Joel's Pictures

Hiking on the Appalachian Trail with Todd, April 2015

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Sandy, Todd, and me the morning I joined them - Thu 23 Apr 2015 08:42:53 AM
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Look how happy I am. This is the "before" picture. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 08:43:28 AM
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DSC01694 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 09:08:04 AM
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It was a bit tough to keep up with Todd initially. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 09:08:10 AM
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DSC01696 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 09:08:15 AM
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Nice view from the top of a hill - Thu 23 Apr 2015 10:02:12 AM
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DSC01701 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 10:02:18 AM
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A sign for nearby water. Usually the trail to water is blue-blazed. It might not be super-close, though. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 10:44:30 AM
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DSC01703 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 11:43:40 AM
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DSC01704 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:07:24 PM
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At shelters, there's a guestbook people write in. Todd's looking to see when his hiking buddies were here. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:44:34 PM
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The shelter, in all its glory. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:45:22 PM
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People put their mattress and sleeping bag on the platform. Really. (We used tents) - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:45:36 PM
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DSC01708 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:45:46 PM
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Hang your food from the end of these, and the pieces of plastic keep mice from being able to reach it. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:53:10 PM
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Todd wrote an entry in the book - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:53:44 PM
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Another recent page from the guestbook - Thu 23 Apr 2015 01:54:05 PM
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Todd filters water, a slow and high-effort process because you have to squeeze the bag pretty hard. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 02:02:41 PM
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We stopped at this stream to filter some more water. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 03:03:29 PM
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DSC01714 - Thu 23 Apr 2015 03:03:38 PM
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Campsite for the first night, in an old apple orchard. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 05:06:09 PM
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My accommodations for the night. It was cold and windy. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 05:07:30 PM
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Todd and Sandy preparing their dinner. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 05:07:51 PM
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Todd's dehydrated spaghetti sauce, which ended up looking pretty good when it was done. - Thu 23 Apr 2015 05:47:12 PM
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The next morning, it was about 45 degrees. - Fri 24 Apr 2015 07:49:10 AM
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Luckily Todd was able to get a fire going - Fri 24 Apr 2015 07:49:39 AM
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DSC01721 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 07:49:46 AM
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My tent, just before breaking it down to head off on day #2 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 07:50:01 AM
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DSC01723 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 10:03:49 AM
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Day #2 was a lot of climbing - Fri 24 Apr 2015 10:03:58 AM
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DSC01725 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 10:04:05 AM
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A nice overlook from the first peak we climbed that day - Fri 24 Apr 2015 12:46:06 PM
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DSC01734 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 03:52:47 PM
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DSC01735 - Fri 24 Apr 2015 03:52:58 PM
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Finally it levels out, but not for long - Fri 24 Apr 2015 04:03:12 PM
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Back to the climb. We ended day #2 at over 6200 feet, at the highest elevation shelter on the AT - Fri 24 Apr 2015 04:53:34 PM
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Inside my tent, packing up the last morning to go home. Cold, windy, and rainy. - Sat 25 Apr 2015 07:37:40 AM

My friend Todd is hiking the entire AT. I joined him for a couple of days in April 2015.