1. Ap a c n Tra Hike
p la hia il
Fo naDa , NC toSp e Mt, GA - 171 m s
nta m ring r ile
J 11-3 th 2 0
une 0 09
Tra y C rne
c a y

2. Da 1 - J 11
y une
Dia Mc rm k, ,
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Wew res
e huttle to
d
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a ht . e o
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hike 6 m so firs
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NC.

4. Day 3 – June 13th
Our trio hike 11.6m s
d ile
in NC fro Ye wCre k
, m llo e
Ga (2 8 ’thro h
p ,9 0 ) ug
Ste o h Ga , (3 5 )
ca p ,16 ’
a c m e a Lo us
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o p e o f
m ne frie she :
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5. Day 4 - June 14
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a o e
w rs p d o to o
o hip e n p f
C o h Ba (5 6 ’
he a ld ,0 2 ),
m hig s c b s fa
y he t lim o r.
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ha n w s m la e
to p is Go ! TheAT
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nta la r, re
w sa Outd o Ce r
a n o r nte
w ra
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nd
re ta nt. Yum We
s ura !
hike 11.3m s.
d ile

6. Da 5 J 15
y - une
W c b d 2m unta
e lim e o ins
fro (172 ’to the
m 3)
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s e ld b e tio
d c (4 2 );the fro
e k ,6 7’ n m
Te o Ga (3 5 ’to
llic p ,8 0 )
C p e Rid eBa
opr g ld
(5 8 ’ W c m e o
,0 0 ). e a p d n
to o am unta us d
p f o in, e
o c ll p ne to c ll
ur e ho s a
ho ea to k ab th in a
m nd o a
fre zings a .
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7. Da 6&7
y
J 16- 17
une
W hike 5m so the
e d ile n
6 to theWa h She r. We
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re xe a vis d w a
la d nd ite ith
g nd the a g nd o
ra fa r nd ra s n
hikingte m On the17th w
a . e
hike to as nefireto e a
d to wr t
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ya ld ,3 2 ). r
hiking11 m sto W ing
ile ind
Ga , o c r a a d us Our
p ur a w ite .
firs 5 m s w sc m le d
t 6 ile a o p te !

8. Da 8& 9
y
J 18-19
une
Thes c nd p rt o o trip
eo a f ur
invo d s
lve huttlingto Dic s
k’
C e GA a hikingno to
re k, nd rth
W ingGa , NC (4 .2m s
ind p 0 ile ).
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th
e d
m sa c s e fro GA
ile nd ro s d m
into NC . My fa ritep c
vo la e
w sthes m o Sta ing
a um it f nd
Ind n Mt, NC (5 9 ’ w
ia ,4 8 ), e
arrive the d
d re uringo 12
ur .5
m hikeo the19 .
ile n th

9. Da 10& 11
y
J 2 -2
une 0 1
W s rte thed y b c b
e ta d a y lim ing
Alb rt Mt (5 5 ’ to afireto e
e ,2 0 ), w r.
Wehike 12 m s La r in the
d .1 ile . te
d y w ha as ht a c e w n
a e d lig c id nt he
w trie to ha theb a b g jus
e d ng er a ; t
ab e fo t . Theo s a
ruis d o nly o king
ra w e e nc d w s the
in e xp rie e a
m rningo the2 st ; b w o
o f 1 ut, e nly
ha 3 m sto re c thec r. The
d .8 ile ah a
2 p rt o o jo
nd
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a f ur urne finis d
y…

10. Da 12& 13
y
J 2 -2
une 2 3
W d veto Dic sCre k, GA
e ro k’ e
a b g n hikings uth to Ne l
nd e a o e
Ga , GA, 3 .8m sa a No
p 6 ile w y. ,
w d no s etheg ve r o
e id t e o rno f
SC b he rd hew shikingthe
ut a a
AT. Wehike 11 m sa
d ile nd
s ye a Tra Mt She r
ta d t y lte
(4 3 ” The2 rd w hike 10
,4 0 ). 3 e d
m sa Dia g t up lo e
ile nd nne o -c s
a p rs na w o firs
nd e o l ith ur t
s ke
na !

11. Da 14& 15
y
J 2 -2
une 4 5
C tta o he Ga , GA w s
ha ho c e p a
w rew s rte o the2 th.
he e ta d n 4
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il a o d ut,
tic w reho le W w re
ks e rrib ! e e
p kingthe o thed ga
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a h the e e id d o
a“ illy C rg ” e ning
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w w uldp h o e sa
e o us urs lve nd
hikethe15 m sto Ne l
.8 ile e
Ga . Dia p d 8 tic
p nne ulle 7 ks
o Re
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e o ro a
o the2 th a g t s m R&R
n 5 nd o o e
a m retic p te tio fo
nd o k ro c n r
Re illy. 3 Se tio Finis d
rd
c n he !!

12. Da 16& 17
y
J 2 -2
une 6 7
J 2 th w c b d Blo d Mt
une 6 e lim e o
thehig s p a in GA.(4 6 ).
he t e k ,4 1’
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a re thta ! e d
9 m sa c m e o Big
.6 ile nd a p d n
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dr 7 emd
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a f nd s lim s id t
kno m e lid c uld s e t!
w y ye s o wa
Wehike 13 m s The
d .3 ile .
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e the a t ut w
fro them unta s m
m o in um its
m d it w rth it a
ae o ll!

13. Da 18& 19
y
J 2 -2
une 8 9
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ta d 8 ith
a ip tio ,w w reg ingto
ntic a n e e o
s m Sp e Mt ,GA - the
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ta f lim re
w sb a
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tre sa rho o e ro . W
e nd d d nd ns e
c m e a Bla k Ga She r
a pd t c p lte
a hike the8 m so the
nd d .8 ile f
a p a h tra to Am a laFa
p ro c il ic lo lls
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te a n 9
m jo
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14. Da 2 -J 3
y 0 une 0
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(theg ld n), yo rem tra
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