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A Stroll on The Appalachian

October 10, 2010 by libertatemamo 2 Comments

Part of the trail at Roan Mountain

It was a long and windy trail…a reaaaallly long and windy trail. In fact, for those with the gumption to do it, the Appalachian Trail is an impressive 2,179 miles (3,507 km) long and follows the rim of the Appalachian mountains from Georgia to Maine. More than just a day-stroll, it usually takes an average of 6 months to through-hike. It’s one of the “great three” walks in the US, the other two being the Pacific Crest Trail (spanning 2,650 miles (4,260 km) from Mexico to Canada over the Western Sierra Nevada Mountains), and the Continental Divide Trail (covering  3,100 miles (5,000 km) along the Rockies). The people who do all three call it the “Triple Crown” and can claim my life-long worship of their hardiness.

Relaxing at Bald Mound on the Appalachian in TN

It always been one of my dreams to hike one of these greats. In fact, for many years I researched the Pacific Crest Trail with the idea that I would take off work for a year to go do it. Then I met Paul, we got the cats, took off to Asia and fate pulled me on a different path. I love my life, but the trails are still on my mind so getting the chance to hike them, even for just a moment, is a very exciting experience indeed. In the Smokies the Appalachian is easily accessible and we got a taste of it’s greatness on Roan Mountain in TN.

So there we went…A sunny fall afternoon, the chill of the mountains bursting in our lungs and the wild wind of the ridges rushing to meet its destiny on the horizon. We hiked to the first bald at ~6,200 feet and sat in awe of the view. Amidst the rolling hills, the deep blue of the Smokies and a whole lotta nature, I can totally see how people get addicted to it.

Maybe one day I’ll come back and do the whole thing.

Desolate nature at its most beautiful
Mountain valley curves

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  1. Jim says

    January 7, 2011 at 11:32 am

    I’ve hiked a little more than 300 miles of the Appalachian trail and recommend you guys think about doing a couple nice section hikes. You would LOVE IT !

    One book you absolutely should get … (or even the CD Audio book) is “A walk in the woods” by Bill Bryson. I normally don’t like audio books but this one is narrated by Bill Bryson with his dry humor, wit, and slight accent. Listening to it is a wonderful experience and you will laugh out loud. His hiking partner (Katz) makes us think of John Candy. After listening to this book, I decided if those two could do it, then I most certainly could hike some of the AT. Lots of good journals can be found on trailjournals.com

    (Sorry for posting comments on older posts but I’m still catching up on your entire blog. )
    Jim (HotFoot)

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    • libertatemamo says

      January 7, 2011 at 11:49 am

      Oh, I love Bill Bryson!! I’ll definitely be picking that one up! Thanks for the tip. Nina

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