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We are going to try to hike with him tomorrow. I don’t know. From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 #AppalachianTrail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6

May 4, 1983, 41 years ago today: Dave and I only made nine miles today. We were tired and sore and got off to a late start. The terrain was heavily wooded with no #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Georgia #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

Packed up and ready to go. 16lbs. base weight. 24lbs. with food and water. #appalachiantrail

I was amused by the ridiculousness of the situation more than annoyed by the loss of sleep. I had only been on the Appalachian Trail for one day, and already it was so much stranger than I had imagined. More of My 1983 #AppalachianTrail Hike in Photos at georgesteffanos.com/places-i-ve-be…

May 4, 1983, 41 years ago today: I went to bed right after dinner but was not destined to get much sleep. Somewhere around 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning, #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Georgia #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

as my body continued to trudge the wet, weary miles. From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 #AppalachianTrail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6

May 3, 1983, 41 years ago today: At a spot called Three Forks, four miles from Springer Mountain, the Appalachian Trail crossed a fire road beside the convergence of #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Georgia #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

It hung on strong all day, occasionally intensifying into major downpours. Today’s cold rain sapped my strength even more than all the climbing. More of My 1983 #AppalachianTrail Hike in Photos at georgesteffanos.com/places-i-ve-be…

May 3, 1983, 41 years ago today: Temperatures dropped considerably last night when the wind kicked up and stayed down today. #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Georgia #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

An #AppalachianTrail 2000-Miler reacts to #manvsbear: which is more dangerous (to women)? #hiking #wildernesssurvival #AT #ATC #ALDHA #feminism #reacts #react #wildernessGuide #ThruHiker #MEGA2008 #AppalachianTrailConservancy #Menvsbears #tiktok #wilderness #bushcraft

Have you ever hiked the #AppalachianTrail? 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🥾 This week, members of our team and @PennFuture got together and hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail in #NEPA, saw countless frogs, and reconnected with the beauty of our Commonwealth #DiscoverNEPA

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Can you guess where we did #TrailMaintenance today? (The last pic gives a clue). There is a tiny spider that lives here so we are limited to what we can do. In between all the #AppalachianTrail NOBOs we were able to install a few new steps. It was much cooler up here!

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The end of the world. The middle of nowhere. From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 #AppalachianTrail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6

May 2, 1983 (41 years ago today): I woke up to the sound of freight trains. One after another, they came clattering up from the distant mountain range to the west, #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #Georgia #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

I was going to whip myself into shape right on the trail. The greatest challenge of my life had begun. Pictured: an early stretch climbed steeply up this dirt fire road with some nice views. More of My 1983 #AppalachianTrail Hike in Photos at georgesteffanos.com/places-i-ve-be…

May 2, 1983, 41 years ago today: At 4:20 p.m. on the afternoon of May 2, 1983 — a very warm day for early May — I was at the Visitor’s Center in Amicalola Falls State Park in north-central Georgia. #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #Georgia #nature #mountains #AppalachianTrail

and walking became almost impossible as I was tossed about like an old newspaper. From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 #AppalachianTrail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6

September 8, 1983: After Eisenhower, the trail descended into a col before another stiff climb up Mount Franklin, the first 5000-footer of the day. The sky had cleared very #backpacking #hiking #outdoors #landscapephotography #NewHampshire #nature #mountains #AppalachianTrail