Day 3
2024-08-03
37.9 miles completed
3 days in and the fact that I’ll meet all kinds of interesting people on the AT has cemented itself. Tonight I’m camping at a site with about dozen French speaking highscoolers with 2 summer camp counselors, a family of 5 known as the Tramp family with 3 boys under the age of 10, and 2 women in their 70s. All of them are hiking the hundred mile wilderness just like me.
I’ve met about 15 others in the past 3 days. Everyone has been different, but everyone is also out here to do the same thing; walk a long way in the woods. That’s made it easy to strike up a conversation with anyone since we’re all walking the same trail.
It’s been a solid day. I got 13.4 miles and 3300 ft of ascent completed. I should pass the halfway point of the 100 miles tomorrow!
Peace!