morvasaaty/AppalachianTrail-LD-Hikers-Blogs-and-Weather-20-years huggingface dataset:
Date: 2014-10-03
From: the captians

To: roadbed after parisberg, cus i was dying
Miles today: 21.7

Day 101So these last two days have been huge for me. 2 days ago was my fifth anniversary with my girlfriend (hense the heart 20) and yesterday was day 100 on the trail TRIPLE DIGETS. Now in any regular circumstance you freak out, you gather up the crew, skip school and next thing you know you are leading a parade in downtown. But le woods are not regular, the appalachian trail is abnormal. Two days ago I was talking to my girlfriend and she told me I called to early (she had frisbee practice). I played frisbee for 4 years, I am thoroughly familiar with the practice schedule, I got a tattoo on my ass that says Tuesday's and Thursday's 5:30-8:00 Sunday 10:00-1:00. But the thing is when I called it wasn't Tuesday for me, just like 2 days ago wasn't our anniversary or yesterday wasn't day 100. It's the same day as it is everyday. It's always walkday, sing the happy days theme song, then replace it with walkday. That's it, I have no concept of time except I know in 1 week it won't be walkday, it will be 4 zero in a row day and it will be more glorious than than a baby giraffe who can stand upright in an instant.And, I just had china buffet, now if anyone remembers north Adams she I had China buffet then Mexican for dinner and vomited when I was bike riding, almost did that again. Sans the bike. The point is, if you had chickenfat eats too much buffet and almost vomits on your AT bingo board, mark that one off. Right now I'm literally in the first flat part after town on the way up the mountian and that's because I was dying during that last 1.5 walkAlso if anyone has any questions about hiking the trail, sign guestbook and I can answer it, cus I'm lacking on killer and I need some filler
Date: 2014-10-04
From: roadbed after parisberg, cus i was dying

To: kimberling creek stealth site
Miles today: 24.2
Weather: overcast clouds

Day 102I walked, I walked so far.Today the one thing I didn't want to do was walk. Perhaps I neglected mention it last night but it was raining. Which isn't a biggie, except that marked the first time I walked in the rain since the day to liberty springs campsites IN NEW FUCKIN HAMPSHIRE. That was day 34 and now we are on 102, does not take a math major to marvel at that distance. Anyways I got wet, the tent was wet and when I woke at 7 was 45 degrees. I rolled, considered my woods zero then considered the fact that that would put me behind. And walked. It was cold for the first time all trail too. I walked in pants and a long sleeve shirt. Lots log abnormalities happening in lower Virginia. But that brings me to my next point pros and cons of soboPro: you walk the cooler wayDon't deal with cold till later and can handle pack weightMaine and nh done firstLess rain? JkCon:Maine is super gay for you100 percent less trail magicLess peopleNow there's a lot more but I just want to say this whole cold weather walking today¢¦..not my favorite. I'm gonna adjust but it was quite a surprise that I couldn't hike in a tee and shorts for the first time¢¦
Date: 2014-10-05
From: kimberling creek stealth site

To: laurel creek stealth site
Miles today: 25.4
Weather: scattered clouds

Day 103Bend or break. I'm not very good at knowing what one is happening. I never broke a bone nor seriously injured myself until junior year or college, and when that happened being that it was my first break and not bending, I kept pushing. I sprained my ankle then, a kid landed on it with his hip but instead of stopping playing I kept going until it got terrible and I couldn't go.Which brings me back to today/yesterday. Yesterday I walked the distance in the same cold old socks. At the end of the day the bottom of my left foot was rubbed raw. I wore new socks today with no noticeable difference. the first hour every step was pain, so I duct taped it. Then the second hour every 10 steps was pain. So I got a band aid and duct tape and then every 30 mins was pain. Needless to say I did my 25.7 today despite the pain, but I wonder is this a point where I shoulda broken? Should I have stopped and had a rest day? Only time will tellAlso the right strap of my unicorn pack broke as I was 2 miles out. I clipped it for the last 2 miles and just finished sowing it with floss, but looks like I'm prolly returning it, to get the same pack of course #reirocks
Date: 2014-10-06
From: laurel creek stealth site

To: knot maul branch shelter
Miles today: 23.9
Weather: clear sky

Day 104So in these last 4 weeks I don't even want to know how much more night hiking I've done. And walking in the rain. It's not all bad but it's a change of pace. I haven't gotten to camp before six for sure which is bad because that's always my target. I really can't write much more because body thirsts for food ( yup thirsts for food) but just know this.Big miles are not hard, any hiker can do big miles.Sustained big miles are the dickens.Also today at mile 16 there was a beautiful enclosed shelter during a cold rain storm. But I pushed on to keep on track. That makes three days temptation has tried to get the best of me.2days ago: wake up and it's cold win rain dropping on my tentYesterday:foot pain rubbing it rawToday: a glorious shelterMy point is I got a schedule and nothing is stopping me from Damascus on the 10
Date: 2014-10-07
From: knot maul branch shelter

To: partnership shelter
Miles today: 25.5
Weather: clear sky

Day 105Let me reiterate what I said yesterday. Big miles are not hard, sustained big miles are hard.The furthest I've gone in a day is:52 slack pack 44 hiking30 without a zero the next dayNow I would rather do all of those again, than do a week of 23ish miles like this. Clearly when I say that I don't mean do them back to back but that isn't hard. Those three totals are not something I think is too impressive. Impressive is waking up every morning for a week and walking from sun up to sun down. This week has been crazy and the least I have done in a day was 22 and I still have 2 more big mile days left.Bubble butt: I also caught up to a bubble and it's awesome to be with people. I just spent the last hour and a half talking to deadlegs ,many homes, and hobo. I was glad to be done by 645 and chill for one night at least with other sobo hikersGoals: lastly I want to talk about goals. I was reading k2s journal and he talked about the whole 10 miles by 3 thing. Which is a common goal, it's something you can shoot for and hopefully hit often.Here's my goalsOut by 8Half by 12Ten by 310 miles every 4 hoursThat is what I like, now these are subject to change and kinda have. Out by 8 was the standard but now that the sun is throwing a hissy fit I find that the hardest. Then because I start later half by 12 goes in the toilet. Which basically means all day I push so that I can make 10 by 3 and hopefully not night hike. And to do that, it takes the 10 miles in 4 hour pace that I've gotten. Down to an annoying on time science.
Date: 2014-10-08
From: partnership shelter

To: old orchard shelter
Miles today: 24.7
Weather: overcast clouds

Day 106So I finished at 550I FINISHED AT 5 mofuckin 50Finishing that early makes me feel like a TIME MILLIONAIREI had so much time for activities, the sad thing is 1 hour is the most I've had time for All week but I chilled and just made my dinner on an open fire cud well someone left a lot of wood, and like all boy scouts I'm a pyro so yea lots of burny burnI hiked with hobo today after playing leapfrog with him for the first 10 miles. This marks the first person that I hiked with since I left knives and unplugged oh so long ago and to be honest, it was quite ridiculous. He reminded me a lot of k2 (oh k2 how I miss you, if only you didn't constantly hike slower than. A grandma with arthritis) but we had more in common. Epically music wise, I had my first ever conversation with someone who likes Lana del Rey as much as I do, which was weird but talking to him made those middle 4 hours fly by and I even picked up my pace from my usual 2.5 to prolly 3. I'm not opposed to hiking with people, it's just hard to find someone to match with. Knives and unplugged were great company, but their breaks dragged on too long for me. The kid never contributed to the conversation. Red beard and mike were just too slow. In hobo I had a good hiking partner and I hike slower than him, but if he's willing to hike together again to quote him in some insane story he told me ¢I wouldn't be too opposed to it¢. So far that makes him and groundfloor as the only people who hike similar to me that I've met, walk big miles and take short breaks, however both of them Go faster and hobo prolly takes more breaks. But then again once I'm outta va who knows how I'll hike.Tomorrow the Grayson highlands, which is a big deal for me because 1.it was the site of my last bsa campout 2. I've been looking forward to it all trail3.its the last day before DamascusAlso last tues to this tues average of24.1 milesDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN THATS MORE REDICILOUS THAN THE BACK OF YO HEAD
Date: 2014-10-09
From: old orchard shelter

To: lost mountain shelter
Miles today: 23.2
Weather: broken clouds

Day 107hell week 2.0:this time, he's in Virginia, and he has tomatoesCopy and paste this into your browser, you won't regret ithttps://vine.co/v/OAn0w0q0m0vBut for real hell week 2.0 is doneHELL WEEK 2.0 IS DONE. If you read that in caps and assumed it was because I was beyond ecstatic you assumed correctly. If you did not learn how to make an ass out of ume better.The celebration was ridiculous, walking through the Grayson highlands today was amazing, the weather more beautiful than a Filipino mixed boy named chickenfat, and the ponies didn't disappoint. For once all trail something I have been endlessly looking forward to turned out to be good. Then I got to the shelter after a 23 mile day (shortest planned day since last Monday) and Virginia slim a nobo section hiker gave me a mountain house. Now I'm not sure if you know this but those are like the holy grail of ¢hey you want this for dinner¢. All thru hikers would eat mountain houses/backpackers pantry if they could afford it. Needless to say getting it was amazing and the conversation after the final 10 miles (5 of them in rain) was a great way to end the day.Like I said I was ecstatic today in the Grayson highlands so here's a list of times when I've become overcome with emotions and maybe even teared from happiness1. End of the hundred miles2 the decent into Delaware water gap3. Grayson highlands4.the state marker signs at the end of the 4 state/Connecticut challengeThat's itAnyways I planned on finishing the maze runner tonight but clearly got sidetracked. Least I know one thing I can do while I wait for my girlfriend to visit me in DamascusI feel like dory, ¢oh you Asked me where I was going, I'll tell you where I'm going p. Sherman 42 wallaby way, Sidney ¢ except with more Damascus. Much more
Date: 2014-10-10
From: lost mountain shelter

To: dancing bear b&b
Miles today: 17.0

Day 108I made it 27 days of straight walking later I made it to damascus. I walked the last part of the trail I was familiar with and also the furthest goal I've had all trail. Now I have 1 goalFinish on November 15. 37 days away and only 467 miles. So if I can do 540 in 27 467 in 37 should be easier than bowling with the bumpers upAnd here's a vine from todayhttps://vine.co/v/OAn0xxUVK17Least I thought It was funnyZero number 1 is tomorrow yayaya
Date: 2014-10-11
From: dancing bear b&b

To: grayson highlands day hikers
Miles today: 0.0

Day 109So if your looking for a list of things to not do.Hike the Grayson highlands with your girlfriend in the pouring rain, prolly one of them. For three hours we worked our way up to sit in a tent for the last 3 hours of the day trying to stay warm.Hopefully tomorrow is as. Nice as it was for me two days ago so she can see what I saw. Least we saw a pony, it looked as miserable as we did, jk ponys are like puppies they can't be sad
Date: 2014-10-12
From: grayson highlands day hikers

To: grayson highlands day hikers day 2
Miles today: 0.0

Day 110So the hiking of the Grayson highlands continued. And by that I mean no.We sat in a tent. The furthest we walked all day and the only walking done was .8 to the water and back to the shelter. It wasn't much but then again there's the d.n.b.l.a.a.d.n.z. In case you forgot what that means look back to the second note in va. Besides that we sat in the tent so the question becomes what does one do in a tent all day? 1We watched django and monuments men. The latter of which was a miserable movie.2.We made 2 amazing dinners.3.We read aloud Half of the book "squirrel seeks chipmunk" by David sedaris4. We ate a great dinner and a better double dinner which made us very tired.And that my freinds is how you spend a day in a tentAlso two people asked questions1.How long did it take you to get your trail legs?Honestly, it's hard to say. I can't remember because Maine was so hard that every day sucked. But if I had to say a moment where I felt like I could do bigger miles it was about 10 days into the trek where I was comfortable doing 10-15. Then 20+ mile trail legs came about 500 miles in2 after 100 days as a SOBO, wouold you cahnge anything about this hike? Things like starting date, training, town stops, resupply, etc.?       I wish I had split with the kid earlier. There was a meddling week where I was walking with him and hardly enjoying it. However because we were nearing the whites I thought I would need another person. I think the key is to go with your gut and do what feels right even if it's unexpected and strange    I sometimes wish I hadn't decided to do the Virginia tomato challenge, however if one person picks it up next year that regret will fade and if it becomes a real thing I will be proud of it   I however have very few regrets about the trail so far
Date: 2014-10-13
From: grayson highlands day hikers day 2

To: hikers in damascus zero
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: broken clouds

Day 111DAMASCUS ZERO!!!!!!!A day in town enjoying amenities was exactly what me and Michelle needed. After two days in a tent moving our legs and actually enjoying a day was awesome the sun was out, frisbees were thrown and most importantly food was eaten. Tomorrow a hike out of town of 15 in the rain will suck but at least I had my chill zerosOh and here's my pizza buffet weight152.8 pre pizza buffet156.0 post pizzas buffet3.2 pounds of pizza/agua eaten, and I wasn't full I just decided I should stop because you know.......I'm responsible now and I didn't want another vomit after a buffet story.
Date: 2014-10-14
From: hikers in damascus zero

To: hikers in damascus zero DAY TOOOOO
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: moderate rain

Day 112D.n.b.l.a.a.d.n.z I'm getting better at these. Sad though, my girlfriend left at 1 so for about 7 hours I've been sitting doing nothing. The Avalanche had a hockey game, which they lost in OT but unfortunately I didn't get to live my trail dream of drinking mulson and watching hockey, till next time.It just all goes back to the idea that time stops in the woods. I forgot it was hockey season till I got to town and a weezer album came out and it was three days till I realized it. It was good to do nothing as always but in the same regard, I wanna walk this last 465 and be done tooAlso here's my plus minus from last Friday, because it's the highest it will get and I thought it was interestingPlus/minus: +33Plus:Critter and girlfrandOpiBlue velvet and the gardenerRanger stack and ThorHuman torch, knee deep, girl, tookWazi, dreamerRebootHoboMany homes and dead legsForager MoxieMoonshineUnplugged and knives1. Mike2. redbeard3. jim4. Corrine5. splash6. K27. wolfburger8. boone9. brew10. Papapuchi11. rickitickitacki12. lonestrider13. gavin14. p real       MinusPaulRockMerica
Date: 2014-10-15
From: hikers in damascus zero DAY TOOOOO

To: double spring shelter
Miles today: 18.5
Weather: light rain

Day 113And he was depressed again.This is how I depress myself, when I get visited what I do after they leave for the next few days is think about what I was doing at that time when I was with someone. For example its 7:41 right now, two days ago I was watching submarine with my girlfriend. That's how I do it. This would be an amazing time to walk with someone but as you know no one has walked my speed for the past 800 miles, all I can hope is I meet people I like I can stop concentrating on the past. Also I ate a lot of tomatoes today. Then along with me doing the half gallon challenge yesterday, I feel pretty fat. One shouldn't eat egregious amounts of food. Then if one eats egregious amounts of food, one shouldn't eat it in back to back days. You know......if that wasn't easily apparent to you
Date: 2014-10-16
From: double spring shelter

To: quality inn bristol VA
Miles today: 3.0

Day 114Man have these last two weeks been a tale of two kittys2 Friday's ago to last Thursday: 7 days, 150ish milesLast Friday to today:7 days, 38 milesThe plan was to hike today with my sissy and nephew a nice 15 in the rain. So I woke and did my 3 to meet them in drizzle and a pretty chilly morning. Then I got in the car and consensus within the car was that hiking was not going to happen. I don't blame them, personally it wasn't the hiking I didn't want to do, I'll hike in pouring rain, what I don't want to do and what we would have done after the hiking was then camp. Camping when wet is different, it would have been chilly, water would be everywhere and its much more annoying. Had we hiked then gotten a hotel room, I woulda voted for walking but seeing how they wanted to camp I decided against it.So what did the fat do you ask?Idk lossa nothing, classic goodwill thrift shopping, lots of Internet and the maze runner movie. Which was bad, very bad. I'm not often a book before movie guy, but seeing how I did it this time, blah that book was just better and soooo much more detailed, but that's always the case, also I don't want to read another trilogy, why can't they just stop at 1.Here's a vine of a dam we sawhttps://vine.co/v/OqFg51ebzwzBut I got a plan, 15 ish miles a day and I'll be done November 15 so yea. I know I've been slack but it's been a nice week and now my next for sure break will be next Wednesday in Erwin TN.Blah, walking, and blah once more. Someone I like better catch me, or someone I hate, so I can murder them and then have a reason to actually start moving.And that's a picture of an indoor cookout, if you are not from NC this means nothing to you, if you are, this means everything
Date: 2014-10-17
From: quality inn bristol VA

To: wilbur dam road tent site
Miles today: 16.1

Day 115Well this whole visit from the sister didn't go as planned. I mean technically where I am sleeping right now is where I was planned to meet them Wednesday night.....but that's besides the point. I realized, this isn't Virginia chickenfat anymore, this is last month, chillinfat and there is no reason for me to stress bout miles cus they will come once I get back in the groove. But since I'm not here we goThe sis and nephew joined me for a 15 mile jaunt today and man, 15 miles has not tired me out like that since Maine. It's funny last Friday I did 15 miles in 4 hours, my fastest all trail, this Friday 15 in 9 my slowest. Now most of this was attributed to hiking with family (something I haven't done since upper goose pond) but still, being on your feet nine hours will get you. Although we only did 15 I feel like I did my usual 2.5 mile pace and feel as tired as if we did a 22 miler.Lastly this is a thought, I know it sounds pompous but I hate being told by day hikers anything. Things I've heard were "the grayson highlands are tough" (no they arnt they are just high"Virginia is hard" (no it's long)Anytime they tell me about anything difficult all I think is, least it's not southern Maine. I don't hate day hikers. I just hate when they try to teach me a lesson bout the trail. It's like when your at autozone and you tell Jeff Gordon how to race. You say, "I know you drive all day every day, and I more of a casual go to work type driver, but let me give advice to you on how to do the one thing you do every day"Well I'm Ffej Nodrog and I don't need advice unless I ask for it. Thank you, that is all, Ffej out
Date: 2014-10-18
From: wilbur dam road tent site

To: moreland gap shelter
Miles today: 19.1
Weather: overcast clouds

Day 116Chillinfat keeps on chilling.20 miles were easy but terribly hard. All the food weighed me down, I think for these last 4 weeks I am gonna only do 15 max with full food.With that on mind, 4 weeks officially. In 4 weeks I will be done. In 4 weeks I will be back to getting fat. But for now I am hiking. I don't know wether or not I should count down or not because it represents such a big moment. Part of me just wants to like in the moment and the other part wants to count down. IdkI can't really think, my fingers are freezing like Leo's after Kate winslet murdered him. YOU ARE A MURDERER KATE WINSLET
Date: 2014-10-19
From: moreland gap shelter

To: mountian harbor hiker hostel
Miles today: 18.9

Day 117It is currently 5:29 and this post will end one of two ways, I will either say I am pleased with the mountian harbor hikers hostel, or it will go much like lake of the clouds. And we know lake of the clouds hut is the butt of the hutt systemThis is the dilemma, I'm sitting on the porch and have been since 500 because the hostel owners left for what I assume is the 500 town visit. Now I showed up at 458 and was on the front porch by 5. I have worked in the service industry as a pool manager and lifeguard and one belief I got out of that is always be on time. Not early, not late, on time. I say this because people who frequent your establishment use your schedule to plan out their own. I planned on getting here, going to town, making food that I got from town, and spending the night in the bunk room. Now the bunk room may be full, but I don't know that because the hostel owners just left on the town run¢¦..early, by two minutes. Maybe I'm unreasonable, you are thinking, but at my pool, I didn't open those gates till 900 on the dot and I let people swim till 700 on the dot because that was the schedule. They just got back after sitting here for 45 mins, hostel thoughts to come soonNow someone might be sitting there at home saying ¢well chickenfat you say five but what if they left at 500 by their clock¢ a valid argument 10 years ago, but now in this day and age, there is no more ¢synching of clocks¢ to make sure that you are on the right time. But now that phones auto sync there is a correct time. Long story short I am not pleased.Anyways I did end up going to town, but the lady made it seem like I was being a bit unreasonable, and I'm all like ¢well I got here at 5¢ and she was like ¢usually hikers wave their arms when they see us leave¢ and in my mind I was like ¢usually businesses stick to their schedule¢I got hot pockets, watched patch Adams spent money on a hostel and thought about the Georgia shelter challenge¢¦¢¦..I don't know if I'll do it though.