morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2019-06-17
From: Blackrock Hut

To: Hilltop Hut
Miles today: 21.4

I woke up this morning thinking of getting to the wayside to eat breakfast!  I started packing at 6:20 this morning and was hiking at 7;  I made it to the wayside a little after 10; I had eggs, sausage, hash browns, toast, 3 glasses of orange juice and 2 scoops of blackberry ice cream;  The hike today was harder that I expected; The temp went to the high 80¢s with high humidity and we had more climbs than down hills; We heard lots of thunder but no rain yet; A south bound hiker says he hiked in a lot of rain;
Date: 2019-06-18
From: Hilltop Hut

To: Big Meadow campground 
Miles today: 20.0
Weather: clear sky

I was up and hiking at 6:45 and it was already warm and humid; Early on I needed water and saw a sign for a spring and followed a side trail a quarter of a mile and found a unusable spring so slow that I went on; Later a few miles up the trail as I was down to no water I did find a good strong flowing spring and fill up both my bottles; At the campground I set up my tent, showered and did my laundry ;  Later 2 friends and I walked to The Lodge to get something to eat; We all had pizza and I added a price of Blackberry Icecream Pie with 2 scopes of Blackberry Icecream; They have very strict laws about putting food in bear boxes, with large fines if U don¢t; A bear box is a heavy steel box with doors on it;
Date: 2019-06-19
From: Big Meadow Camp 

To: My Home Hostel 
Miles today: 20.0
Weather: clear sky

after a long day of hiking in rocks and some rain we were picked up and driven to our hostel; The day was special because of some great trail magic: Thanks Viking! The Hostel is a historic house from Civel War Days run by Scot and Lisa, who have been fixing it up for 6 years since Scots through hike;
Date: 2019-06-20
From: Beahms Gap

To: Mt Home Hostel 
Miles today: 24.6
Weather: broken clouds

Today started with breakfast at 7 that was included with the bunk, and then a ride to where we stopped yesterday; We took a little over 9 hours to hike the almost 25 miles back to the hostel; As soon as we got back we showed and took our cloths to get washed; Next we got a ride to Front Royal to get food to eat now and to the store for hiking food;
Date: 2019-06-21
From: Mt Home Hostel 

To: View Entry
Miles today: 16.0
Weather: few clouds

I checked out of Mt Home Hostel this morning after 2 nights stay; I had a great time and would highly recommend staying there when in the area: very orderly and well run; I wish Lisa and Scot the best of luck in the Hostel, it seams their doing everything right; First thing this morning I hiked a area I hiked last summer and stopped at the Jim and Molly  Denton Shelter; It has a horse shoe pit, a solar shower, a deck and very nice place to sleep; Tonight I will Cowboy camp at a remote location;
Date: 2019-06-22
From: Camp Area

To: Bears Den Hostel
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: broken clouds

Today we did the ¢Rolly Coastal¢, a stretch of trail that has steep ups and downs and is very rocky; Some where in it we crossed the 1000 mile mark; I got to the Bears Den Hostel At 3:15 and decided to stay the night; For 30 dollars we get a bunk, a pizza, a pop and ice cream; At the hostel tonight are gals I¢ve hiked with for a few days, Bluebird, Princess, Mt. Sage Alabama and a few others that I¢ve been seeing on the trail;
Date: 2019-06-23
From: Bears Den Hostel 

To: Tea Horse Hostel
Miles today: 19.0
Weather: clear sky

I was awake at 5 to make breakfast of pancakes and coffee; I had lots of helpers and was soon rolling out 4 pancakes every 5 minutes; Today we finished the ¢Rolly Coastal¢ and had some flat and easy miles of hiking for a while and then more rocks; I got into Harpers Ferry At 5:30 and went to the Headquarters of the Appalachian Trail and had my photography taken for their file; I looked through the file book but only saw a few hikers I knew; After a shower at the hostel, I joined Mt. Sage, Blue Bird and Cinthia for a celebration beer for getting finished with Virginia and then off to eat lasagna and one more stop at the 7-11 store for ice cream;
Date: 2019-06-24
From: Tea Horse Hostel

To: Crampton Gap 
Miles today: 11.0
Weather: overcast clouds

We had waffles for breakfast today and then walked to an outfitters that opened at 10 AM; I picked up a few things and Mt. Sage, Blue Bird, Cindy and I had lunch before heading out to hike at 12:00;  The tow path was flat and went fast; We passed a few bikers and two hikers picking red raspberries along the tow path; We hiked into Garthland State Park where we filled our water bottles and found trail magic, a box with great cookies; Up the hill was a Shelter but we decided to set up tents just off the trail before the shelter;
Date: 2019-06-25
From: Crampton Gap

To: Ensign Cowall Shelter 
Miles today: 20.0

Today I was up by 6:15 and hiking by 6:50;  My tent was wet from a rain over night but I will get it out when I camp tonight; We hiked through two State parks yesterday and one today, the Washington Monument State Park; There was work being done on the structure and  it was closed; One of our party was in need of drink and one worker gave him a big bottle of ice tea (some great guys); I found my first blackberry today, unfortunately I show it to my friend Blue Bird and she eat it; I did find some nice black raspberries and grazed on them as I hiked; The trail in Maryland is mostly level but we had some very rocky spots to  walk over today;  I run into a old friend yesterday in Harpers Ferry and he pass me today on the trail;  I knew him from the first week of hiking, he¢s from Massachusetts but worked for a while at the Mansfield Newsjournal in Ohio;
Date: 2019-06-26
From: Ensign Cowall Shelter 

To: Camp Sites 
Miles today: 17.0

Today we hiked through Pen Mar County Park and to our surprise, we found trail magic in a shelter served by a UM Church group;  They had ham and turkey breat sandwiches, fruit, brownies, chips, devil eggs and drinks; Thank U UMC ladies      (sorry ladies, I lost your church¢s name);  We crossed into PA after lunch;
Date: 2019-06-28
From: Camp Site

To: Iron master Hostel
Miles today: 9.0
Weather: few clouds

Today we hiked into Pine Grove Furnace and I did the half gallon ice cream challenge; The record is 5 min 40 seconds and I did it in 8 mins. Maybe I should not of eaten breakfast while it was thawing; Tomorrow I will be hiking alone for a few days as my group went different derelictions;
Date: 2019-06-29
From: Pine Grove Furnace 

To: Darington Shelter
Miles today: 33.0

First, yesterday I went over the half way point of the trail; Also yesterday I saw my first rattlesnake, a gal hiking with us almost stepped on it;  Today I started hiking at 5 and came across a 72 year old guy named ¢Free Bird¢ who wanted to hike 30 miles today; The Area was mostly farm land so I said u try it;  I saw a lot of corn that was head high; I finished my day at 8 PM;
Date: 2019-06-30
From: Darington Shelter 

To: Duncannon Pa
Miles today: 11.0

Today I started my hike with the hope of a trail magic breakfast; There was a sign at the shelter saying trail magic breakfast  in the morning at the road; I hike to the first and then to the second road and nothing; I came across a patch of wild raspberries and pig out and the third road , three young guys were cooking; I had eggs, pancakes, sausage, a banana, an orange, a glass of ice tea and two mountain dews;  After eating I hiked to town and grabbed a drink and sandwich at a gas station store and the to the ¢Doyle¢; Built In 1903, is famous for taking in as many as 1200 hikers a year;  From what I seen, it has seen it better days and is in danger of falling into a state of disrepair;
Date: 2019-07-01
From: The Doyle

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 21.0

I was up early this morning and hiking by 6:15; I got a call from ¢Brave Hart¢ who wanted to hike out with me, so I met her at the edge of town; we hiked over 2 large bridges and up the mountain above Duncannon; Half way through the day we run into 2 friends and hiked the rest of the day with them, camping at a stealth site; As I am writing this, sitting on the ground in my sleeping bag, there is a large porcupine about 2 feet from my feet; I chased him away and finished my journal;  I hope he does not return tonight as I will sleep on the ground Cowboy stile;
Date: 2019-07-02
From: Camp Site

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 15.0

No porcupine return last night but as I am writing this in my tent, we are receiving a very strong thunderstorm and heavy rain; I hiked with a nice couple from Virginia and my friend Brave Hart who I hiked with for several weeks; The two from Virginia were off the trail for a while so we took it slower today and longer breaks; With the heat and the fact we been pushing big miles, this was for a relaxing day; We are hoping to get to the Port Clinton/Hamburg Pa area by the 4th of July and have a nice dinner and watch their fireworks; We will have to do 35 miles in the next 2 day;
Date: 2019-07-03
From: Camp site

To: Stealth camp site
Miles today: 20.0
Weather: broken clouds

Today we went over 1200 mile mark and stopped for a photo or two; We came across a rattlesnake on a dirt road along the trail;  He was 5 foot long and one of our members went to take a closer look at him and he rattled and turned his head in an angry way so we went on down the trail; latter we were a half hour from our camp site and it poured rain; When we got to our camp site there was a lake there; Being late saved us from all our things being covered in muddy water; We found a spot on higher ground beside the lake and set up our tents;
Date: 2019-07-04
From: Tent Site

To: Hamburg Va
Miles today: 13.0
Weather: overcast clouds

to day we hiked into Hamburg Va as we had a room at the Microtel;  The going was slow because of yesterday¢s heavy rain; Mud and then rocks; We made a wrong turn and had to walk down a highway with lots of traffic; We cane to a McDonald¢s and stopped for food, drink and ice cream; Sadly, we had to say goodbye to ¢Coffee Bean and Happy Feet¢ as they were getting picked up by their daughter and heading home;  Before leaving they were kind enough to shuttle us around:  Thank U Kitty and David, you are special people
Date: 2019-07-05
From: Hamburg Pa

To: Eckville Shelter
Miles today: 14.5
Weather: overcast clouds

Today we started where we walked into town yesterday; We had a hotel shuttle take us out around 9; The trail went up very step for a long while;  I just got food from Walmart a nd my back pack was very heavy; There were many day hikers out, they must be off for the Holliday weekend;  We arrived at the Eckville shelter at 4 and claimed a bunk;  This Shelter is a little different than most as it is iat someone¢s home; They have an out building with a shower and flush toilet;  By 5 o clock all 6 bunks were taken;  The home owner gave us cans of soda;
Date: 2019-07-06
From: Eckville Shelter 

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 19.5
Weather: overcast clouds

Today we started hiking at 6:30 and started with a slow steep climb; We hiked across many fields of rocks; By mid afternoon rain started; We can to the Knifes Edge, a 30 foot high wall of rocks with ledges to climb across; lightning and thunder all around us we made our way through; The rain stopped for a few hours and we hiked on to were we found a sack of chips, snickers bars, tangerines and beer; Rain was coming again to we raced to a camp site, set up our tents for the night; We could see a great fire work to the north at dark;
Date: 2019-07-07
From: Tent Site

To: Leroy Smith Shelter 
Miles today: 21.0

Today was listed as the 6th hardest day of hiking and it did live up to it; We had rocks most of the day, but some rock climbing over boulders on the side of a mountain;  We had a long stretch with no water, so was glad to see a man with drinks and chips for trail magic;  After a very long day, we had to walk 1/2 a mile one way to get water;
Date: 2019-07-08
From: Leroy A Smith Shelter 

To: Delaware Water Gap
Miles today: 20.0

Today we finished the State of Pennsylvania and we are ready to enter New Jersey our 8th State;  Most of the day we hiked over sharp rocks and in mid day we hit Wolf Rocks, witch is a pile of bolder we had to climb up, over and around; Oh yes, did I mention that it started rain.in the middle of the night and keep raining hard till noon, so every rock was wet and slippery; I had some leaking in my tent last night and I had maybe 15 extra pounds of wet things in my backpack; It was so heavy that at Wind Gap I crossed the road and tried to step up an extra high step and lost my balance and fell like a tree on my back;  luckily it was a bottom step and I fell straight back on my pack but I lay there like a turtle on its back and could not get up; ¢Brave Heart¢ help me unhook the pack and I got up with no damage; We arrived in Delaware Water Gap At 5:30 and stopped in at Dough Boys Pizza for a beer to celebrate the end of PA rocks and for a bite to eat, then on to the Rodeway Inn where we had reservations for two rooms for the next two nights; So tomorrow will be a ¢0¢ day, my first day away from hiking in more than 3 weeks!
Date: 2019-07-09
From: Delaware Water Gap

Miles today: 0.0

I was up at 8 OClock this morning and walked one block to the Apple Pie Bakery for breakfast; There were 9 other hikers eating there this morning; The menu included several breakfast sandwiches and a lot of baked goods and coffee; After eating Brave Hart and I took a taxi to Wal Mart for resuply foods for the trail; Back to Delaware Water Gap we walked to an outfitter and picked up a few things and then to an Italian place to eat; I pick up some epsom salt at the store and soaked my feet in it to try to get them ready for hiking tomorrow;
Date: 2019-07-10
From: Delaware Water Gap

To: Camp site
Miles today: 15.0
Weather: broken clouds

Today we again are breakfast at the Apple Pie Bakery and returned to our hotel rooms to pack up;  I had a package to send to my daughter Jennifer, so we stop at the post office as we hike out of town;  We were crossing the Delaware River bridge at 10:30, a very long bridge along Interstate 80; By 2 we were to the Mohican Out Door Center, where we had smoothies, a drink and I had a rubes sandwich;  We spent most of an hour there before hiking to our camp site; On the way we passed a turkey hen with chicks only a few feet away and a beaver swimming in a pond just yards away; All in all a good day of hiking for such a late start;
Date: 2019-07-11
From: Camp Site

To: Stealth Camp Site
Miles today: 19.0

Up early today we started hiking at 6;10 with the idea of hiking 13 miles to a restaurant that sits just off the trail; We arrived at 12:30 and heavy rain started at 12:45, so we took our time eating and watch the rain fall for two hours before it let up; We started hiking again to try for a 20 mile day as the light rain started;  At about ;19 miles for the day we found a good camp site and stopped for the night because our feet were soaked from the wet ground;
Date: 2019-07-12
From: Camp Site

To: Pochuck Mt. Shelter 
Miles today: 23.0

Last night both Brave Hart and I tried Cowboy camping till the wind stop and the bugs came out;  We set up our tents in the dark and got inside only to hear a bear grunting in the brush a short ways away; We were close to the road so at 4:30 AM 5 local teens came walking in to sit on the rock and drink; Up at 5, the teens left at 5:30; We hiked to the Ranger Station and got water and a free pop; The trail takes to Unionville NY, so we stopped at a pizza shop to eat; ¢Kidney¢, a young lady from MO joined us and hike to the next shelter with us; We went aside a very large wild life area that was swampy onto a long stretch of board walk; After a long and steep uphill climb we came to a camp site by a shelter for the night;
Date: 2019-07-13
From: pochuck Mt. Shelter 

To: Warwick NY
Miles today: 21.0

we were hiking by 7:20 with the plan to stop at Heaven Hill Farm for ice cream;  On the way we hiked a mile or more on a boardwalk that was made for Bird watching and hiking; After our food break we hiked the stairway to heaven, a climb that rises 1000 feet in a mile; The rest of the day was bolder scrambles, climbs and rocks;  Going was slow and tiring; By late day we were all dead tired so we got a ride to Warwick Hotel and got two rooms;
Date: 2019-07-14
From: Warwick Hotel

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 12.5
Weather: overcast clouds

I went to breakfast at 7 and Brave Hart and Kidney joined me 15 minutes later; We needed a few things at the store, so we walked over to a CVS with our packs on and took them into the store with us; When we finished we called an Uber for a ride the 5 miles out to the trail at 11:30; The trail was rocky with lots of short ups and down and bolder scrambles; Only 12 miles but a very hard 12 miles;
Date: 2019-07-15
From: Camp Site

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 23.0
Weather: broken clouds

Today we passed through the Lemon Sueezer and over the Palisades Parkway, a 4 lane busy divided Hwy that runs to New York City; From a hilltop, we could see the skyline of New York;  We climb up Bear Mountain, the tall peak in New York State and then to the Zoo, that the AT passes right through; All in all a good day;  I now have 782 miles left till I will finish!
Date: 2019-07-16
From: Camp Site

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 21.0

This morning we were up early and hiked 2 miles to a deli where we eat breakfast and picked up water and a sandwich for lunch; As the day went on the temp went up into the 90¢s, so when we passed a state park that had swimming we stopped with the idea to take a dip; There were lots of hikers there but none swimming as the water was murky, so we cleaned up with a shower, eat some food;  We hiked to the next shelter with the idea of staying there but a large group of hikers and no tent sites, so we hiked on a mile and a half to a stealth site for the night;
Date: 2019-07-17
From: Tent Site

To: Nature Landscape Center
Miles today: 19.5

The day started out hot and humid and got worse as it went on; We push on very hard early knowing we had till 5 to meet up with a friend of Brave Hearts; We had an open field to walk through in the hottest part of the day and that just about did us in; All through New York water an no where to be found; Tgank goodness some trail angles left gallon jugs of water at road crossings from time to time;  We me up with ¢Jess¢ and she took us for resuply and to her home where we showered and washed our cloths and were treated to maybe the best meal since I¢ve been hiking: Thank U  Jess and her Mom for a great stay;
Date: 2019-07-18
From: Private House 

To: Mt. Algo Shelter 
Miles today: 18.0

Today we got rain early and lasted into the night; With very wet large rocks we had to walk across, we each slipped and fell twice;  Not a fun day! But no injuries,  only a few bruises;  As we hiked, we came across trail magic: a collet with pop and beer and a guy cooking egg and cheese sandwiches, till he run out just before me and was setting up to cook hot dogs and hamburgers but I went on to try to get my miles in;  A very tiresome day, at 7:30 am ready to fall asleep;  722 miles left to go!
Date: 2019-07-19
From: My.Algo Shelter 

To: Sharon Mt. Campsite
Miles today: 20.0

We are in Ct. for the second day and trying to keep from over heating; With temps into the 90¢s we splash water on our heads and face at streams and hitched into Cornwall to a small store with ice cream and other foods where we spent 2 hours; Another kind person gave us a ride back to the trail where we came to Vt. Version of the Lemon Sqeezer, a narrow rocks you push through; It pulled my wallet out of my pocket; maybe that¢s a statement of politics in this state? We arrived at a shelter and fill up on water and decided to push on to a camping site 3 miles ahead, where we camped;  703 mile left!
Date: 2019-07-20
From: Sharon Mt. Campsite

To: Jess /KathyÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Home
Miles today: 4.0

The weather for today was temps in the upper 90¢s and a friend of Brave Hart Jess and her mom invited us to come spend the day at their place; Jess mom Kathy met us at a restaurant along the trail where we had breakfast together; As we waited for our food a young lady named ¢.Hadley¢ I believe, who was writing a story on ¢Hiking the Appalathian Trail¢ stop at our table and asked if we were through hikers and had a lot of great questions for us; We talked for 10 minutes or so and it turns out she would like to hike the AT some day also; (Good luck on your story Hadley and when the day comes to hike the AT, enjoy the journey); After eating Kathy took us for a drive to see some of the area sites and a stop at a store where bought some swim trunks; We got to Kathy¢s home and showered and washed our hiker cloths and looked for a movie to go see and decided on ¢Lion King¢; A lot of people had that same idea because the 4oclock show was sold out so we got tickets for 5; After the movie we went to Texas Road House for a steak dinner and back to Jess and Kathy¢s home for a good nights sleep; Thank you so much Kathy for giving up your Saturday, driving us around and opening your home to us, this was the best ¢trail magic yet¢;  Jess will be hiking with starting tomorrow for a few days, should be fun!
Date: 2019-07-21
From: Private Home

To: Camp Site
Miles today: 0.0

With temps in the high 90s, we will hike a few miles tonight and camp;  We will be joined by Jess, a friend of Brave Hart on the hike for this next week; Today we went swimming and to a food store; At 5:30 as I¢m writing this it still very hot outside but we plan to get on the trail by 6:30 but take it slow;  Thanks again to Kathy (Jess¢s Mom) for getting us off the trail for these 2 days!
Date: 2019-07-22
From: Stealth Camp Site

To: Sage Ravine Camp Site
Miles today: 16.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Today we hiked past Great Falls and the town of Salisbury; we stopped at the Lions Head, a rocky ledge with a view and eat lunch; After lunch we hiked up Bear Mountain and the rain started, so we hiked to a camp site and set up our tents for the night in the rain as the thunderstorms started;
Date: 2019-07-23
From: Sage Ravine Camp Site

To: Stealth Camp Site
Miles today: 13.0

Today we climbed 3 mountains, Mt. Everett, Mt. Race and Mt. Bushnell all hard ups and extra hard downs;  With rain all last night and till mid morning all was slippery;  We stopped on top the last mountain at 3 PM and spread out our tent and other wet things to dry in the sun;  Hiking till 7, we campped along the trail;
Date: 2019-07-24
From: Stealth Camp Site

To: Great Barrington
Miles today: 9.0

Today we had a big mile day planned but plans tend to change; We started out early, about 6:30 and hiked fast and made some good miles; We were low on water and was walking through farm fields so water from streams was not useable; We passed a farm and Brave Hart asked a man in the driveway if we could fill our water bottles and he said yes come on in; The farmer turned on a garden hose and invited to pick cucumbers from his garden; I found one for each of us and an Lodi apple that laid under the tree; The apple and the cucumber were very tasty as I ate them as I hiked; The farmer said he raises Cannibus in an enclosed field;  Thank U to NOVA Farms for the water and food;  Later in the afternoon we came to a main road and decided to get a ride to town and get a room to shower and wash our cloths and food for hiking; We got in by 3:00 and after showers and laundry we went to a local restaurant for a beer and burger, then to a grocery store;  660 miles left to go!