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5/14/18 Day 295 AT Day 55: Crazy wildlife encounter Shelter to Town!
Miles: 9.8 Steps: 29,236 Elevation Gain:1,526 Can’t really emphasize how hot it’s been the past few days! Record highs reaching 90...
Blake Robinson
Jun 4, 20181 min read


5/13/18 Day 294 AT Day 54: McAfee Knob Sunrise and Tinker Cliffs Sunset
Miles: 10 Steps: 23,781 Elevation Gain: 2,500 feet Wow, another great day at iconic locations along the trail! First up, the most...
Blake Robinson
Jun 3, 20182 min read


5/11/18 Day 292 AT Day 52: Dragon’s Tooth and Four Pines Hostel
Miles: 8.6 Steps: 26,766 Elevation Gain:2,425 Feet Another amazing day on the AT! Beautiful hike and hot day reaching 90 today, and...
Blake Robinson
Jun 3, 20182 min read


5/10/18 Day 291 AT Day 51: Camping near a road after another great day
Miles: 21.6 Steps: 42,351 Elevation Gain: 4,492 feet Some really cool long ridge walking today! Really pretty! All sorts of Rocky...
Blake Robinson
Jun 3, 20181 min read


5/9/18 Day 290 AT Day 50: Camping near a road after another great day
Miles: 21.6 Steps: 42,351 Elevation Gain:3,875 Feet Another amazing day out here! I took off early and was just loving the hiking. ...
Blake Robinson
Jun 2, 20181 min read


5/8/18 Day 289 AT Day 49: 3.6 Miles! What a great start back on the trail! Happy Birthday to Murph
Miles: 4.7 Steps: 14,263 Elevation Gain: 1,587 feet I talk, or I suppose write, quite a bit about Faith in Humanity and all the...
Blake Robinson
Jun 2, 20182 min read


5/7/18 Day 288 AT Day 48: 20 mile slackpack! 4th(!!!) night at Angels Rest
Miles: 20 Steps: 48,444 Elevation Gain: 3,996 feet Great breakfast today of scrambled eggs and bacon that I cooked up for myself,...
Blake Robinson
Jun 2, 20181 min read


5/6/18 Day 287 AT Day 47: Day off #2 at Angel’s Rest Hikers Haven
Miles: 4 Steps: 9,001 Elevation Gain:n/a day off Tried to sleep in. Failed. I was tired from a late night. Hung out all day,...
Blake Robinson
Jun 1, 20181 min read


5/5/18 Day 286 AT Day 46: Day off #1 in Pearisburg
Miles: 5 Steps: 17,975 Elevation Gain: 358 feet I love Angels Rest Hiker Haven! Such a cool place to spend some time! It’s clean,...
Blake Robinson
Jun 1, 20181 min read


5/4/18 Day 285 AT Day 45: Pearis Cliffs into a Pearisburg and the Town Vortex
Miles: 11.2 Steps: 25,476 Elevation Gain: 683 feet I took off early today: on the trail before 7am and I only had a few minutes into...
Blake Robinson
Jun 1, 20181 min read


5/3/18 Day 284 AT Day 44: Fire! And a beautiful campsite at Pearis Cliffs
Miles: 22.6 Steps: 46,283 Elevation Gain: 4,261 feet Another amazing day! Craziest moment: I was hiking with Chili Dog chatting...
Blake Robinson
May 31, 20181 min read


5/2/18 Day 283 AT Day 43: 80 degrees, a store, and an amazing waterfall poorly named: Dismal Falls
Miles: 20 Steps: 42,767 Elevation Gain: 3,989 feet Another GREAT DAY on the trail. A warm, sunny day with moderate terrain. ...
Blake Robinson
May 31, 20181 min read


5/1/18 Day 282 AT Day 42: Saw a bear! Sunshine! And a great store with tasty food!
Miles: 23.5 Steps: 47,342 Elevation Gain: 5,207 feet Faith in Humanity: Great campfire conversation, super friendly store owners and...
Blake Robinson
May 31, 20182 min read


4/30/18 Day 281 AT Day 41: sunny, lots of climbing, beautiful ridge walking
Miles: 21 Steps: 47,900 Elevation Gain: 6,400 feet Faith in Humanity: Met some amazing hikers today, got to know others better!...
Blake Robinson
May 30, 20181 min read


4/29/18 Day 280 AT Day 40: Brisk Hike to an all you can eat buffet! And trail magic 2 Times!!!!
Miles: 19.8 Steps: 44,701 Elevation Gain: Strava Knows! Faith in Humanity: Two instances of trail magic today! First, a church had...
Blake Robinson
May 30, 20182 min read


4/28/18 Day 279 AT Day 39: Trail Magic, Secret Waterfall, Beautiful Weather!
Miles: 22 Steps: 47,794 Elevation Gain: feet Faith in Humanity: Freda really takes the cake today! What an awesome time, and you...
Blake Robinson
May 29, 20182 min read


4/26/18 Day 277 AT Day 37: Hike with Roy, Mt. Rogers summit, Feral Ponies!
Miles:12.6 Steps: 30,114 Elevation Gain: 3,899 feet Faith in Humanity: Roy is an amazing friend! Hopefully it’s much less than 11...
Blake Robinson
May 7, 20182 min read


4/25/18 Day 276 AT Day 36: Trail Volunteer work near Mt. Rogers
Miles: 4.4 Steps: 13,164 Elevation Gain: 746 feet Faith in Humanity: So great to get outside and do some volunteer work with two...
Blake Robinson
May 7, 20181 min read


4/24/18 Day 275 AT Day 35: AT and Creeper Trail back to Damascus, VA
Miles: 15.4 Steps: 31,664 Elevation Gain: 760 feet Faith in Humanity: Roy! Hooking up slack packing, hiking with me, place to stay,...
Blake Robinson
May 7, 20181 min read


4/23/18 Day 274 AT Day 34: Zero Day in Damascus, VA
Miles: “0” Steps: 8,080 Elevation Gain: “0” feet Faith in Humanity: Roy, my long lost hiking friend is letting me stay with him and...
Blake Robinson
May 6, 20182 min read
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