I’m back at Uncle Johnny’s getting ready to hike again. I ended up not hiking in the summer because of the god-awful heat. So now it’s time to give it a go where I left off almost a year and a half ago. Twenty miles up the trail is where I got off trail due to injury. I’m shuttling up there tomorrow to hike SOBO back to Uncle Johnny’s.

A few months after I was here, Hurricane Helene ravaged the NC/TN mountains here. The Nolichucky River rose up over its banks and took out the bridge and Uncle Johnny’s. The hostel is rebuilt and open. Bridge reconstruction is funded and hopefully starting soon.

To update, here’s where I left off in March of 2024;

AT Thru-Hike Stats
Section Day #2 (3/21/24)
Start - Clyde Smith Shelter (370.8)
End - Iron Mountain Gap (364.8)
Today's mileage: 6.0
Total section miles: 16.0
Section Avg:  8.0
Total miles on AT: 1278.2

I’ll keep everyone posted and my fingers crossed.

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, “At my age, I don’t even buy green bananas.” ― Claude Pepper