Updates cont.

Trail magic before a steep climb to Tray Mountain Shelter, they even had veggie burgers. Yumm!

Jason finally has a bed to sleep in but still chooses to sleep on the ground. With the beautiful blossom tree I can't say that I blame him.

Hanging with new friends from left; Valerie, Troy, Easy Does It, Slim (Challenger); at Plum Orchard Shelter with copperheads and coyotes.

Excited because we had just made it to our first state border with Jobs and Easy Does It.

Updates

So life off of the trail seems to be a lot busier than I remember. Jason and I are signed up for classes and ready to start in September. I have a couple of job offers that I am deciding on right now. I am excited to get back to work but at the same time not ...... weird right?
Enough about that here are some of the pics I promised, which seems like so long ago. Of course I have too many to post and I don't want to bore you but I think you will appreciate these.
Hope you all enjoy them.

This is Kerry "Scribbles" and her husband Gary who were so very nice to give us a ride from the train station to our starting point. Thank you again that was great, as was breakfast.

So this is the start to our journey with bags almost the same size as us. Jason's bag weighed in at 43lbs and mine at 40lbs.

This is Amicalola Falls it is the tallest falls in the Southeast. This was not the only sign along the way. There are a total of 602 stairs to climb to the top. Another 8 miles to get to the top of Springer Mountain then we will start on the Appalachian Trail.

Finally made it to the top of Springer Mountain in Georgia and celebrated with some fine cigars from Rebel Smoke in Fitchburg. The nicest people and very informative. Thank you so much it was a nice way to start our trip.

Jason's pack seems to be shrinking but not mine. Why is that?

 

Blue Mountain shelter where we first met Smiley. The cheeriest of us all and he could barely walk at the time. He is well and was still hiking, at least as far as VA.

 

 

 

So after one of the greatest experiences I've ever had, we are now home. After over 1000 AT miles, not including all the side trips, Jason and I decided to come home. We have met so many nice people along the way, not to mention very interesting ones as well. My knees are not the best and we are ready to move on to a new chapter. College here we come! Thank you for checking in on us and for the comments. I will get all my pictures together and post them later on this week.