morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2012-09-02
From: campsite at falls

To: crocker cirque campsote
Miles today: 11.5
Weather: light rain

We started hiking around 7:15 and it was another great day to hike. We started with a climb up spaulding mtn at 4000ft bit it was over a 6 mile stretch. We made it to the top around 11 and had lunch. We then hiked .9 and came to a plaque in a rock which stated this was where the last section of the AT was done to complete the whole trail of 2054 miles. The trail has grown 27 miles over the 75 yrs of the trail up to 2184. We then made a steep descent down to south branch carrabassett river which we had to Ford. Ratman fished and caught another native trout. We then made our way up to our campsite around 2:30. We built a fire and sat around with spirit,y's guy, count dracula and no sweat. We retired for the evening at 7. We will b going into stratton to stay tomorrow then we will have to avg 15.3 for 12 days to finish then 5.1 on the 17 to finish our thru-hike. Goodnight and god bless.
Date: 2012-09-03
From: crocker cirque campsote

To: stratton
Miles today: 7.3
Weather: clear sky

We started hiking around 7::00 with the thoughts of reaching stratton by 11. This would be the last day in town bc we need to do 15.4 per day for 12 days to reach Baxter state park. We climbed first up to south crocker mtn at 4040ft then made our way over to north crocker which is at 4228ft but only 1 mile from south crocker. We then hiked 5.2 into stratton. The morning was great for hiking and the terrain was better. When we reached the road a girl who thru-hiked in 2011 was doing trail magic. The lady gave us a ride to the motel where we checked in then went across the street to have lunch. We will be in monson on sat bc our friend is having a big hiker feed and everyone is welcome. So if u are near monson sat stop by for lunch and dinner. We have 188 miles to go and want everyone to know that without your well wishes and prayers we would have never made it, so thank u and god bless.
Date: 2012-09-04
From: stratton

To: camping on flagstaff lake
Miles today: 17.9

We went over and had coffee at the local store before trying to hitch out of town. The lord blessed us with another ride, before we evening made it up to the road to hitch a lady pulled in and gave ys a ride. We made it to trail head about 7:40. We first had to climb up to horns pond lean-to where it was so tempting to fish but with rain in forecast we had to keep hiking. We past the 2000 mile marker which felt great. We then hiked up to south horn and bigelow west peak at 3831ft and 4145ft. The views were great no rain yet and we were surrounded by lakes in the valleys below. We picked a nice island to put a home on. We then started hiking again bc we wanted to push as far as possible with rain coming in. We made it avery peak then then over to little bigelow where the fog was starting to roll in. We then made it to the little bigelow lean-to for water. We pushed on and found nice spot on lake with views of lake and surrounding mts. God bless to everyone. Also on Sept 17 our summitt day and one year anniversary we ask everyone at noon when we r on top of katahdin to celebrate with us in this way. Thank the lord for all the blessing bestowed upon u and ur family then yell walk with Jesus. We thank
Date: 2012-09-05
From: campsite on flagstaff lake

To: pierce pond lean-to
Miles today: 15.1
Weather: overcast clouds

What a day for hiking, we hiked in water from our ankles to our waist what fun. We waited until 10:00 until the rain stopped. We hiked the trail which had become a stream and the creeks were now rivers. The first was Jerome brook where water was waist deep. We then made it to west carry pond lean-to for lunch. We then started swimming again oops I meant hiking, we made it to east carry pond where we filled up with water. We then along with spirit made it to the shelter around 6:30 wet and tired. It was a fun day but also drained. Pierce pond is where the young thru-hiker drowned earlier this yr. We ask that u pray for his family. God bless.
Date: 2012-09-06
From: pierce pond lean-to

To: campsite near moxie pond
Miles today: 15.5
Weather: scattered clouds

Ratman, Spirit and I left camp at 7am and headed to the kennebec river to catch the ferry across. The ferry only runs from 9-11 and 2-4. We arrived at 8:50. He picked us up at 9am. The river was actually calm compared to some of the stream we have had to ford. At the road we hitched into town for breakfast at northern outdoors. The breakfast was great. Alot of food for a great price. From caratunk we made our way up pleasant pond mtn where we sat for an hour to take in the view and waited for spirit. We then made a 4 mile descent down to where we sat up camp with spirit knowing we had 25.2 miles into monson tomorrow. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-09-07
From: campsite near moxie pond

To: monson, me
Miles today: 25.2
Weather: scattered clouds

We left camp around 6:45am and headed for monson. We first hiked up to bald mtn brook lean to and took a short break before heading up a 2 mile climb to moxie bald mtn. We made it up and back down to moxie bald mtn lean to which was a 7.3 mile hike so we knew we had a good chance to make it to monson. The trail leaveled out and stayed from 1000 to 1500ft elevation. We reached west branch of piscatquis river where we had to hold onto a rope to cross in water up to our waist. The water was swift from the recent rainfall. We had to ford 2 more rivers that were knee to waist deep on our way to monson. We made it to lake hebran and knew we were only 3.3 from monson. We saw 10 grouse and 7 snakes which is unusual to see that many snakes in maine. We finally made it to ME 15 around 7pm. There our friend AT Troll picked us up and took us to monson. We set up our tent on the ballfield where Troll is providing a huge hiker feed for the hikers. He fixed us hamburgers for supper with chips and cold drinks. Can you believe it we have 114.5 miles to go and our journey will be over. It all is bittersweet but our bodies are worn out. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-09-08
From: monson, me

To: monson, me
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Zero today. We stayed in town with our friend for the hiker feed. We had hot dogs, desserts and cold watermelon for lunch. Tonight we will have burgers and hot dogs and all the trimmings for supper. Tomorrow for breakfast we will have biscuits and gravy before conquering the 100 mile wilderness. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-09-09
From: monson, me

To: campsite at wilbur brook
Miles today: 13.6

We ate bf with friends at hiker feed then troll gave us a ride to the trail. We started hiking around 9:00 and first thing had to Ford a stream. We entered the 100 mile wilderness with katahdin in reach. We took short break at leeman brook lean-to. Then we had ups and downs until we forded little Wilson and big Wilson streams. We then hiked to wilber brook and decided to camp next to a waterfall. We only have 100.9 to go its hard to imagine. God bless.
Date: 2012-09-10
From: campsite at wilbur brook

To: campsite at pleasant river
Miles today: 16.7
Weather: overcast clouds

We left camp at 7:15 it was a cool morning. We hiked over barren ledges where we had a great view so we took a break. We then continued over barren mtn then we came to fourth and third mtns. We stopped at chairback gap lean-to to eat and met two day hikers who gave us protein bars. We then had some rocky downhill with rain over on the distant mtn. We then made our way down to our campsite. We, along with late 4 dinner found a note for trail magic at the Ford. We walked down .2 and found some people from charlotte nc we feeding hikers. We had ham and cheese,Pepsi,Debbie food cakes,apples and beef jerky. Getting trail magic in 100 mile wilderness is a true blessing. We have hiked 2100 miles 84.2 to go. God bless.
Date: 2012-09-11
From: campsite at pleasant river

To: east branch lean to
Miles today: 16.4

Frist thing this morning we had to ford the river. We then hiked up gulf hagas trail and looked at some beautiful waterfalls. We made our way up gulf hagas mountain and to west peak. We hiked up hay mountain and then over whitecap mountain our last 3000ft mountain. We then made our way to the shelter and where late 4 dinner started a nice fire and ratman caught fresh brook trout and we cooked them over hot coals. They were nice and tender. We met 2 sections hikers that were staying there for the night as well. We sat around the fire had dinner and talked for awhile before retiring to our tent. God Bless.
Date: 2012-09-12
From: east branch lean to

To: sandy beach on jo-mary lake
Miles today: 17.7

We left around 7am. Today was a nice hike. The trail was easy. Some rocks and roots but nice on the feet. We made it to camp around 3:30pm. The beach was sandy and the lake water felt great. Late 4 Dinner was waiting for us. We set up our tent and enjoyed the remainder of the day. Ratman and Late 4 Dinner fished and caught several fish. We sat around the fire and watched as the sun set behind the mountain in front of us. God Bless.
Date: 2012-09-13
From: sandy beach on jo-mary lake

To: rainbow stream lean to
Miles today: 20.0
Weather: broken clouds

This morning we hiked about 2 miles and took a short side trail for a view of Katahdin at Pemadumcook Lake. The site was amazing. From the we remained around 500ft till we made our way up Nesuntabunt Mountain. At the top we sat on a rock for several minutes just staring at Katahdin in front of us again. The mountain is amazing in vision and to know that we will be climbing it within days is overwhelming. We hiked around cressent pond and polywog gorge. We the made our way to the shelter and sat around the fire talking to late 4 dinner and a section hiker. We ate all of the food we had left in our packs because we knew that we would be at the store for burgers tomorrow. God Bless>
Date: 2012-09-14
From: rainbow stream lean to

To: Katahdin Streams Campground
Miles today: 25.0
Weather: clear sky

We left camp early so that we would make it to Abol bridge store for a burger. We first made our way up rainbow ledges where got yet another great view of Katahdin. After a few pics we made our way down the mountain. We stopped at hurd lean to for a quick break and then headed on. We got to abol bridge campground where we had planned to spend the night however they did not honor the prices that were in our book so after a great lunch and a small resupply we decided to hike another 10 miles into katahdin stream. While eating lunch we saw Jaye whom we had met a couple days back. We were talking and she offered to pick us up in the morning and take us to town. Trail angels are great!!After checking in we went to the birches and prepared for our last night on the trail. It has been a great journey. We still have our last 5 miles up the mountain on monday. It is hard to believe that we are at the end. We have enjoyed all the great friends that we have met on the trail. We have enjoyed the last 100 miles of hiking and camping with late 4 dinner. We look forward to seeing spirit and y's guy soon plus all of our other friends. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-09-15
From: millinocket

To: millinocket
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

0 in millinocket, we enjoyed the end of trail days with other hikers. We hiked in the parade and had dinner with friends. We plan to go to bar harbour to have a lobster dinner with ratmans dad and son. We shared a room with late 4 dinner and we were blessed to get to know him in the 100 mile wilderness. He is a good friend and look forward to summitting Monday with him and about 15 friends. God bless
Date: 2012-09-16
From: millinocket

To: millinocket
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

We went to the Maine coast and had our lobster dinner and picked Maine apples. Tomorrow is the big day when we finish this great journey. We have had time to reflect on the last 6 months and feel blessed to finish our hike. We want to thank the trail workers,trail angels, those who provide trail magic and give hikers rides, churches along the trail who have helped hikers so much. We want to thank all of u for following our journey and for all your prayers. We feel without all the support of trail angels and all followers this would not be possible. We get ready for the hike up katahdin and can't wait to summitt and celebrate the lord and our 1 yr anniversary. God bless to everyone and remember to thank the lord tomorrow at noon with us for all his blessings. God bless.
Date: 2012-09-17
From: millinocket

To: katahdin
Miles today: 5.1
Weather: clear sky

We did it. We started at 7 and made the summitt at 10:30. We summitted with late 4 dinner,y's guy, spirit, cheesy turtle,socks,slow foot,Mr. Fabulous,shanti,squatch. We were blessed with a great day no clouds and warm weather. We celebrated 1 yr married and 2184 miles walked with some great people. We honored the lord then we congratulated each other. We will b putting pics on when we get home. We are currently driving home 21 hrs away. We again thank u all for following us and praying for us. God bless and always walk with Jesus.
Date: 2012-09-18
From: katahdin

To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

We are still driving on I81 about 6 hrs from home. We can't stop telling stories about the AT and all the great people we had the pleasure to hike with and meet at road crossings or in towns. The AT changes you in so many ways, all for the better. We feel the reason the AT can change you is that u get away from all the bad news tv and the hectic day to day life we all live. The trail let's you realize what I really important in life and also u have a lot of time to get even closer to the lord. On the trail we were hungry at times thirsty at times,living in a tent the majority of the time but we were always happy and we always knew the lord would provide for us when we needed a ride or a place to stay. He brought so many people into our lives and they blessed through him. We just want to thank the lord and everyone we met for the blessings bestowed upon us. God bless
Date: 2012-09-23
From: home

To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

We are currently at home trying to adjust to life off the trail. We spent the weekend in Cherokee, NC With some friends. We start work tomorrow so we thought we would have a weekend vacation. We will continue to blog on this site. We plan to hike in Spain next June and we hope that you will continue to follow us on our adventures and in the mean time continue to Walk With Jesus. Here are our final stats from our hike.Trail Magic--202money found on the trail--42.75extra miles walked--132.4falls: Ratman--5Tumbler--4Slack packs--10Wildlife:Deer--124Snakes--90Turkey--30Grouse--25Bear--14Raccoon--6Beaver--3Moose--2Wolf--1Daily Miles:zeros--291-5 miles--65 to 10 miles--3510 to 20--9720+--18Tenting--116hotel--29house--17hostel--14shelters--3cabin--2hut--2hospital--1car--1We averaged spending a 1.25 to 1.50 per mile each. With the cost of food being half the money. At a later date we will put the total of hikers plus the state they are from that we met on the trail. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-09-25
From: home

To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

To everyone who has followed us on our journey we are offering a CD of 400 pictures from the trail for $20.00 each. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the charity we were raising money for on the trail. If you are interested in purchasing one or would like to make a donation please email me at honeymoonhikers2012@gmail.com.
Date: 2012-09-29
From: home

To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Well the trail has been calling us back since we have been home. It has been difficult adjusting to life off the trail. We have both started back to work which is a real bummer other than we get to give back to others a little of what we got on the trail. So this morning we got up and headed for the trail at Laurel Falls in Hampton, TN. Our first stop was Starbucks where we got a coffee to get our morning started. We then stopped by the flea-market next to the Bristol Raceway for some fresh veggies, since we are eating healthy. After leaving there we stopped by Kincora Hostel to see Bob, but he was shuttleing a hiker. So we headed to the trail and hiked 4 or 5 miles round trip on the AT. It felt great to be on the trail again. The morning started out overcast but by the time we reached the falls the rain was starting to come down. We thought we were going to get soaked but it stopped as quick as it started. We met some day and section hikers whom we talked to about the trail and our hike. After getting back to our car we drove a half mile to the Black Bear Hostel. It is a new hostel that just opened year. The owner told us that she had about 300 hikers stay there. It is a very clean and well maintained hostel. They offer resupply, shuttles, internet, a social room with tv and movies. Everything a hiker needs. We then went to Outback for dinner and afterwards we went to visit the Chapman family who have been faithful followers from the start. We watched the TN-GA game which was a bummer because TN lost. After the game we headed home. Pictures will be posted tomorrow. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-10-07
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Friday morning we headed for Cherokee, NC. We first went to REI in Ashville, NC and traded our equipment in. We got new packs for the PCT and weekend backpacking. The packs we purchaced are Gregory 65 for him and Gregory Deva 60 for me. They seem much more durable than our last ones. After leaving we headed to Cherokee. We got our room and of course hit the bingo hall..lol. Saturday we hiked to Mingo Falls in Cherokee. They were beautiful. The leaves are changing colors and the weather is cooler. Fall is in the air. As we headed home today we stopped by the flee market and bought movies. Life off the trial is to fast pace for us..lol. We would rather be back out there. On the way home I also texted Mr. Fabulous to see how he is and also Gipsy Soul. They are like us having a hard time adjusting. Next weekend we are planning a trip to visit Spirit in Chattanooga. If there is anyone in that area that has been following us let us know and maybe we can meet.Here is a total of the hikers we met and the states they were from on our just completed thru-hike:GA--22TN--20VA--19MA--16PA--16MI--17FL--14NC--14NY--13SC--13OH--11IN--10ME--9TX--9MD--5KY--5CA--5NJ--5AL--4IL--4CT--4WA--3WVA--3Missouri-3CO--3WI--3Minnasota-3OR--3LA--2RI--2ALaska--2 AR--2NH--2Iowa-1Montana-1VT--1Delaware-1MS--1COUNTRIES:Germany-7Australia-4England-4Switzerland-3Netherlands-2Canada-1UK-1Scotland-1BArbados-1
Date: 2012-10-08
To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Friday we set off for Chattanooga, TN to visit Spirit. We arrived at her house around 1pm and after hugs we sat around and talked until around 5pm with her and her husband. That evening some of her family came over to have dinner. After dinner we all talked and looked at photos from the trail. We told stories to Spirits daughters that she had not told them. They loved hearing them. After talking until almost midnight they left and we all retired to bed.Saturday morning Spirit fixed us eggs, fruit and biscuits with homemade jelly that Grady had made over the summer. Afterwards she took us around town to all the thrift stores. We were hoping to find some cheap clothes..lol. For supper Spirit and Grady took us to Red Lobster for AYCE shrimp for our anniversary. After returning to the house we played cards for a few hours and talked until the UT game came on. While the men watched the game Spirit and I went outside and roasted marshmellows. This morning we had breakfast and then said our goodbyes. We had a great time visiting and meeting Spirits family. This is how the trail works, after making a friend you become friends or shall I say family for life. On the way home we stopped at the flea market and then played bingo before coming home. New pics are posted. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-10-21
From: home

To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Hello to everyone and god bless. Just an update for our next hike. We will be flying out on June 2ndto fly to Madrid to start the El Casino. You can follow us on this site and we promise to be more descriptive and more thorough with this hike. The AT was our first time blogging about hiking. We thank u for following us and as always everyone is in our prayers and we ask to remember us in yours. God bless to all.
Date: 2012-10-25
From: home

To: home
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: few clouds

We have decided besides hiking the camino in June and Pct in 2014 we want to summitt all 50 states highest pt. So Saturday we will start that quest with mt Rogers in Tenn. We hope to cover 5 to 10 states a year. Pray that we have a safe hike and we will post pics by Sunday evening. God bless and hope everyone has a great week and weekend.
Date: 2012-10-27
From: home

To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Around 7am we headed toward Damascus to hike up to Mt. Rogers. Mt. Rogers is the highest mountain in Virginia. It is .5 off the Appalachian Trail. We didn't hike the .5 to the summit when we hiked the AT so after we decided to hike the 50 highest peaks we decided to make Mt. Rogers our first. When we got to Damascus we stopped at the diner to have breakfast before heading to Elk Garden to start our hike. Today was perfect weather for hiking. Eventhough the hurricane was promising rain we made it up and back down and almost home before the rain hit. On the way up we met 3 SOBO's, several day and section hikers. Also when we got close to Thomas Knob Shelter we saw several wild ponies that haven't been removed for the winter. We stopped at the shelter to see if Testament or ManBoy had signed in. After leaving there we headed to the top. We followed blue blazes which was odd for us since we are use to following white blazes. When we reached the sumit we were very disappointed. There was no view, no sign nothing but a big rock with a survey marker in it. However thats one state down and 49 to go. As we were hiking back down we met a guy from SC that had followed us on our thru-hike. He was excited because he had never met anyone that he had followed their journals before. It was also fun for us to meet someone that has been following our journals. We then hiked back to the car and drove to Damascus where we had salad and calzone at Quency's. Then we made a quick stop at Starbucks of course before we came home. Pics are posted. God Bless!!
Date: 2012-10-31
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Happy Halloween to everyone. Our prayers go out to all of those that have been affected by the storm and to the families that have lost loved ones, many prayers. Tonight we got to be Adam and Eve at our churches Trunk or Treat. Several church members set up stations and dressed up as Bible characters and told the story of the Bible starting with Adam and Eve and finishing with Jesus. We had a great time in fellowship and got to witness to close to 300-400 people. The great thing was when a child would tell us that they had heard that story or that they prey to God. It really warms my heart to know that children do know who Jesus is for they are our future. We hope everyone has had a safe and happy Halloween. God Bless! Pictures are posted from Trunk or Treat.
Date: 2012-11-04
To: View Entry
Miles today: 0.0

Saturday morning we headed for Cherokee, NC. We stopped and got our Starbucks fix and then we headed over the mountain. It was a beautiful day so that made for a nice drive. We got there around 11:30. We got to see Lisa, whom we hadn't seen sine we hiked into Franklin, NC on our thru-hike. It was great to see her and her mom. We also saw Big Al and Doris. As always it was good to see them. This morning when we left Cherokee we drove to Clingmons Dome and hiked .5 to the tower. There was still quite a bit of snow and ice on the trail so we had a slippery time up and down. It is the highest point in TN. That is 2 down and 48 to go. We plan on going to NC next weekend and hike to the top of Mt. Mitchell which is the high point of NC. Pictures from todays hike are posted. God Bless!!