Mile 589

Mile 589

6 June

I have decided to call this portion of our hike simply ; EATING for our insatiable yearn for food and eating in any circumstance. We have found that the amount of food that we can eat throughout a day; not in one sitting is frightening. We eat and hike all day go to sleep and dream of waking up so we can eat more. We burn from 4000-6000 calories out here and only consume 1500 on a good day so you do the math. I think sometimes that the action of just lifting my spoon or fork is burning all the food that I am eating in that single moment; I'm done then 1 hr later I am starving smh just doesn't make sense.

Short day, 13 miles and it rained on us ever minute smh. Recently Most of my end of the day hard miles are consumed by me listening to audio books that Leif introduced me to while hiking. We made it to town around 1pm and put a laser beam on dairy queen; where the three of us
( Koda 2 ) consumed lunch and ice cream as if someone was gonna take it from us, all the while apologizing for the way we smelled To staff lol.

Things are simple out here to the point where you appreciate a nice restroom in a store or restaurant and announce it to other hikers as Legit.

The only variables out here are what you are willing to tolerate. Me? Well I draw the line at being cold. I told leif if someone ever told him i died of heat its a cover up, But if i was ever found frozen to death it a fact. If I was ever captured by an enemy the only thing they need to do is stick me in a freezer and all top secret info I know is there's lol.



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Well our 1st week is about to come to an end, we have been on the AT for 7 days and hiked 67miles,  not bad considering most of it was up and down mountains. A few firsts in our time traveling. I have gazed upon some of the most beautiful scenery that i have ever seen with my own eyes. I realized that all rice is not minute rice; and that we don't need as much food right now as we first thought. I have come to the conclusion that the best water I have ever tasted comes from a mountain stream, despite what some will tell you, and that all gear is about the same and the only difference is the name, material and warranty, and no matter how light you pack and regardless of what you decide to give up, there are some things you just refuse to live without. The fact that a poncho liner is the best piece of gear the u.s. Military has ever issued is never more evident than right now on the Appalachian Train. The person who thought of injingi toe socks is a true innovator. I  have decided once and for all that a Mothers love and concern for a son goes undisputed regardless of how much training he has and how many wars he has fought. We have met interesting and unique people from a guy called meandering snail for his ability to only travel two miles a day to a girl called lavender who sprinkles the herb in her cigarettes when she rolls them and despite having  feet problems at the beginning has been able to persevere and drive on.
There are many more miles ahead and many many more experiences with Adam and coda but one thing I can say is that this journey  is something I wish all could experience but I am sad that most won't . But all I know right now is it sucks to be wet though water is our best friend and when the sun is out my perspective on life is always brighter


God speed to all soul searching on the trail.
Chris- aka Nomad