So far Emily has been hiking with Kashmir, Ghost, Red Hawk, Yanni Stoner, and Terrapin & Moonshine. She's been leap frogging with a hiker from Scotland, by the name of Stuart, and he's agreed to email some pictures. Also a memory card may be making its way to the media interpreters by mail, so pictures may be soon - hooray!
Total millage is 135, and mostly in a foot of wet snow. That puts her well into North Carolina. Next package drop is Fontana (mile 162), see the previous post about package drops for the address.
Looking ahead, the Smokies are coming up. Emily estimates it will take her 12 days to get through. The Smokie Mountains National Park will be miles 163 through 234, for a total of 71 miles in the park. On the other side of the park is Tennessee. The word is that a trail maintenance crew has been up in the area to clear out some blow downs so hopefully the trail will be packed down and the walking will get easier.
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We are watching your progress and admiring your spunk. Wow!! What an adventure!! Love, G & G
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Emily got accepted to Memorial University of Newfoundland for post-graduate studies in marine biology. This means she isn't stopping when she summits Katahdin...it'll be only another 1000 miles or so!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Emily on getting into Memorial! Does she have a trail name yet?
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