A night in

Life is really good! Lots of stories. For now, about to eat with Sourdough, local trail volunteers, and the famous Marty D.

A zero day in the storm

The storm today was not nearly as bad in our section of Georgia as it was elsewhere, but it was a good day off. I read a few books and got a good start on A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin.

Thanks for all the concern and tips from everyone! We are more than ready to hike tomorrow. . .

Bad weather

We are under a severe thunderstorm warning, a flood warning, a tornado watch, and a wind advisory. I think we're gonna just hang out here behind the old abandoned store today. . .

Tomorrow we should make it to Cloudland Canyon.

Hwy 157

This morning it was hard to get up off the most comfy tent site ever (we had a mattress!). We hit the road and made about 3 miles per hour for awhile, until the road went straight up for 3 miles with almost no shoulder but plenty of traffic. yikes!

Overall, I am impressed with how safe and scenic the Georgia roadwalks have been. Highway 157 is beautiful and will be our home for quite some time.

A state ranger chatted with us this evening and warned us of some bad weather. He recommended that we hole up behind an abandoned store. We have a roof and are snug, waiting for the storm. If it is too bad we may have to stay here tomorrow. But we feel pretty safe. Bart has been perfecting his Russian accent all day so clearly the sanity is long gone, but at least we are safe.

Not enough cell reception to call out tonight. We did about 16 miles.

Waterfall

But always look for the bright spots along the way!
HillBillyBartLunch spot!

Roadwalks

Road walks are not always fun!

Georgia magic

What an unexpected day!

We awoke with the dream of another 20-mile day. A few miles into the day, my ankle voiced its extreme displeasure with that plan. We hiked 10 miles to Lyerly and 4 miles down the road my ankle was sending me a message that cannot be repeated in a public forum. I sat down in the grass, in pain and stressed about where we could spent the night. (roadwalks are tricky)

Then like magic Ramar showed up, who invited us to stay in his yard. He brought me an epsom salt bath and kept us company. Then Angie came home and she cooked us huge hamburgers! It was an absolutely magical evening with them and their stories. We have so much new brain candy floating around in our heads. Thank you for being our trail angels!

Thanks to extra rest and care, my ankle is much better and I am cautiously optimistic that we can make it to Chattanooga on Friday. We did 14.5 miles today.

Thank you Ramar and Angie (and Dixie Dog)!

G.E.Thinker

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HillBillyBart

Roadwalk view

HillBillyBart- just admiring the mountain of coal!

Urban excursion

Jo has been tired of the woodsy outdoor vista scenic hike so far so I took her some place different. I call it "The Ultimate Urban Excursion !" you will see 4-5-6 no 8 lane high speed traffic, trains, sewer plants, paper mills, all ethnic groups of worldly foods and finally the coal powered electrical plant. So book today the sprawl and mall maybe gone tomorrow!
HillBillyBart

20 miles

Today was our first 20-miler and I am going to bed. :)

Georgia

Yesterday at about 1:00 we left Alabama and arrived at our second state! We loved our time in Alabama and it was bittersweet leaving such a beautiful and hospitable state, but it feels great to be on state #2!

This morning we were in Cave Spring by 9:30 and enjoyed a day of rest and recuperation. We have about 100 miles to Chattanooga!

Thank you Alabama Pinhoti Trail volunteers and trail angels!

Shadows

It's confirmed- Jo is jealous of Katniss! I caught her pinching the head off her animated figure in the tent last night.

Cave Spring GA

We got some food.

Home for the night

We sure know how to move into a place.