I have put all my photos below. Some are duplicated/already imbedded into the blog. This is the dump of all my pictures from camera and phone. Mostly because it got a bit cold the last few days and I was unwilling to take my gloves off to work the iPhone touch screen. I did however use the camera all along, especially when I thought I wanted to take a "good" picture. (The only good picture is a picture you want to look at.)
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| staging food and gear |
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| the weigh in, China Maine |
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| The verdict, in pounds. Four days of food but no water. A pints a pound the world around and I have a 2 liter Platypus in there. I wonder how full it will be? |
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| We are off to the airport |
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| farly largish suite at the cheap airport hotel in Atlanta, GA |
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| Airport food from down the street. BBQ and a can of in-the-shell boiled peanuts - that I'll send home. |
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| Atlanta public transportation, MARTA |
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| My first Hostel. Pick up at Atlanta and delivery to Hiker Hostel, Dahlonega compliments of Survivor Dave. |
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| Springer Mountain Plaque and white blaze number one, mile 0. |
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| A selfie at my first shelter sign. |
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| How does one keep all this organized? |
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| Trail Magic in the form of water in a dry stretch. |
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| Bear cables. All food and trash need to be out of reach. |
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| Lots of tourists on bikes and motorcycles for the hilly and winding roads. |
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| Find Rastus my Maine lobsta |
