I set out to do 10 1/2 miles today and succeeded! There were times when I thought I wasn’t gonna make it and times that I knew that I would. fortunately, the last few miles were fairly easy, and I cruised into the campsite about 5 PM.

I’ve met lots of hikers, including struggle bus, who is a Marine Corps veteran, hiking with his support dog.

AT Thru-Hike Stats
Section Day #1 (3/13/23)
Start — Stover Creek (3.8)
End — Devils Kitchen (14.4)
Today's mileage:  10.6
Total section miles:  14.4
Section Avg:  14.4
Total miles on AT:  1049.9

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

Mark Twain