morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2013-06-14
From: Luray, VA

To: Side-Trip to Cambridge, MD
Miles today: 0.0

Sriracha here on an off-trail adventure!I am not even romotely near the AT right now. However, I am right next to one of the most impressive in-hotel breakfast buffets I have ever seen so I can't complain much. I'm currently in Cambridge, Maryland, accompanying Spider to one of his best friend's wedding. Yesterday we left Luray, got a taxi to a little town called Colpepper (sp?), and then took the Amtrack into Washington DC. From DC we were picked up by his friend Ransom and we headed to Maryland. It was a lot more work than walking! There are good and bad things about being off trail. As always, it's wonderful to rest my feet and fill my stomach. I'm currently meeting a wonderful group on new people and I can never complain about sleeping on a bed rather than a sleeping pad. However, being off trail still feels... I guess the word is wrong? I feel like after I eat a particularly large meal I should be immedidately hiking after. When the weather is beautiful, I should be hiking. Hell, I should just be hiking all the time. Zero's are hard. Also, my feet have cracked open because its been raining a lot again so walking anywhere hurts right now when I'm not in my hiking shoes. Today I'm rambling a lot so bare with me.The Shenandoahs are goregous!! Not only that the trail is forgiving elevation wise, and it's very possible to make big miles. That being said, we haven't been really doing that. Our mileage has been pretty sporatic: 7.5, 16, 6, 24, another 6. It's a combination of bad weather and trying to stay at our friend's (Tumbleweed and Foolhardy) pace. Also there was this whole debaucle with a supposedly huge storm. We got off a day and a half early into Luray thinking that we were being smart, because everyone we talked to said that a very large and dangerous storm was coming. Well we waited. And waited. We ate and then waited some more. Nope. No storm. On one hand, hooray a zero! On the other hand, I'm anxious to get to Harper's Ferry and we lost a day and a half of perfectly good hiking. Ah well, such is life I guess. So now I'm trying to enjoy myself, adjust to wearing real clothes and makeup, and eating everything I can get my dirty little hiker hands on. We don't know who we're going to make it back to Luray, but when we do it'll be time to put in some more serious miles so that we can get to Harper's Ferry. Oh Harper's Ferry. For those that don't know, Harper's Ferry is the emotional half-way point on the Trail. It's the location of The Appalachian Trail Conservency center, you get your picture taken there and you get a number. Soon after is the real half-way point, but because Harper's is the end of Virginia it's a big deal. There is still so much to look forward to, but I can't believe I'm almost halfway. I'm past 900 miles and I'm heading for 1000. And yet I still feel like there is more to learn. The AT humbles you every day; I never know what to expect next so I can't claim that I know what I'm doing even now. All I know how to do is walk.But I still fall down. A lot.
Date: 2013-06-15
From: Side-Trip to Cambridge, MD

To: Side-Trip to Campridge, MD 
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: broken clouds

Spider and Sriracha made it to town fine on Friday afternoon, and package with dresses was waiting! They enjoyed a wonderful rehearsal dinner and party! Today is the big Wedding and I'm sure they will have lots of fun!   The multiple Zeros, even though they are hard emotionally, will help both of their bodies to recover and be ready to go the distance!
Date: 2013-06-16
From: Side-Trip to Campridge, MD 

To: Big Meadows Wayside
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: broken clouds

Got a wonderful Facebook post and separate email from Sriracha today (Fathers Day). Here is her post: "If it hadn't been for my dad's incredible endless generosity, I would never be out here having the adventure of a life time.   I love you Dad!" Hard to send a card from the trail, but this means so much more to me. I Love you too Adele! Have not heard from them but, today, Sunday, our two heroes, Sriracha and Spider will attempt the planes, trains, and automobiles adventure to return back to the trail in the Shenandoah's at the Big Meadows Wayside where they stepped off last Wednesday.
Date: 2013-06-22
From: Big Meadows Wayside

To: David Lesser memorial Shelter
Miles today: 90.8
Weather: broken clouds

Sriracha posted this photo on Facebook yesterday. It's likely she and Spider camped near the David Lesser Shelter. She called today from Harpers Ferry at the AT headquarters! She said she is doing great and having a wonderful adventure! In the short phone call she said the Wedding was a blast but they had quite a difficult time making it back to the trail. The closest they could get to the Big Meadows Wayside, was 6 miles, so they had to do a 6 mile road walk on Skyline drive to make it back to the trail were they left for the storm and wedding. She said they did the Roller Coaster (a section of 16 steep ups and downs) on a 25 mile day! She said she cannot believe Grandpa Mose did not talk about that part before. He and I did it, but it was not on a 25 mile day! After that they stayed at the Bears Den hostel that she said was worth every penny.
Date: 2013-06-23
From: David Lesser memorial Shelter

To: Harpers Ferry, WV
Miles today: 9.3
Weather: overcast clouds

Sriracha called at 1pm today from the AT headquarters located in Harpers Ferry WV. She was so emotional about her accomplishment and how well the hike was going so far.   She was also picking up her supplies I had mailed to Waynesboro, VA that she missed when she forgot the Post office was not open on weekends. She had it bounced ahead to the AT office. She had just had her picture taken and was looking for Moses and my picture on our visit to the headquarters in 2010. She was not sure if they would stay in town or not tonight. She said friends she met at the wedding in Maryland were going to help them slack pack the 40 miles of Maryland. She will be meeting her Mom at Penn Mar park likely on Tuesday evening. They plan to hike together to Boiling Springs, the Allenberry resort, and on to Duncannon and the infamous hiker flop house, Doyle Hotel.   From there she knows how hard it is to complete PA and the Delaware water gap, from our 2011 hike of PA with Gideon.
Date: 2013-06-25
From: Harpers Ferry, WV

To: Pen Mar County Park
Miles today: 40.6
Weather: broken clouds

Our heroes Sriracha and Spider spent two days slack-pack hiking (20 miles per day) to complete the Maryland section! Arrived at Penn Mar Park about 6 PM today to meet Sriracha¢s Mom Lisa. They plan to hike together this week to re-trace our hike of two years ago to Duncannon, PA. (Adele's first hike ever!) Likely it will take the foursome about 7 days to reach the Doyle Hotel in Duncannon. The forecast for the area is hot(85 degrees and lots of summer thunderstorms almost every day for the next week. Hope all the rain gear holds out. Sriracha and Spider were tired when they reached Pen-Mar having hiked 18.5 miles today. They decided to go to a Hotel with Lisa. Today also marks 3 months on the Trail for Sriracha, since she started a Springer in GA, on March 26th!
Date: 2013-06-26
From: Pen Mar County Park

To: Antetam Shelter
Miles today: 7.4

From Hotel the group drove to Gatlinburg, PA to be a part of the 150th Anniversary / Remembrance of the decisive battle won by the Union Army in July 1863. They went to a Sheetz to get ice cream in Waynesboro, PA on the way back (Location of Waynesboro hospital that Lisa was taken to by ambulance last time she hiked this section). Adele paid for the ice cream, but has not seen her Photo ID or Charge card since.   No trace of it has been found. Started hike late in the day and only made 7 miles to Antietam shelter, named for the civil war battle located near this spot on Antietam creek.
Date: 2013-06-27
From: Antetam Shelter

To: Quarry Gap Shelter
Miles today: 13.4

13 mile hike today, taking it slow for mom Lisa who is "slack-packing" along with Sriracha and Spider. They had rain in the late afternoon. We stayed at the same shelter location 2 years ago. Very nice Shelter as I recall. I'm sure Lisa and Adele paused at the spot where Lisa fell 2 years ago with trauma to the head. Might be where she started to loose her mind : ). Looks like it will be a nice day on Friday and should make it another 13 miles to the Toms Run Shelters.
Date: 2013-06-28
From: Quarry Gap Shelter

To: Toms Run Shelters
Miles today: 13.6
Weather: broken clouds

Got report from Sarah, who Lisa is keeping contact with that Sriracha and Spider took it easy and only hiked 13 miles to Toms Run Shelters.   Storms in afternoon. All Slack-packing today but Lisa having issues with Blisters and Plantar Fasciitis. Lisa skips some of the trail as they are getting support while Lisa and Dave are in the area. Toms Run Shelter is where Adele, Lisa, Mose and I camped 2 years ago when we were all still one big happy hiking family. Strange how things change so fast. This was were Adele and Lisa were taking a bath in the creek when a women confronted them for being naked. She said her husband was right across the way. Lisa said to have him look away, cause she was going to be taking a bath in any case.   I missed the whole thing as I was setting up her tent.
Date: 2013-06-29
From: Toms Run Shelters

To: James Fry - Tagg Run Shelter
Miles today: 10.9
Weather: few clouds

Sriracha and Spider reach two milestones today, 1,100 miles and the official Halfway point of the Trail! Celebrate at Pine Grove Forrest Grill with the half-gallon challenge of Ice Cream per hiker. Sriracha finishes a half gallon of cookies and cream! Then lays down in a drunken ice cream stupor.   Later has a cheese burger from the grill before resuming the hike in the afternoon.   A wonderful spot and great place to celebrate such a tremendous accomplishment!   The trail is easy for the next few day all the way to Duncannon.   Not sure if Lisa was able to hike much today. Big storms hit about 7:30pm in the area and looks like more thunder storms tomorrow as well.
Date: 2013-06-30
From: James Fry - Tagg Run Shelter

To: Boilling Springs - Allenberry Resort
Miles today: 14.1
Weather: broken clouds

Sarah talked to Lisa yesterday, so this news is comming second hand. I did not hear for certain, but I'm sure they stopped at the Green Mountain General store right on trail for breakfast! Only a mile and a half after they left the shelter area. Nice place with everything a hungry hiker could want including a bathroom to wash up in and get water!   They had a long hike but made it to Boiling Springs and the Allenberry Resort in time for the afternoon live show of 'The Full Monty' The Hiker rate is great, the show is $10 and a room is $40 for two. I hear that they had no buffet last night, which is quite a disappointment for Sriracha I'm sure. She has been to the Allenberry for three summers in July!   Lisa, Adele, and I visited in 2011 on my thru hike of PA, which was Adele's first hike ever. Needless to say she loved the adventure of it and meeting Gideon on the way. We both encouraged her to do a thru hike of her own someday. She promised she would not skip PA even though it is very tedious after Duncannon all the way to New Jersey. I recall we had a lunch and dinner buffet, and saw the production of 'Hello Dolly' that night. Then had a big breakfast before leaving the next day.   Adele and I returned on the return trip home, after reaching New Jersey and the Water gap and watched Hello Dolly a second time. And enjoyed the pool and Several Buffet meals again.   We then returned again last year on the way home after finishing in Mass.   We took advantage of all the Hiker discounts and amenities including laundry mat located under the theater stage. We saw a show called "Nun Such". What a great place to just take it easy. The pool is elevated and has a great view of the mountains, valley and Yellow Birtches creek, where fly fisherman cast there lines.   Very relaxing, and very good food for a low cost. Can't be beat! Sriracha, Spider and Lisa took advantage of the pool as well. The hike on Monday will be a hot, long day as there are 11 exposed miles in farmer fields through the Cumberland valley before reaching the woods again and the Darlington Shelter.   If all goes well they should reach Duncannon and the Doyle Hotel by Tuesday night.
Date: 2013-07-02
From: Darlington Shelter

To: Duncannon, PA (Doyle Hotel) 
Miles today: 11.3
Weather: light rain

Sriracha made it back to the famous hiker hostel, the Doyle Hotel. This is where she first had the dream of hiking the whole trail someday! I never talked to Sriracha, as she was busy with the party. Talked to mom (Lisa) and she said Sriracha fell several times today with the rain and hiking the slippery rocks of the last 4 miles to Duncannon, PA.   Sriracha twisted her ankle but seemed to be fine to continue hike on Weds. Sriracha was also denied getting beer by Pat who was running the bar because she has lost her Ohio Drivers license. Will try to take care of her ID for her next week.  Lisa left the trail at Duncannon and headed for a nice weekend in PA. Adele and Spider are back on there own without any slack pack support. Could be a treacherous next couple trail days as lots of rain is still in the forecast. The Rocks and boulders in this next section of PA are almost impossible to hike safely even when dry, but when wet are downright dangerous.   Say a prayer for our two heroes as they make there way to Port Clinton, PA this week.
Date: 2013-07-14
From: UPDATE

To: Delaware Water Gap - Church of Mt Hostel
Miles today: 146.8

Just a quick update from Scott TenYear Whipps. I have not had much time to update this site of late, but Sriracha checked in yesterday morning from Delaware Water Gap and is staying at the Church of the Mountain Hostel. So another State, PA goes in the books! Over the last few weeks the weather has turned hot and steamy and at one point a group of hikers had to rescue a short term section hiker who had collapsed from a heat stroke. It took them all a day of non hiking to save him, as the EMT crew with a stretcher was too out of shape to carry the hiker over the mountains to the road.   So his life was saved by a group of Hikers including Adele who volunteered to carry the hiker to the ambulance waiting at a road crossing. The hiker has now recovered fully! !'m very proud of Adele and her friends for doing the right thing.   Sriracha is upbeat and excited to knock out the last 900 miles. I will join her in Dalton, MA in early August to hike my next section of the trail as she makes her way to Katahdin!
Date: 2013-07-18
From: Delaware Water Gap - Church of Mt Hostel

To: Unionville Road - NYC (Harriet Kang's) 
Miles today: 50.6

Hot Hot weather hiking in New Jersey.   100 degrees today on the trail. Sriracha was picked up on Unionville Road crossing by my old Friend Harriet Kang who helped us with my hike last year. She is so wonderful. She took Sriracha to her home in Hartsdale, NY where she had the same bed as last years hike when Lisa and her drove over to join me on the hike of NY, Conn, and Mass.
Date: 2013-07-20
From: NYC

To: Music Festival
Miles today: 6.5
Weather: broken clouds

Sriracha ran accross a music festival on the trail and decided to stay for the day. Got free admission with the other hikers she was with as they had come all the way from GA for this event! Sriracha got her first ride on the back of a Motorcycle. She said he went real fast. She was given a helmet from another rider, so at least she had some form of safety. A strong Storm at 5 AM soaked her gear including sleeping bag.   She summoned Harriet who took her to a laundrymat to get things dried out. Other than the Rain, she had a great day.
Date: 2013-07-24
From: NJ - NY Border

To: Bear Mtn Bridge
Miles today: 38.3

Got text from Harriet Kang that Sriracha would cross the Hudson on the 24th. She plans to meet her on Friday night to take her to see our friend Daniel who will hike with her on Saturday.   Harriet got the latest supply package I sent last weekend. So all is going well on the grand hike!
Date: 2013-08-04
From: Mt Wilcox Shelter

To: Upper Goose Pond
Miles today: 0.0

TenYear here Reporting from the Trail:My Friend Harriet Kang spent her weekend getting me logistically ready for hiking my section of the trail this year. The plan was to meet Sriracha near where we finished last year in Dalton, MA. I met Harriet Friday night at her home in Weschester County just outside NYC. We then drove to the East Side of Manhattan, and had dinner and spent the night with our friend Daniel. Got to run a 5 mile race in central park on Saturday morning, than we both drove the 6 hour trip up to Killington VT, and Kent pond where I would leave my car. We then drove to Daniels weekend retreat home in update NY, to spend the night. (long day for sure). On Sunday morning Harriet packed some sandwiches for me and she drove me to Lee MA, and dropped me off on the roadside crossing of the trail near the Mass turnpike. I hiked the 2 miles back to Upper Goose pond, where Sriracha and I had spent our last night on the trail last year. Thanks Harriet for all your assistance! Got to Upper Goose pond cabin about 1 pm and Sriracha and Co had not yet arrived, so I decided to take a canoe trip in the pond. When I got to the far end of the pond, I could hear Adele's voice and she sensed it was me on the pond in a canoe. I raced back to the cabin to reunite with Sriracha who I had not seen since Trail Days in Virginia in Mid May. What a joyess reunion it was!
Date: 2013-08-06
From: Dalton, MA

To: Mt. Graylock
Miles today: 15.0

Ketchup here, updating Sriracha's journal. I talked to her on Saturday and she said the weather had been terrible and was slowing them down a great deal. They were hiking on some very steep rocky mountains, and had to wait out the rain before they could go on, so they were only doing about 8 mile days. She fell about 3 times in one day and her ankle was a bit sore again. Sriracha is hiking with her friends Foolhardy and Spider, and it makes me feel better knowing she is not alone. A female hiker is missing in Maine, and they cannot find any trace of her. As a mom you know this has me very concerned, although I know Sriracha is a strong hiker.Sriracha spent several days with our friend Harriett slack packing her, and was able to hike with our friend Daniel, who is 79 but still snow boards. I hope to be active when I am his age!Her dad (Ten Year) is hiking with the group now. They hiked 21 miles to Dalton yesterday, and today are headed to Mt. Graylock. They plan to hike 15 miles.Some time soon I will post my own hike details. I can't believe how far she has come since March. Sriracha has less that 700 miles to complete her hike!
Date: 2013-08-07
From: Mt. Graylock

To: Bennington, VT
Miles today: 0.0

Hi it's Ketchup (aka Adele's mom) here. I just got word that Sriracha and Spider have only 600 miles to go to reach Mt. Katahdin! I'm sure they are very encouraged by this.I talked to Sriracha last night and she said the hiking has been tough. The climbs are getting much steeper. When we talked they were waiting for a taxi to take them to a hotel in Vermont (the Knotty Pine) where they would clean up and do some laundry. From the looks of their pictures they look like they have been crawling up the trail!Ten Year just texted that big storms are coming in so they were staying in a shelter tonight.Sriracha is on track to finish her journey by the end of September.
Date: 2013-08-12
From: Story Spring shelter

To: Bromley Summit
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: scattered clouds

Not sure of the miles today. The group stopped in Manchester, VT to resupply and got separated, but everyone seemed to reconnect and hitched a ride in a pick up truck back to the trail. There were plans of a big party to watch a meteor shower last night. From the picture it looked clear, although it is definitely getting cooler.I love Sriracha's smile. She is so happy and after all the miles is still having the time of her life. I miss her so much, but looking at the photo she is where she needs to be.
Date: 2013-08-13
From: Bromley Summit

To: Little Rock Pond 
Miles today: 234.1

Tough times on the trail. There was lots of bad weather Tuesday, which made an already tricky trail very dangerous. There was lots of mud and rain, but the group made it to Story Pond near Rutland, VT.Ten Year fell and face planted but at least he was spared a trip to the emergency room. I'm sure Sriracha was envisioning another trip in an ambulance, but everyone seems to be okay.Tenyear here....finaly can update site. Been busy since my return from the Trail last week. I'm fine and so is Sriracha!
Date: 2013-09-04
From: Gorham, NH

To: Gorham, NH
Miles today: 219.7

Hi, it's Ketchup here with a quick update on Sriracha and the group. We were just informed by Breeze that they will make it to Gorham tomorrow for a resupply and I am sure a bit of a rest. When I last talked to Sriracha she was ill with a virus and had had to reduce her miles to rest.This means they are only about 300 miles from the finish and 20 miles from the Maine border!I've also been following Spider's tweets and it sounds like the wind has been fierce also. The white mountains have been quite a challenge! I hope to hear from Sriracha while they are in town.298.3 miles to go to summit a Katahdin!
Date: 2013-09-04
From: Gorham, NH

To: Gorham, NH
Miles today: 0.0

Ketchup here! Just off the phone with Sriracha. We talked for almost 1/2 hour! She was in a Walmart in Gorham doing a resupply. She will not have any more mail drops from now on because the towns are so far apart.She sounded so much better than when we last talked. She has recovered from her stomach virus, with the help of her hiking friends. The guys slowed down for her, made her drink liquids for nourishment and kept encouraging her to keep going.Everyone is sore. The White Mountains were as tough as predicted and they all feel pretty beat up. Sriracha lost a hiking pole off a bridge but found another one in a hiker box so she is getting along with that. One of her tent poles broke, but Foolhardy is an engineering genius so he fixed it up for her. Her shoes are getting some holes in them but they should be fine for the rest of the trip. Her backpack continues to hold up well.The next section will be tough also, but they sound excited to tackle the last miles. Under 300 miles to go. Incredible.The group was hiking out of Gorham today to the next shelter - about 6 miles I think. She promised to try to stay in touch more. I told her if she didn't I was going to send her a bus ticket to get home.
Date: 2013-09-09
From: Gorham, NH

To: Near Andover, Maine
Miles today: 42.0

TenYear here:   Sriracha posted on her Facebook account yesterday that she has indeed entered Maine, and has approximately 250 miles to go before summating Katahdin mountain and the end of a long journey.   I've added some new photos to the site from my section hike this year. It was great fun to be a part of Sriracha's and her friends in the Fitness club as we hiked Vermont together in August.
Date: 2013-09-11
From: Near Andover, Maine

To: ME 17, Near Oquossoc, ME
Miles today: 23.0

Sriracha reported yesterday (9-11-2013) via Facebook that when she crossed Maine Rt 17, Miss Janet was there with trail magic! That means she is now less than 233 miles from the Katahdin! The photo is from the Summit of Mt Bromley when Spider and Foolhardy were trying to stay warm and watch the stars.