Trail Journal
Jeff kept a journal as he hiked along, which he sent to Jennie, our Mom, at each mail-drop. She typed up the notes, emailed them to us, and we posted them here for your enjoyment.
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Day -1     3-15-01     At homeWhy a Thru-Hike of the Appalachian Trail?
Day 0 3-16-01Helen, GA  Tuna surprise

Day 1 3-17-01GA mtnsFirst night and mini-bears
Day 2 3-18-01GA mtnsBlisters beginning
Day 3 3-19-01GA mtnsForeshadowing winds, trail names
Day 4 3-20-01Helen, GA        New boots and a blizzard
Day 5 3-21-01GA mtnsTwo feet of blistering blizzard
Day 6 3-22-01GA mtnsVirgin hitching, the sheriff, groupies, booze
Day 7 3-23-01GA mtns"Serging" ahead in a size 19 shoe

Day 8 3-24-01GA to NC    Border crossing, raindrops falling
Day 9 3-25-01NC mtnsGarlic chicken & 4-foot drifts at 5498 feet
Day 10    3-26-01NC mtns          Waking up to a 22-degree tent!
Day 11    3-27-01NC mtns          Mystery Meringue and an Ankle Sprain
Day 12    3-28-01     NC mtns          Long Limp to the NOC
Day 13    3-29-01     NOC                 Zero Miles and Thousands of Calories
Day 14    3-30-01     NOC                 P-I-Z-Z-A Fix with Welcome Wives

Day 15    3-31-01     NOC                 Happy Anniversary!
Day 16    4-1-01       NOC                 X-rays, Yearning to Go, but Zero Miles
Day 17    4-2-01       NC mtns          Smooth Move Turns Rabbit into Pigpen
Day 18    4-3-01       NC mtns          One Path Parts and Others Merge
Day 19    4-4-01       NC mtns          Trail Lingo from the Hike Inn
Day 20    4-5-01       GSMNP            Smokin' Across the Dam...without Creeper
Day 21    4-6-01       GSMNP            Hard Hiking Ends with Snorer Sidestep

Day 22    4-7-01       GSMNP            Fog Fades for Sunny Summit, Solo Shelter
Day 23    4-8-01       GSMNP            Reunited R&C Borrow Cottons, Crash Party
Day 24    4-9-01       GSMNP       Beverages and Bear "Tracks"
Day 25    4-10-01     GSMNP       Change of Seasons
Day 26    4-11-01     GSMNP       Mama's Cupboard is Bare for Creeper
Day 27    4-12-01     NC mtns     Sea Wolf Conspiracy
Day 28    4-13-01     NC mtns     Spiritual Moments and a Steak Dinner

Day 29    4-14-01     NC mtns     Family, Fun and a Big (Little) Fan
Day 30    4-15-01     NC mtns     Easter Gifts and Goodbyes
Day 31    4-16-01     NC mtns     Jeopardy on a Mountain Top
Day 32    4-17-01     NC mtns     Snowstorm #2 & Cold Misery
Day 33    4-18-01     NC mtns     Dingle Snowball Berries
Day 34    4-19-01     TN mtns     Unforgiven in Erwin
Day 35    4-20-01     TN mtns     Rabbit's Birthday & Hotel Hops

Day 36    4-21-01     TN mtns     Trail Family Meets Home Family
Day 37    4-22-01     TN mtns     Hip & Rabbit Put Out Forest Fire!
Day 38    4-23-01     TN mtns          Many Milestones
Day 39    4-24-01     TN mtns          A Tale of Two Trails
Day 40    4-25-01     TN mtns          Haircut, Hot Tub and Home Cooking
Day 41    4-26-01     TN mtns          Zero Miles and Many Thanks
Day 42    4-27-01     TN mtns     Best Milkshake in Tennessee

Day 43    4-28-01     TN mtns     Hiking with Troop 33
Day 44    4-29-01     TN mtns     Boy Scouts, Bears, Night Hike Marathon
Day 45    4-30-01     VA mtns     Zero Day in Damascus
Day 46    5-1-01       VA mtns     Rabbit Meets the Barefoot Sisters
Day 47    5-2-01       VA mtns     Wildlife Abounding (and Biting His Butt!)
Day 48    5-3-01       VA mtns     Feet Aches and F-16s
Day 49    5-4-01       VA mtns     No Rain, No Pain, No Maine

Day 50    5-5-01       VA mtns     Biking with My Bride
Day 51    5-6-01       VA mtns     News About Other Thru-Hikers
Day 52    5-7-01       VA mtns          Rock Hard
Day 53    5-8-01       VA mtns          Shakes and Surfing
Day 54    5-9-01       VA mtns     Malt Beverages & Hokie Encounters
Day 55    5-10-01     VA mtns     Mowing at Wood's Hole Hostel
Day 56    5-11-01     VA mtns     Breakfast at Tillie's

Day 57    5-12-01     VA mtns     Zero Miles and 42
Day 58    5-13-01     VA mtns     Parting from Pearisburg
Day 59    5-14-01     VA mtns     Unbearable Boots
Day 60    5-15-01     VA mtns     Three Goats A' Licking
Day 61    5-16-01     VA mtns     Hungering For More
Day 62    5-17-01     VA mtns     Skunk and Dragon's Tooth
Day 63    5-18-01     VA mtns     Daleville to Damascus

Day 64    5-19-01     VA mtns     Trail Days in Damascus
Day 65    5-20-01     VA mtns     So Long From Hip
Day 66    5-21-01     VA mtns     Wet Welcome to 33%
Day 67    5-22-01     VA mtns     Bigfoot Trail Magic
Day 68    5-23-01     VA mtns     The Low Point So Far
Day 69    5-24-01     VA mtns     Copperhead
Day 70    5-25-01     VA mtns     Rainy Welcome to Montebello

Day 71    5-26-01     VA             Red Pepper Rendezvous
Day 72    5-27-01     VA             Zero Miles, Lots of Smiles
Day 73    5-28-01     VA mtns     Boot Stew and Zinfandel
Day 74    5-29-01     VA mtns     Yolo and Snowbunny
Day 75    5-30-01     VA mtns     La Bamba and Merlot
Day 76    5-31-01     SNP      Shenandoah Zoo Begins
Day 77    6-1-01       SNP      180 Slumber Parties in a Row

Day 78    6-2-01       SNP       Momma Bear, Mountain Music
Day 79    6-3-01       SNP       Are You My Mother?
Day 80    6-4-01       SNP       Bobcat at the Shinny Finish
Day 81    6-5-01       VA mtns           Floating An Idea
Day 82    6-6-01       VA mtns           Wet and Wild Rollercoaster 
Day 83    6-7-01       WV mtns          Porch Camp & Trail Philosophy
Day 84    6-8-01       WV                   Postcards and a Mug Shot

Day 85    6-9-01       WV mtns          Tiger Cubs and Water Balloons
Day 86    6-10-01     MD mtns          Bugs Crash Slumber Party
Day 87    6-11-01     MD mtns          Dixie Departure
Day 88    6-12-01     PA mtns           Swimming Poo(l) & a Bear Hug
Day 89    6-13-01     PA mtns           Half to Have Chocolate
Day 90    6-14-01     PA mtns           Half-Gallon, I Do...
Day 91    6-15-01     PA mtns           Racing Rabbit Earns His Name

Day 92    6-16-01     PA mtns           Northern Hospitality and Hope
Day 93    6-17-01     PA mtns           Brush with Bears
Day 94    6-18-01     PA mtns           Pizza Delivery and Police Visit
Day 95    6-19-01     PA mtns           Big Miles, Big Cheesesteak
Day 96    6-20-01     PA mtns           Hazy View, Rendezvous
Day 97    6-21-01     At Home           Happy Birthday, Paula!
Day 98    6-22-01     At Home           Surprise Party

Day 99    6-23-01     At Home           Water Aerobics
Day 100  6-24-01     PA mtns           Back to Business
Day 101  6-25-01     PA mtns           Wildlife and Weirdos
Day 102  6-26-01     PA mtns           Magic Soothes Rocky Day
Day 103  6-27-01     NJ mtns           'Bye to PA's Relentless Rocks
Day 104  6-28-01     NJ mtns            Pot Luck and Pool Shark
Day 105  6-29-01     NJ mtns            Bad Influence

Day 106  6-30-01     NJ mtns            Mother Nature's Fireworks
Day 107  7-1-01       NJ mtns            Bilingual Yogi and a W/D
Day 108  7-2-01       NJ mtns            Lucky #7 (Tents)
Day 109  7-3-01       NJ/NY mtns       Exiting the Garden State
Day 110  7-4-01       NY                     Long Island Locomotives
Day 111  7-5-01       NY           Food Hunting in Huntington
Day 112  7-6-01  NY mtns       Manhattan from a Mountain Top

Day 113  7-7-01  NY mtns       It Doesn't Get Any Lower Than This!
Day 114  7-8-01  NY mtns       Frisbee and a Sore Throat
Day 115  7-9-01  NY mtns       Steep, Sweaty, Sick
Day 116  7-10-01CT mtns       Crossing to Connecticut & 2/3rd Mark
Day 117  7-11-01CT mtns       Mosquito Capital of the World
Day 118  7-12-01CT mtns       Al's Pizza to the Rescue
Day 119  7-13-01MA mtns       Bear Mountain, Bee Sting, Massachusetts

Day 120  7-14-01MA mtns       First Shower in 10 Days!
Day 121  7-15-01     MA mtns            Slowing the Pace
Day 122  7-16-01     MA mtns            Caring Caretakers
Day 123  7-17-01     MA mtns            Trail Angels Feed Body and Soul
Day 124  7-18-01      MA mtns           On Top of the World
Day 125  7-19-01      MA/VT mtns      Mass. Exodus
Day 126  7-20-01      VT/Boston         Wildlife and Watering Holes

Day 127  7-21-01      Boston              Boston "Blaze"              
Day 128  7-22-01      Boston         From Boston to Bennington
Day 129  7-23-01      VT mtns       Swift Shock at Stratton Summit
Day 130  7-24-01      VT mtns       Drugs and a Movie in Manchester
Day 131  7-25-01      VT mtns       McJournaling, Mountain Goat, Merlot
Day 132  7-26-01      VT mtns       Phantom's Family & Friendly's
Day 133  7-27-01      VT mtns       Bromley Peak and Pals

Day 134  7-28-01      VT mtns       Cairnville and a Calorie Opportunity
Day 135  7-29-01      VT mtns       Moose & Phantom at Killington
Day 136  7-30-01      VT mtns       Fueled by Guinness Stew for Brunch
Day 137  7-31-01      VT mtns       Pomfret P.O. Panic
Day 138  8-1-01        NH mtns      New Hampshire Frat & Food Fest
Day 139  8-2-01        NH mtns      Zero Day in Hanover
Day 140  8-3-01        NH mtns      Corned Beef Hash in Hanover

Day 141  8-4-01        NH mtns      Beer Pong & White Blaze Shakes
Day 142  8-5-01        NH mtns      Farewell to the Frat
Day 143  8-6-01        NH mtns      Hampshire Heat Peak
Day 144  8-7-01        NH mtns      Hopeless in the Heat
Day 145  8-8-01        NH mtns      Conquering 3500 Feet of Mt. Moosilauke
Day 146  8-9-01        NH mtns      Record Heat and Steep
Day 147  8-10-01      NH mtns      White Mountain Sunset and Stars

Day 148  8-11-01      NH mtns      Franconia Ridge and Sardine Sleeping
Day 149  8-12-01      NH mtns      Leech Torture, Missing Food Box
Day 150  8-13-01      NH mtns      Presidential Power
Day 151  8-14-01      NH mtns      Sleepless at the Summit
Day 152  8-15-01      NH mtns      Spruce Goose, but No Spring Chicken!
Day 153  8-16-01      NH mtns      Waxing Philosophical from the Whites
Day 154  8-17-01      NH mtns      Fab Five in Gorham

Day 155  8-18-01      NH mtns      Reunion with Slackpackers
Day 156  8-19-01      NH / ME       Toast to Maine & Mahoosic
Day 157  8-20-01      ME mtns      Mooseless Birthday for Finn
Day 158  8-21-01      ME mtns      Falling Into Andover
Day 159  8-22-01      ME mtns      Hall Mountain Mice
Day 160  8-23-01      ME mtns      Slip Sliding on Old Blue
Day 161  8-24-01      ME mtns      "Score"-ing Ice Cream in Rangely

Day 162  8-25-01      ME mtns      Gust of Wind and Anger
Day 163  8-26-01      ME mtns      Safe Sugarloaf Descent
Day 164  8-27-01      ME mtns      Beware the White Wolf Inn
Day 165  8-28-01      ME mtns      Sandal & Sheriff Silliness in Stratton
Day 166  8-29-01      ME mtns      2000 Mile Mark
Day 167  8-30-01      ME mtns      Crossing the Kennebec
Day 168  8-31-01      ME mtns      Thunder Beyond Caratunk

Day 169  9-1-01        ME mtns      Autumnal Emotions
Day 170  9-2-01        ME mtns      Desperado at the Monson Crossroads
Day 171  9-3-01        ME mtns      Last Zero Day at Shaws
Day 172  9-4-01        ME mtns      Okay, One More Zero Day
Day 173  9-5-01        ME mtns      Entering the 100-mile Wilderness
Day 174  9-6-01        ME mtns      Chairback Cowboy Campfire
Day 175  9-7-01        ME mtns      First Glimpse of Katahdin

Day 176  9-8-01        ME mtns      Heat and Bugs
Day 177  9-9-01        ME mtns      Sunrise, Stars, and a Bull Moose
Day 178  9-10-01      ME mtns      Emotions, Reunions, & a Wilderness Exit
Day 179  9-11-01      ME mtns      Endings and Beginnings