Hey everyone! Jordan and Carlie here, checking in from Hiawassee, Georgia. 67 miles down, 2108 to go! We've just completed our first week on the Trail, and it was as physically exhausting as it was mentally exhilarating!
We have only removed ourselves from the "real world" for 7 days, but already we feel the accomplishment of being able to carry our lives on our backs. Not that it's an easy task to carry your entire life up, over, and down the mountains of Northern Georgia. They are both breathtaking and serve to take your breath away.
One of the hardest things we've encountered is to wake up on a soggy, bone-chilling morning to put back on those dreaded boots...only to find out that the shoelaces are frozen together and the zipper on the tent is stuck shut. If only we could stay curled up in our warm sleeping bags and magically appear in Maine six months later! At least we will still have legs that work by the time we get there, thanks to Leki Trekking Poles!
We have some media happening today in downtown Hiawassee, and are already anxious to get back to the Trail. Thanks to Sprint, we'll be bringing you tidbits throughout our journey, hopefully about once a week, so be sure to check back frequently for great new updates, pictures, and hilarious stories from the elusive and majestic Appalachian Trail! Still to come...the importance of trail names and the best snack foods around...
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Hi Jordan and Carlie,
Has this past week on the trail been good to you? When do you anticipate being in the Harrisburg region? Keep Lancaster County Beautiful would like to meet you in person.
Keep on trekking!!
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