Who says the Washington Post has nothin' good!

Here is a good article about thru-hiking the AT. Someday, someday.

First Hike of 2009

Bullfrog and I drove up to Maryland again for a quick day hike north along the AT. We had started in Gathland State Park last year and this is were we picked the trail up again. Since it was only going to be a quick day hike I didn't want to overpack...but I did. God! It felt good to get out and on the trail again. Bullfrog and I hadn't seen each other in months, and as we talked, and walked the miles seemed to fly by. My core temperature began to warm up and the jacket came off. We stopped at some Civil War monuments for a quick lunch of tuna and crackers.

While there we met another hiker who had been section hiking for 10 years from Georgia and had finally made it to Maryland. He was doing the Maryland Challenge, which is Hiking all of Maryland in one day...about 40 miles. We continued on just enjoying the day. I really didn't have any problems with fatigue or endurance and we just kept trucking on. At a clearing we looked back at the distance we had travelled, seeing landmarks on the horizon that we had passed early on that day. Around mile 10 we arrived at the Washington National Monument and it began to sleet/rain. The monument was interesting but the weather was beginning to suck and I was getting tired so we didn't hang out to long.


My pack was really digging into my shoulders by the time we reached the Interstate 70. As we victoriously crossed over the bridge, cars zooming underneath I raised my hiking poles in triumph. I got a few honks for my efforts. 12 miles a good day.

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