I'm not going to lie, I'm getting pretty nervous about starting our big adventure. My food—for four days—weighed in at 9 lbs, so I imagine that my entire pack weight, including food and water, will be around 35 lbs. I would have really liked to keep the weight under 30 lbs, but maybe it will be when I shed my winter gear in a few weeks. And, as Eric said, the food may weigh 9 lbs now, but it won't in four days. Still, I keep wondering if there's anything I could leave behind.
We leave for Georgia in the morning and will get on the Trail first thing Monday. There will be places along the way to mail home the things I can live without—and I'm looking forward to finding out what they are.
Dad (Curtis) and daughter (Laura) have talked about through-hiking the Appalachian Trail for years. We began the journey on March 27, 2013. Dad is still on the trail. Daughter hiked through GA and racked up over 100 miles.
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