![]() ![]() March 10, 1981 -- Day 333 ...and the grueling task of catching up to the main groups continues. ![]() ![]() March 19, 1981 -- Day 342 The first couple of days on the Applachian Trail we were hiking through several snowstorms. ![]() ![]() March 21, 1981 -- Day 344 More snow to camp in and hike through... ![]() ![]() March 21, 1981 -- Day 344 Mike, Shellie and Scott sharing a tent while "sitting" out the snowstorm. ![]() ![]() March 21, 1981 -- Day 344 The lean-to's constructed along the Appalachian Trail are mainly 3-sided buildings, some with elevated wooden floors, and some with just dirt floors; a great place for sheltered breaks, but due to the mice problems, tents were a better place to sleep at night. ![]() ![]() March 23, 1981 -- Day 346 ...tents in the snow... ![]() ![]() March 23, 1981 -- Day 346 ...snow covered picnic table, with a water bottle embedded in the snow... ![]() ![]() March 25, 1981 -- Day 348 ![]() ![]() March 25, 1981 -- Day 348 Breakfast, lunch, or dinner ?? ![]() ![]() March 27, 1981 -- Day 350 An enclosed cabin at the top of ???---compared to the open lean-tos, this was a "Hilton" !! ![]() ![]() March 27, 1981 -- Day 350 ![]() ![]() March 27, 1981 -- Day 350 ![]() ![]() March 27, 1981 -- Day 350 Cramped quarters, but still roomier than inside a tent. ![]() ![]() March 28, 1981 -- Day 351 Click onto the photo for images of 8 of the roadbreak participants. ![]() ![]() March 28, 1981 -- Day 351 ![]() ![]() March 28, 1981 -- Day 351 ![]() ![]() March 29, 1981 -- Day 352 ![]() ![]() March 31, 1981 -- Day 354 Scenes from the Holy Family Catholic Church Hospice In 1975, the Church allowed hikers to stay inside a "common area", but in 1981, a separate "structure" had been built for hikers to spend rest days in. ![]() ![]() April 12, 1981 -- Day 366 A typical three-sided lean-to along the Appalachian Trail. ![]() ![]() April 15, 1981 -- Day 369 Spring has sprung. ![]() ![]() April 16, 1981 -- Day 370 The group hiked along the Appalachian Trail at various speeds and Monty and the airstream trailer would set up check-in points along the trailheads to see that all were ok. Mail he had collected for us at various post offices was available when we met up with him at these checkpoints. ![]() ![]() April 16, 1981 -- Day 370 ![]() ![]() April 17, 1981 -- Day 371 Near Punchbowl Spring Meadow ![]() ![]() April 17, 1981 -- Day 371 Very green and very picturesque, the stinging nettles blanketed forest floors and hung over into the path of the trail, causing a lot of discomfort when they brushed up against your legs. ![]() ![]() April 17, 1981 -- Day 371 ![]() ![]() April 18, 1981 -- Day 372 Somewhere after Punchbowl Spring Meadow ![]() ![]() April 19, 1981 -- Day 373 Several of us hiked 6½ miles in the moonlight to reach the summit of this mountain----although the moon was full and bright, the going was a little ackward when the trees obscured the moonlight. ![]() |
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