦ you can find anything on the trail !!I hiked 16 miles today and my dogs are barking¢¦ It¢s one of those times the shelters don¢t line up and you either stealth camp or hike the distance. Still rained again today but not bad. The worst was all the mud that didn¢t have planks to walk on¢¦..I¢m alone tonight and it¢s pitch !!! I saw one thru hiker today¢¦much faster than me so I only saw him for a few minutes¢¦ It¢s 8:30 and I¢ve been here an hr. Enough time to haul and filter 3 liters of water and heat up some Ramen¢¦too tired for anything else¢¦!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Date: 2017-05-09
From: Wiley Shelter

To: Mt Algo Shelter
Miles today: 12.4
Weather: broken clouds

Today was pretty tough. It was only 13 miles but a few really long uphill climbs, lots of rocks. I thought I was in Pennsylvania again. I¢m sore right now but that will pass¢¦ and walking for 2.5 days in rain has left me with a severe case of chafing. I would send a pic, but there is no one to take it¢¦.it¢s probably best that way for all concerned. I made it into Connecticut today¢¦ only 5 states left! For a minute I thought I was having some trail magic until I realized it was just some fancy balloons telling us we are special for hiking I guess¢¦.no food or drinks¢¦ Pictures are of the fancy balloon with no trail magic, the scenic view where I stopped for lunch, and the crossing into Ct. Tomorrow I hike into Kent Ct. for my food drop box then back onto the trail for 8 miles, half day¢¦. I desperately need a shower but I¢ll take care of that in 3 or 4 more days!!
Date: 2017-05-10
From: Mt Algo Shelter

To: Stewart Hollow Brook Shelter
Miles today: 7.3
Weather: overcast clouds

About 8 miles today since I had to go into Kent to get my food drop. It was another 5 mi. just to do that.Ok, chafing issue¢¦. I walk into the outfitter store where my food drop is¢¦..like I¢ve been riding a horse for a month¢¦.The lady working behind the counter says, ¢A little chafing issue?¢ It wasn¢t like I could hide it¢¦.¢Yes ma¢am.¢ She says ¢I¢ve got just what you need¢ and points up to a male torso sporting a pair of briefs that could only have been heaven sent!! What¢s funny was that she had tennis balls in the shorts!!! They were perfect¢¦ cradled, separated, and were just the ticket¢¦.and in my size too¢¦ lol. $32, the most I¢ve ever spent on one pr. of briefs. I would have paid 100 for the relief!!!I received my first trail magic today¢¦. A 1 in. square of dark chocolate¢¦. Soooo tasty it qualifies no matter the size! A young couple on a date at a rock cropping kindly offered. The pics today are of me at the chocolate offering site¢¦The next is of St. John¢s ledges¢¦ there is nothing saintly about this descent. It took me 45 min of terror to get down it. I actually worked up a sweat going downhill, from fear I think. The pic doesn¢t do it justice! And last is my humble abode once again, not too much activity from the mice since it¢s been so cold at night!
Date: 2017-05-11
From: Stewart Hollow Brook Shelter

To: Pine Swamp Shelter
Miles today: 10.0
Weather: few clouds

My plan was 16 miles but my feet were hurting from all the rocks and climbs. I just don¢t have legs for yet, so I¢m in the shelter at 10 miles. I imagine it¢ll take me a month to get some legs built up¢¦. It¢s supposed to get down to freezing tonight so I have my tent set up in the shelter to contain some heat. Nobody coming north that I know of¢¦ so I¢m taking the chance!The briefs have helped the chafing issue immensely¢¦ Still some soreness but I¢ll at least be able to heal now. Did I mention thatwoman and these briefs area a Godsend¢¦.. No more cheese graters rubbing together!!!!I have two pics today, the first is where I had lunch¢¦ The views are truly amazing and will be spectacular further north, the second is yours truly pushing through a very narrow gap of rocks¢¦ some call it the 2nd lemon squeeze¢¦.it was tight!
Date: 2017-05-12
From: Pine Swamp Shelter

To: Salisbury Ct. Hostel
Miles today: 15.7
Weather: overcast clouds

With weather moving in tomorrow¢¦. I can¢t make it to the next shelter before it begins to rain¢¦so here I am. The lady that runs the place is 88 years young and quite a character!It was a beautiful day to hike¢¦blue sky¢s and 65 degrees. Only one 3 mile climb today so¢¦.not bad! Last night after I put my tent in the shelter 10 high school hikers showed up¢¦ fortunately they wanted to pitch tents so I was safe. It was funny watching them trying to get behind the shelter to steal a smooch when the teachers weren¢t looking.The only pic I took today was at my lunch stop¢¦.beautiful water falls¢¦. Oh and I did hike up on a mountain bike just sitting on the trail on it¢s kickstand¢¦.I thought about it but I just couldn¢t do it¢¦. Well it¢s past hiker midnight so I¢m fading¢¦ I may not have anything to say tomorrow if I decide to sit out the rain till Monday¢¦ we will see. Being dry is nice and it¢s giving me healing time that I do need!
Date: 2017-05-14
From: Salisbury Ct. Hostel

To: Hemlock Shelter
Miles today: 12.6
Weather: clear sky

I¢m back on the trail this morning¢¦ I met an Aussie in Salisbury named Josh, aka Goose from down under! Much faster than me on the trail but we passed the time in town while waiting out the rain. We are in the same shelter tonight but tomorrow he will do 27 miles¢¦.I¢ll do 14ish. I crossed over into Ma. today¢¦4 states left. I took 2 falls today¢¦ fortunately I landed on my pack both times. I also pulled an arm muscle but nothing serious while crawling down a rock face with water everywhere¢¦ slippery! Lunch again by a waterfall¢¦ And a pic of Josh at the seen of the crime where I took my worse fall. In camp tonight is 25 Harvard grads decompressing¢¦ It¢s a tradition I¢m told. I congratulated them all on graduating from Yale!! LOL
Date: 2017-05-15
From: Hemlock Shelter

To: East Mountain Retreat
Miles today: 17.5
Weather: clear sky

Don¢t let the name fool ya, if I didn¢t have a food drop waiting here for me I would have hiked right on by. This place is the worst! Sometimes you just don¢t know what you are in for until you get there. I feel like I¢m in an episode of twilight zone, this place is creepy! Anyway, I hiked most of the day in the rain today but the sun came out for a bit in the afternoon. I hiked 16 mi. on the trail and 1.5 to get to this dump. I can¢t wait to leave on the morning, sore feet or not! I¢m sorry I don¢t have any pics today, it was a 10 hr day to get in the miles. Lots of rock face descents and wet¢¦ which means slower than my usual slow. I¢m sleeping on the floor because I don¢t want to sleep in the bed here¢¦ awful!!!
Date: 2017-05-16
From: East Mountain Retreat

To: Shakers Campsite 
Miles today: 13.5
Weather: clear sky

BEAR!!!!!  Run!! No don't run.... Fight!!! Ya, get out your 2 inch blade and fight!! Wait..  No don't fight... Wave your poles to make yourself look huge... that never worked before why would it work now !!! What ta do, what ta do.... read instructions... packed in bottom of bag... BEAR !!!! Wait a min, instructions said he would run away... why is he still looking at me !!!!  RUN !!!!  No don't run dummy.. get a pic... another 3 min of our stalemate... with me not able to get phone started for camera.... cuz I'm shaking like a leaf.....finally, click click click click.....did it click....I didn't hear it click. Who cares... RUN....slowly!!! A very healthy specimen...!!A beautiful day to hike. I escaped the twilight zone and survived an almost deadly BEAR encounter!! A very good day all in all!!Pic today is of a BEAR!!!  And my humble abode!!!!
Date: 2017-05-17
From: Shakers Campsite

To: Berkshires Motel
Miles today: 13.0
Weather: clear sky

I treated myself today to a shower and a cheeseburger and a real bed !!! It'll be over way to soon...! Today it was hot, it really took it out of me just to do 13.... only pics today are of a styles crossing at a barb wire fence...not one you want to hurry over. The other is of me...Clean!!
Date: 2017-05-18
From: Berkshires Motel

To: Kay Wood Shelter
Miles today: 17.6
Weather: clear sky

Well, the shower was for nothing. I reek again after 10 min on the trail this morning. Started out with a 3 mi climb... Today the gnats were out in full force following my special scent on every climb. Once I made the summit and there was a tiny bit of wind, they went away. The pic is of my most valuable possession today... a bug net. Gnats now, horse flys next, and then the hoards of mosquitoes.... You know you wish you were here!! I saw what I thought might be trail magic today, a cooler by the road about 300 yards off the trail.... It was just people selling eggs. I didn't realize that it was also the location of the cookie lady, I didn't see the sign on her house.. I missed it! Everyone goes to the cookie ladies house... oh well!  I did about 17 miles today since I made the first shelter by noon, 8 miles. I didn't want to waste the rest of the day just sitting....17 hurt but I'm here. I'll try to get more pics but it was so hot hiking today it was all I could do to just get here...whew !!! Still hiking alone but see an occasional friendly in the shelters....
Date: 2017-05-19
From: Kay Wood Shelter

To: Mark Nobel Shelter
Miles today: 16.9
Weather: overcast clouds

I was happy to be in a shelter last night....it poured rain with lots of lighting... I expected the only camper to come inside but she did not. My plan was to hike the 2.5 mi into Dalton Ma. for breakfast which I did...I ordered 2 small pancakes and 2 eggs with diced ham........ The pic shows what they brought me....LOL. I ate half of it.... The morning pic is what I see when I look out of the shelter at 5:45 am. The pic of my bent hiking pike was the result of to much breakfast food... The last pic if of my evening lodging for tonight....should be a chilly night. I'm sharing tonight with a couple from eastern mass who are out for two weeks...very nice. And a young man who thru hiked last year and has given me good info for hiking the Whites.