Trail Index

So I figured to help acclimate other to what the heck I am actually talking about when I describe the trail ; so here it is!

Trail Index-

White Blaze-A white painted vertical rectangle on trees that designates your on the AT North is true north, to go south turn around and walk the opposite direction .

Blazing- the act of hiking while following a white, blue or yellow blaze.

Hostel - an affordable place to sleep that has bunks to be shared by all hikers.

Sobo- hikers starting in Maine and walking to Georgia.

Nobo- the opposite of above.
Slack Packing -leaving your packs at a hostel or hotel and getting a ride 10-20 miles out of town and hiking back in with out weight, it's faster and easier on the body, the next day you get a ride to where u started and continue north.
Squirrel Blazing- when Koda darts off for periods of time chasing animals; halting our movement.

Trail Spice- when an item you are roasting over a fire falls to the ground, the dirt that attaches it self adds to the flavor since; it's gonna get eaten.

Trail Magic- items left on the trail in a cooler by past thru hikers or citizens for hikers I.e. Beer, soda, snacks, bottled water ect. This selfless act will make the longest , hottest, rainiest day brighter and more manageable.

Trash- what we call gear that fails to live up to it's expectation.

Legit - good restaurant , good gear , great hostel or shelter or anything els on the trail for that matter that is vetted by a thru hiker.

Zero Day- hiking to a hostel or hotel. Spending the night and doing absolutely nothing the next day but eat and sleep.

-Nomad

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On Our Way To Hotsprings, North Carolina

We are back, lack of reception makes it hard to up date on time. 3 weeks down, 300 miles hiked. Long distance miles have been accumulating between 15-20 miles each day. There are no such thing as easy days, even the short ones are hard, so we have just accepted it. Hills are kind to the knees, shins and feet, but murder on the calves , quads and buns! Down hills are just down right murder on everything, so I have resorted to wearing knee braces so I can one day play with my children later in life, and not leave my knees on the AT. Koda is back , I think she may have got out of shape a little while on vacation, but she will be up to speed in no time.

Now look closely at what I'm about to tell you, roots are slippery! Lol thats all i'm gonna say about that. And when it rains you might confuse us with either 12 year old girls or 90 year old women I haven't decided which better suites us yet, due to the amount of complaining that's associated. I have determined that Adam is of Eskimo heritage for his ability to sleep without heat, while me on the other hand will probably still be wearing a beanie on summer nights.
No matter how great our endurance is every day is hard in it's own way at some point, and the longer distances we hike the more I feel like it's a right of passage. it's not often that you can admit that you have walked 20 miles in one direction over mountain tops; we are fortunate to have that ability, especially since some people would be happy with half of what we have. GOD knows I don't for one second take what he has given me for granted.
God Speed to all the soul searchers on the AT
Nomad

                                                                     Adam & Koda

                                                         

                                                                 Koda Looking Beautiful