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Statistics for Raisin Bran Kid:
Started - 03/24/2013
Finished - 07/20/2016
Shortest Day - 1.5
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Days		 Date DOW Start Finish Miles Total Notes
148 Jul 20 Wed Katahdin Stream Campground Katahdin!! 5.2 2189.1 100% of the trail completed! Hiked from 6:05am to 11:27am.
147 Jul 19 Tue Rainbow Spring Campsite Katahdin Stream Campground 21.0 2183.9 Hiked from 4:19am to 5:19pm.
146 Jul 18 Mon Whitehouse Landing Rainbow Stream Campsite 19.5 2162.9 Hiked from 5:59am to 6:52pm.
145 Jul 17 Sun Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to Whitehouse Landing 14.0 2143.4 Hiked from 5:20am to 1:36pm.
144 Jul 16 Sat Sidney Tappan Campsite Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to 17.1 2129.4 Hiked from 4:33am to 4:18pm.
143 Jul 15 Fri Just N. of Ironworks Rd Sidney Tappan Campsite 7.7 2112.3 Starting out at 6:55 - stopped for a short day at Sidney Tappan Campsite.
142 Jul 14 Thu Bodfish Farm Tote Rd Just N. of Ironworks Rd 15.8 2104.6 Left this morning before 5 am to beat the heat. Today was even hotter than yesterday. Trying to keep hydrated and maintain my electrolyte intake. Seeing my first view of Mt. Katahdin in the far distance. Tomorrow morning, I will be getting a package drop at Ironworks Rd.
141 Jul 13 Wed ME 15 Bodfish Farm Tote Rd 14.2 2088.8 Starting the 100-mile wildeness. Heat index was 92°F! Very hot day of hiking. Was going to hike to Long Pond Stream Lean-to, but heard that the shelter was infested with rodents; and they were chewing holes through the hikers' packs. 95% of the trail completed.
140 Jul 12 Tue Shirley-Blanchard Rd. ME 15 6.3 2074.6 Short day, then back to Shaw's.
139 Jul 11 Mon Moxie Pond - Trestle Rd Shirley-Blanchard Rd. 18.5 2068.3 Hiked from 6:46a-5:31p. Staying at Shaw's Lodging in Monson.
138 Jul 10 Sun Pierce Pond Lean-to Moxie Pond - Trestle Rd 15.9 2049.8 Hiked from 6:42a-7:36p. Crossed the Kennebec River in a canoe at 9:30am. Water was so low they got stuck on a rock during the ride.
137 Jul 09 Sat E. Flagstaff Rd. NOBO Pierce Pond Lean-to 16.3 2033.9 On the trail at 6:42 heading north, finished up at 3:33.
136 Jul 08 Fri E. Flagstaff Rd. SOBO Stratton Brook Pond Rd. 15.8 2017.6 Hiked from 5:51am-5:34pm through the Bigelows, then back to Stratton Motel.
NOWA's 2016 Appalachian Trail Journal. NOWA is raising money for the Alzheimer's Association '"The Longest Day."
135 Jul 07 Thu Caribou Valley Rd. Stratton Brook Pond Rd. 9.2 2001.8 On the trail at 6:18, done at 12:27, back at Stratton Motel. Saw bear and moose. Rain downpour was after he was off the trail. Resting up before doing the Bigelow Boogie tomorrow from 1200' to over 4145' then back down to 1250'.
134 Jul 06 Wed Perham Stream Caribou Valley Rd. 8.6 1992.6 Hike involved 1/2 mile of cliff hiking (could have used rappelling gear), then staying at Stratton Motel. Saw bear and moose. Streams are running, but bogs are not too wet.
133 Jul 05 Tue Perham Stream. SOBO ME 4 15.3 1984.0 Back to ME 4 past where Geraldine "Inchworm" Largay got lost back in 2013 after he had met her on the trail, then to Farmhouse Inn. 90% of the trail completed.
132 Jul 04 Mon ME 17 ME 4 13.2 1968.7 Start at 6:43, then to Farmhouse Inn. 
131 Jul 03 Sun South Arm Rd. NOBO ME 17 13.2 1955.5 Start at 6:26, ford Bemis Stream, then to Pine Ellis Lodging.
130 Jul 02 Sat South Arm Rd. SOBO Andover-East B. Hill Rd. 10.1 1942.3 On the trail at 6:26am, back to Pine Ellis Lodging. Was a bit out of shape when he started so he is doing the Slackpacker Waltz. (Switching hiking northbound and southbound to maximize nights at lodging places that provide shuttles to hike without carrying a pack)
129 Jul 01 Fri Grafton Notch - ME 26 Andover-East B. Hill Rd. 10.3 1932.2 Resting up back at Pine Ellis Lodging in Andover.
128 Jun 30 Thu The Libby House Inn Grafton Notch - ME 26 11.4 1921.9 Back on the trail. "Ranger" and "Wildflower" helped him through the Mahoosuc Notch, what some consider the toughest mile on the AT. Resting up at Pine Ellis Lodging in Andover.
Below is his 2013 hiking that left - 275.4 miles left in Maine
127 Dec 28 Sat Bake Oven Rd. Blue Mtn. / Little Gap 13.7 1910.5 NOBO. PA is completed!
126 Dec 27 Fri Wind Gap - Rt 33 Blue Mtn. / Little Gap 15.3 1896.8 SOBO.
125 Dec 09 Mon Delaware Water Gap Wind Gap - Rt 33 15.6 1881.5 (1289.3-1273.7) Hiking SOBO - 29.1 miles of PA left. Too icy to keep hiking this week.
124 Dec 08 Sun Hawk Mtn Road Bake Oven Knob Road 16.3 1865.9 (1244.6) 85% of the trail completed.
123 Dec 07 Sat Port Clinton Hawk Mtn Road 15.1 1849.6 (1228.3)
122 Dec 06 Fri Near 183 Port Clinton 14.1 1834.5 (1213.2) Very wet hiking day.
121 Dec 05 Thu PA 72 - Swatara S.P. Near 183 21.2 1820.4 (1199.1) Very wet hiking day.
120 Dec 04 Wed PA 325
 PA 72 - Swatara S.P. 17.4 1799.2 (1177.9)
119 Dec 03 Tue Duncannon
 PA 325 18.0 1781.8 (1160.5)
118 Nov 16 Sat Duncannon
 Boiling Springs 25.6 1763.8 From Doyle back to Allenberry Resort. 80%  of the trail completed.
117 Nov 15 Fri Boiling Springs
 Pine Grove Furnace S.P. 19.6 1738.2 From the Allenberry Resort back to the A.T. Museum
116 Oct 28 Mon US 30 Pine Grove Furnace S.P. 19.5 1718.6 (1097.3) Caledonia S.P. to the A.T. Museum
115 Oct 09 Wed Pen-Mar Road US 30 17.9 1699.1 (1077.8)
On the move again in Pennsylvania from where he was on May 31st.
. Jul 23 Tue . . . . He will be having surgery on his left rotator cuff on Friday at 10:30. He had the same surgery on his right rotator cuff five years ago so he knows recovery will take some time.
. Jul 18 Thu . . . . He is scheduled for an MRI, so he will know more after that is read and after he sees his surgeon.
114 Jul 15 Mon Full Goose Shelter Mahoosuc Notch (S) 1.5 1681.2 (1910.5) Slipped and fell descending to the Mahoosuc Notch. Chase carried both packs and they took the Mahoosuc Notch Trail out to a dirt road and followed it to Success Pond Road. There a power company employee stopped and took him straight to the hospital in Berlin, NH. He needed some stiches and based on the X-ray he tore his bicep and may have torn muscles or tendons in his rotator cuff. He will be heading to the airport to fly home.
"If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." - Ecclesiastes 4:10
113 Jul 14 Sun Gentian Pond Shelter Full Goose Shelter 9.6 1679.7 (1909.0) Crossed into Maine.
112 Jul 13 Sat White Mtns. Lodge & Hostel Gentian Pond Shelter 11.7 1670.1 (1899.4)
111 Jul 12 Fri Carter Notch Hut US-2 White Mtns. Lodge & Hostel 15.0 1658.4 (1887.7) Staying at the White Mountains Lodge & Hostel
110 Jul 11 Thu Pinkham Notch NH-16 Carter Notch Hut 6.2 1643.4 (1872.7) 75% of the trail completed.
109 Jul 10 Wed Madison Spring Hut Pinkham Notch NH-16 7.8 1637.2 (1866.5) Staying at the Joe Dodge Lodge
108 Jul 09 Tue Mizpah Spring Hut Madison Spring Hut 11.8 1629.4 (1858.7)
107 Jul 08 Mon Zealand Falls Hut Mizpah Spring Hut 14.3 1617.6 (1846.9)
106 Jul 07 Sun Garfield Ridge Shelter Zealand Falls Hut 9.5 1603.3 (1832.6)
105 Jul 06 Sat Franconia Notch - US 3 Garfield Ridge Shelter 10.3 1593.8 (1823.1) Rough part of the trail for friends to start hiking along.
104 Jul 05 Fri Kinsman Notch NH-112 Franconia Notch - US 3 16.3 1583.5 (1812.8) Hiked 14 hours to cover 16.3 miles. Welcome to the Whites. Staying in North Woodstock with some friends who drove up to join him today.
103 Jul 04 Thu Kinsman Notch NH-112 NH-25A 19.1 1567.2 (1796.5) Got a shuttle to Kinsman Notch and slack-packed SOBO up over Mt. Moosilauke and back to NH-25. Then got shuttled to NH-25A and hiked NOBO back to NH-25 to stay at the Hikers Welcome Hostel again tonight.
102 Jul 03 Wed Grafton Turnpike NH-25A 16.1 1548.1 (1777.4) Got a shuttle to the Hikers Welcome Hostel in Glencliff. Now 15.3 miles and a 3,750' climb away from Mt. Moosilauke.
101 Jul 02 Tue Norwich, VT Grafton Turnpike 20.0 1532.0 (1761.3) 70% of the trail completed. Hiked from Elm St. in Norwich to Hanover, NH and ate breakfast. Then got a ride out to Grafton Turnpike and hiked back to Hanover, NH. (Good place to listen to the song Hungry Heart - "Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack...") Some of the boardwalks are flooded, water is flowing down parts of the trail, and very hard rain for hours at a time. Very miserable hiking conditions!
100 Jul 01 Mon Ascutney Mountain Elm Street, Norwich, VT 21.5 1512.0 (1741.3) Vermont has set a rainfall record. The National Weather Service reports that May and June has been the wettest two-month consecutive stretch in Burlington on record, with a total of 18.6 inches of rain. The weather service says 8.74 inches fell in May, and 9.86 inches fell in June. May's statistic lists the month as the wettest May on record.
99 Jun 30 Sun VT 100 Ascutney Mountain 18.9 1490.5 (1719.8)  Actually had a dry trail today. Sleeping on top of the mountain with a beautiful view.
98 Jun 29 Sat Governor Clement Shelter VT 100 13.9 1471.6 (1700.9) Tough 2-1/2 hour climb up Killington Peak to begin the day. Completed the Long Trail overlap. Headed into the Greenbriar Inn. Feet have been constantly wet all but 2 of the past 12 days. The trail is extremely wet. 
97 Jun 28 Fri Little Rock Pond Shelter Governor Clement Shelter 19.4 1457.7 (1687.0)
96 Jun 27 Thu Bromley Shelter Little Rock Pond Shelter 17.8 1438.3 (1667.6) 65% of the trail completed.
95 Jun 26 Wed Spruce Peak Shelter Bromley Shelter 4.8 1420.5 (1649.8) Went into Manchester Center and then a couple more miles to the Bromley Shelter. Pouring rain kept him from going another 8.1 miles to the Peru Peak Shelter. Really getting discouraged with the heavy rains and no way to dry clothes for awhile.
94 Jun 25 Tue Story Spring Shelter Spruce Peak Shelter 18.3 1415.7 (1645.0) Had a close encounter with a territorial moose on Stratton Mtn. 
93 Jun 24 Mon VT 9 Story Spring Shelter 19.0 1397.4 (1626.7)
92 Jun 23 Sun Seth Warner Shelter VT 9 11.5 1378.4 (1607.7) Tripped and hit his knee today. A bit sore going down hills. Took a short day and headed into Bennington, VT to resupply.
91 Jun 22 Sat Cheshire, MA Seth Warner Shelter 21.6 1366.9 (1596.2) Climbed up over 2,500' in elevation to Mt. Greylock 3,491'. Crossed into Vermont the 12th state. Now getting double miles as the Long Trail overlaps with the A.T. for 105.2 miles.
90 Jun 21 Fri Washington Mtn. Road Cheshire, MA 18.3 1345.3 (1574.6) Staying at St. Mary of the Assumption Church
89 Jun 20 Thu Mt. Wilcox North Lean-to Washington Mtn. Road 25.1 1327.0 (1556.3) 60% of the trail completed. Must be camping at the home of the "Cookie Lady". 
88 Jun 19 Wed Jug End Road Mt. Wilcox North Lean-to 17.9 1301.9 (1531.2) 
87 Jun 18 Tue Lions Head Trail Jug End Road 14.7 1284.0 (1513.3) Crossed into Massachusetts the 11th state.
86 Jun 17 Mon Sharon Mtn. Lions Head Trail 16.9 1269.3 (1498.6) Staying at Bearded Woods again.
85 Jun 16 Sun ... off trail ... . 0.0 . Returning to the trail.
84 Jun 15 Sat ... off trail ... . 0.0 . .
83 Jun 14 Fri ... off trail ... . 0.0 . .
82 Jun 13 Thu ... off trail ... . 0.0 . Healing up. Should be ready to hike again on Monday.
81 Jun 12 Wed ... off trail ... . 0.0 . Hudson (of Bearded Woods) went above and beyond providing transportation to a hospital to get the infected toe treated and then to the airport. Flying home tonight for a wedding.
80 Jun 11 Tue Stewart Hollow Brook Lean-to Sharon Mtn. at "woods" road 11.8 1252.4 (1481.7) Feet have expanded - shoes have contracted, resulting blister got infected walking through all the swampy areas. Spent the night at Bearded Woods One-of-a-Kind Bunk & Dine. Best hostel stay so far. They had 207 hikers last year. Shuttle service, shower, laundry, dinner, breakfast, male & female bunkrooms.
79 Jun 10 Mon Wiley Shelter Stewart Hollow Brook Lean-to 19.7 1240.6 (1469.9) Raining hard tonight. Going to bed early to get dry and warm. St. Johns Ledges stone steps were wet and slippery.
78 Jun 09 Sun Hosner Mtn. Rd. Wiley Shelter 22.1 1220.9 (1450.2) 55% of the trail completed.
77 Jun 08 Sat US 9/NY 403 Hosner Mtn. Rd. 22.9 1198.8 (1428.1)
76 Jun 07 Fri Bear Mtn. US 9/NY 403 8.6 1175.9 (1405.2) Hiked through the lowest spot on the trail (163').
Rained all day, drying things out in Peekskill, NY 
75 Jun 06 Thu E. Mombasha Rd. Bear Mtn. 20.2 1167.3 (1396.6)
74 Jun 05 Wed State Line Trail E. Mombasha Rd. 14.7 1147.1 (1376.4)
73 Jun 04 Tue Pochuck Mtn. Shelter State Line Trail 15.6 1132.4 (1361.7) NJ/NY line.
72 Jun 03 Mon Rutherford Shelter Pochuck Mtn. Shelter 16.7 1116.8 (1346.1)
71 Jun 02 Sun Buttermilk Falls Trail Rutherford Shelter 19.2 1100.1 (1329.4) 50% of the trail completed.
70 Jun 01 Sat Delaware Water Gap, PA Buttermilk Falls Trail 20.9 1080.9 (1310.2)
Jumping ahead 229.3 miles to NJ border to save PA section for last.
69 May 31 Fri Pogo Memorial Campsite Pen-Mar Road 14.9 1060.0 Passed within 5 miles of Camp David. Crossed the Mason-Dixon line. Got a ride north to NJ at 4pm.
68 May 30 Thu Ed Garvey Shelter Pogo Memorial Campsite 19.8 1045.1 Passing thru the Washington Monument State Park.
67 May 29 Wed Blackburn AT Center Ed Garvey Shelter 18.8 1025.3 Harpers Ferry - Appalachian Trail Conservancy - the psychological halfway point - time for a photo. Signed in as thru-hiker #250 so he passed or outlasted 361 other hikers since Springer Mtn.
66 May 28 Tue Rod Hollow Shelter Blackburn AT Center 17.8 1006.5 Finished the "Roller Coaster". Late check-in (9:53pm)
65 May 27 Mon Mosby Campsite Rod Hollow Shelter 20.0 988.7 Memorial Day. 45% of the trail completed. Ready to start the "Roller Coaster".
64 May 26 Sun Skyline 21.1, Hogback Mosby Campsite 20.2 968.7 If you started at Springer Mtn. with $10,000 "bricks" of (100) $100 bills and laid them ten wide, you would have a hiking path 26.1" wide and would reach the $1 trillion mark at 969.1 miles.
63 May 25 Sat Skyline 31.2 Skyline 21.1, Hogback 11.0 948.5 Position as of 2:42pm. Short day today. 
62 May 24 Fri Big Meadows Campground Skyline 31.2 17.3 937.5 Got a later start than normal. Saw a large black bear near 931.
61 May 23 Thu Hightop Hut Big Meadows Campground 20.8 920.2 .
60 May 22 Wed Jones Run Trailhead Hightop Hut 19.7 899.4 .
59 May 21 Tue Jones Run Trailhead Rockfish Gap, Waynesboro 22.2 879.7 Hiking SOBO back to Waynesboro. 40% of the trail will be completed by tonight. In the Shenandoah National Park
58 May 20 Mon Maupin Field Shelter Rockfish Gap, Waynesboro 21.0 857.5 .
57 May 19 Sun Seeley-Woodworth Shelter Maupin Field Shelter 20.4 836.5 End of Trail Days in Damascus
56 May 18 Sat US-60 / Buena Vista, VA Seeley-Woodworth Shelter 14.0 816.1 Up to 60 injured after car drives into Trail Days parade.
55 May 17 Fri Johns Hollow Shelter US-60 / Buena Vista, VA 20.1 802.1 Hit the trail at 6am for an early start. Arrived at US-60 at 4:29pm and heading 9.3 miles into Buena Vista. Start of Trail Days in Damascus - plan is to go next year.
54 May 16 Thu Cornelius Shelter Johns Hollow Shelter 21.6 782.0 35% of the trail completed. Shelters should be clearing up as hikers migrate to Damascus for Trail Days.
53 May 15 Wed Bobblets Gap Shelter Cornelius Shelter 18.4 760.4 Exciting day meeting a rattlesnake up close on the trail! Long rough climb up Floyd Mtn. (see AT Hiker screen image below)
52 May 14 Tue US 220 Bobblets Gap Shelter 18.5 742.0 Shelters should clear as many hikers migrate to Damascus.
51 May 13 Mon VA 311 US 220 19.8 723.5 Daleville, VA
50 May 12 Sun Pickle Branch Shelter VA 311 12.6 703.7 Stayed at the Four Pines Hostel. Got a shuttle to VA 311 and hiked back to the hostel. Will start from VA 311 on Monday.
49 May 11 Sat Laurel Creek Shelter Pickle Branch Shelter 22.5 691.1 Confirmed at 7:27pm
48 May 10 Fri Pine Swamp Branch Shelter Laurel Creek Shelter 18.5 668.6 30% of the trail completed.
47 May 09 Thu Pearisburg, VA Pine Swamp Branch Shelter 19.3 650.1 .
46 May 08 Wed Woods Hole Hostel Pearisburg, VA 10.4 630.8 .
45 May 07 Tue VA 606, Trent's Grocery Woods Hole Hostel 14.9 620.4 .
44 May 06 Mon Bland, VA VA 606, Trent's Grocery 18.4 605.5 Raining very hard today.
43 May 05 Sun Davis Farm Campsite Bland, VA 14.9 587.1 On Bushy Mtn at 1pm. Heading into Bland to eat a couple dinners.
42 May 04 Sat VA 42 Davis Farm Campsite 18.2 572.2 Got an update on May 5th. Very cold above 3,800' at night.
41 May 03 Fri USFS 86 / Glade Mtn. Rd. VA 42 19.2 554.0 25% of the trail completed.
40 May 02 Thu Dickey Gap USFS 86 / Glade Mtn. Rd. 18.7 534.8 Back to Dickey Gap and northbound.
39 May 01 Wed Campsite (N of Lost Mtn) Damascus, VA 17.0 516.1 Back in Damascus.
38 Apr 30 Tue Wise Shelter Campsite (N of Lost Mtn) 15.9 499.1 1.4 miles north of Lost Mtn Shelter
37 Apr 29 Mon Dickey Gap Wise Shelter 16.1 483.2 Plans to hike SOBO from Dickey Gap / Troutdale 49.5 miles back to Damascus.
36 Apr 28 Sun Abingdon Gap Shelter Damascus, VA 10.4 467.1 Drying off in Damascus.
35 Apr 27 Sat TN-91 Abingdon Gap Shelter 11.3 456.7 Back on the trail - may have had Hyponatremia - "a condition that occurs when the level of sodium in your blood is abnormally low. Sodium is an electrolyte, and it helps regulate the amount of water that's in and around your cells. In hyponatremia, one or more factors — ranging from an underlying medical condition to drinking too much water during endurance sports — causes the sodium in your body to become diluted. When this happens, your body's water levels rise, and your cells begin to swell. This swelling can cause many health problems, from mild to severe." - Mayo Clinic
34 Apr 26 Fri Iron Mountain Shelter TN-91 4.6 445.4 Other leg is really hurting. Got a ride into Damascus. Might be low on sodium and potassium. Drinking Gatorade, etc.
33 Apr 25 Thu Pond Flats Iron Mountain Shelter 19.1 440.8 20% of the trail completed.
32 Apr 24 Wed Vango/Abby's Place Pond Flats 16.9 421.7 .
31 Apr 23 Tue Linville, NC Vango/Abby's Place 13.2 404.8 On the trail again! Felt pretty good this morning.
30 Apr 22 Mon Linville, NC Linville, NC 0.0 391.6 Norovirus symptoms have passed. Leg still hurts. May not resume hiking until Thursday.
29 Apr 21 Sun Mountain Harbour Hostel Linville, NC 0.0 391.6 Looking for a hotel - has the symptoms of Norovirus.
28 Apr 20 Sat Mountain Harbour Hostel Mountain Harbour Hostel 0.0 391.6 Took a "zero" to rest up. Got two knots worked out of his calf muscles so he is hoping to be hiking tomorrow.
27 Apr 19 Fri Campsite near Hump Mtn. Mountain Harbour Hostel 6.2 391.6 Very high winds this morning. Bad weather, short day.
26 Apr 18 Thu Greasy Creek Friendly Campsite near Hump Mtn. 19.1 385.4 Has been camping alone to avoid the norovirus.
25 Apr 17 Wed Low Gap Campsite Greasy Creek Friendly 9.4 366.3 Rainy today and he was soaked.
24 Apr 16 Tue Uncle Johnny's Low Gap Campsite 16.4 357.9 His feet have been starting to hurt, so he may/should be reducing his daily miles.
23 Apr 15 Mon Whistling Gap Uncle Johnny's 12.9 341.5 Stopping at Uncle Johnny's for a mail drop.
22 Apr 14 Sun near Rector Laurel road Whistling Gap 19.2 328.6 15% of the trail completed. Lots of hikers are getting sick with the Norovirus. "Norovirus is a very contagious virus that can infect anyone. You can get it from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus causes your stomach or intestines or both to get inflamed. This leads you to have stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea and to throw up." - CDC website
21 Apr 13 Sat Hemlock Hollow Inn near Rector Laurel road 19.2 309.4 exact waypoint uncertain
20 Apr 12 Fri Hot Springs, NC Hemlock Hollow Inn 16.3 290.2 .
19 Apr 11 Thu Groundhog Creek Shelter Hot Springs, NC 26.2 273.9 Climbed over Max Patch Summit. Storms stayed to the west so he walked a full marathon today to Elmer's Sunnybank Inn.
18 Apr 10 Wed Cosby Knob Shelter Groundhog Creek Shelter 17.6 247.7 Stopped briefly at Standing Bear Hostel for a mail drop. 
17 Apr 09 Tue Icewater Spring Shelter Cosby Knob Shelter
 20.3 230.1 10% of the trail completed. Long day, checked in at 6:47pm.
16 Apr 08 Mon Double Spring Gap Shelter Icewater Spring Shelter 13.8 209.8 Climbed over Clingmans Dome (highest point on AT) and headed into Gatlinburg, TN to resupply - then back on trail for 3 more miles. He said it was awful from Clingman to Gatlinburg.  The ice was so thick and slippery.  He said there were reports of hikers falling and fracturing ankles and wrists.
15 Apr 07 Sun Spence Field Shelter Double Spring Gap Shelter 13.5 196.0 183.7 - "Wish that I was on ole Rocky Top, down in the Tennessee hills. Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, ain't no telephone bills..."
14 Apr 06 Sat Fontana Dam Shelter Spence Field Shelter 16.7 182.5 .
13 Apr 05 Fri Stecoah Gap, NC 143 Fontana Dam Shelter 15.1 165.8 .
12 Apr 04 Thu Sassafras Gap Shelter Stecoah Gap, NC 143 6.7 150.7 Cold and pouring rain. Ice on the trees and everything is soaked. Staying at The Cabin in the Woods Reports of more snow in the Smokies.
11 Apr 03 Wed Cold Spring Shelter Sassafras Gap Shelter 18.4 144.0 Stopped at NOC for mail drop.
10 Apr 02 Tue Winding Stair Gap Cold Spring Shelter 15.8 125.6 Started out at 9:41am
9 Apr 01 Mon Long Branch Shelter (2013) Winding Stair Gap 7.3 109.8 5% of the trail completed. Resupplying in Franklin. Drying clothes and shoes.
8 Mar 31 Sun Deep Gap, USFS 71 Long Branch Shelter (2013) 17.1 102.5 Climbed over Standing Indian Mtn. & Albert Mtn. 
7 Mar 30 Sat Dicks Creek Gap Deep Gap, USFS 71 15.8 85.4 Hiked some with "Apostle Paul". Crossed the GA/NC line.
6 Mar 29 Fri Tray Mountain Shelter Dicks Creek Gap 11.0 69.6 At the Blueberry Patch Hostel. 
5 Mar 28 Thu Cold Springs Gap Tray Mountain Shelter 11.5 58.6 .
4 Mar 27 Wed Neel Gap Cold Springs Gap 16.4 47.1 .
3 Mar 26 Tue Gooch Gap Neel Gap 13.5 30.7 Snow blowing across trail, slippery going down to Mountain Crossings. Clothes getting washed.
Reports of a foot of snow in the Smokies.
Waiting on permit to hike in the "Smokies".
2 Mar 25 Mon Hawk Mtn. Shelter Gooch Gap 9.1 17.2 Snow, ice, freezing water bottles. Headed in to Suches, GA
1 Mar 24 Sun Amicalola Falls S.P. Hawk Mtn. Shelter 8.1 8.1 Pouring rain all day and dropping temperatures. Signed in as thru-hiker #611.
0 Mar 23 Sat Ohio Amicalola Falls S.P. . . On trail, Thank You to everyone, Now it"s time to hike!





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Some of the folks who have hiked with Raisin Bran Kid this year...
Paul "Apostle Paul" Stutzman, "All the Way", "Don's Brother", "Chief", "Navigator", "Z Man", "Big Daddy", "Old Blue Eyes", "Speck", "Little Spot", Todd & Chase Gordon, Tom Brewer, "Market Man", "Inchworm", "Passin Thru", Madison, Bearstein Bear, Lyle Reusser
Some of the gear he is using...
Pack - Gossamer Gear, Mariposa Ultralight (?), 27oz
Tent - Lightheart Solo, sil-nylon, 27oz
Pad - Nemo Astro Air Ultralight 20 x 72 x 2.5", 20oz
Bag - Montbell (?) .. switched to a quilt in Grayson Highlands
Poles - Leki
Stove - alcohol
Water Treatment - AquaMira
Trail Wisdom
"I've become aware that I cannot change any of the elements. There's nothing I can do about the heat or the wind or the rain or the cold or the snow or whatever comes my way. But I'm the one that has to adjust. And so the sooner a hiker learns that, the better off they are." - George "Billygoat" Woodard
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