Tuesday 6/3/08 Trip: 12.4 miles Elevation: 3906ft (max) 2850ft (min) 2356ft (total accent) Time: 6h 16m (moving) 4h 35m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.1 mph Temperature: 80 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Clear, no precipitation but very humid Pack Weight: ~35lbs (2L water, 5 days food) Summary: The run out of Gooch Gap towards Woody Gap …
Tag Archive: Backpacking
Jun 02 2008
Georgia AT Trail Day 2 (3 Forks – Gooch Gap)
Monday 6/2/08 Trip: 13 miles Elevation: 3350ft (max) 2450ft (min) 2788ft (total accent) Time: 6h 08m (moving) 4h 41m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.1 mph Temperature: 70 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Clear, no precipitation Pack Weight: ~38lbs (2L water, 6 days food) Summary: First full day with decent mileage. Georgia is famous for it’s constant …
Jun 01 2008
68 miles
Today is the day. My brothers and I start our 68 mile hike through the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail. Scott arrives around 1pm, Mark and I are already packed and ready to go. As soon as Melissa gets off work, we’re packing the car up and heading out to the Springer Mountain trail …
Jun 01 2008
Georgia AT Trail Day 1 (Springer – 3 Forks)
Sunay 6/1/08 Trip: 5.77 miles Elevation: 3750ft (max) 2650ft (min) 631ft (total accent) Time: 2h 21m (moving) 1h 53m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.5 mph Temperature: 70 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Partly Cloudy, no precipitation Pack Weight: ~40lbs (2L water, 7 days food) Summary: Our first day was a relatively short hike. Mel dropped us …
May 19 2008
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Saturday 5/17/08 Trip: 9.76 miles Elevation: 1811ft (max) 981ft (min) 1620ft (total accent) Time: 3h 44m (moving) 38m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.6 mph Temperature: 71 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Clear, no precipitation Pack Weight: Summary: This was a solo hike through part of the [Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park]. The weather was perfect – …
May 12 2008
MSR HyperFlow™
I finally found a replacement for my heavy (read: bombproof) [Katadyn Pocket Filter]. At ~20oz, it’s kind of a pig for lightweight backpacking so I’ve been keeping my eye out for a replacement. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with my Pocket Filter, it’s one of the best personal ceramic water filters on the market imo – …
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