We broke a group and personal record with an 18 mile day! It sure feels good laying in my sleeping bag writing about this now that it's over. I have such a huge sense of accomplishment right now. I am so proud of the Three Amigos tonight. We worked together as a team and were there for each other. When we are a team we are a strong team! Good job Bubbles and Smudgy you guys killed it today!
Well I guess tick season is here because I just felt one crawling up my arm! I had another one on me earlier today. I'm glad we got our hair cut. The good thing is you can feel them crawling on you right away if you’re paying attention. Once they bite you I think their saliva releases a chemical that numbs the area so you can't feel them digging in. I hate ticks! Bubbles is freaked out right now but there's really nothing we can do. We will wake up and do a thorough check in the morning.
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| Center Point Knob |
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| Explorers |
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| Sign explaining that the Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club maintains the next 17 miles of the trail |
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| You could see so many fish |
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| This is a man made lake (Children's Lake) in Boiling Springs |
Most of our hike for the day was through farmland. We had to cross a fenced in area with a few horses in it. The trail went right through the pasture with the horses. There were steps that went right over the fence and boom you were right in the middle of the horses it was pretty cool. Later on we came across another fence with the same looking steps going over. This spot had a bunch of cows fenced in. Some of the cows were right on the trail looking at us, probably wondering what we were doing! We kept walking on and a couple of the cows wouldn't move I had to give them a little yell and they took off!
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| Bubbles being cute |
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| You can kind of tell why Jeff's trail name is Smudgy Cheeks! |
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| Smudgy Cheeks going up and over a fence |
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| Farms |
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| It is peaceful out here |
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| The horses were very close to us |
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| Bubbles on steps |
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| The cows were on the trail with us! |
As we were walking down the road a truck passed us and gave us a thumbs up out the window. It felt good! Every day that I'm out backpacking I feel more and more like I'm doing the right thing. I feel like I'm supposed to be walking the Appalachian Trail right now. I've met some amazing people and have seen amazing views and we're still in the beginning of our hike. It just feels good to be here and it feels even better to know that I'm experiencing all of this with my wife and brother in law. The AT brings people together. Every thru hiker shares one common goal, to get to the finish line, to complete the trail.
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| A random car out by the trail |
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| This must have been someone's old farm |
Day: 29
Miles hiked: 18.2
Total Miles hiked on the trail: 274
Bears: 0
Butterfly: 8
Chipmunk: 2
Cows: 24
Crawfish: 1
Deer: 20
Horses: 12
Really Big Dog: 1
Mouse: 1
Nest of bugs: 1
Skunk: 1
Snail: 1
Snake: 1
Squirrels: 11
Trout: 2
Turkeys: 4
Turtles: 107
Vulture: 6
Woodpecker: 1
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