Monday, July 8, 2019

Wed., Jul 3, 2019. SUMMARY FOR ALL OF MY AT HIKING.

Total distance of Appalachian Trail: 2,192 miles.
Total I have hiked:  1,304.8 miles.
Total to go:  887.2 miles.

2016:
Start:  March 11, 2016. Springer Mountain. Day 0. Trail mileage 0.
End:  June 7, 2016. US Route 60 near Buenaventura’s Vista, VA. Day 56. Trail mileage 808.1 / 1359.9 to go.
I did a good job of hiking in 2016. I was ahead of my fast projected schedule. Three years later I slowed a lot. My speed was more than 1/2 mph faster in 2016 than in 2019. In 2019 I do not have the endurance and lung capacity.

2019:
Start:  April 9, 2019. US Route 60 near Buenaventura’s Vista, VA. Day 1/57. First day in 2019. 57 total days on the trail. Trail mileage 808.1 / 1359.9 to go.
End:  July 2, 2019. Mount Washington. Day 45/101. Trail mileage 1,859.1. I hiked 496.7 in 2019.

NOTE:  I didn’t include my hike with my family in totals because I will repeat them.

Sections to still hike: 

332.9 miles. Mount Washington (tr. mi. 1859.1) to Mountain Katahdin (tr. mi. 2,192). 
I will repeat section from Top of Wildcat  Gondola (tr. mi. 1,875.6) to Carter Notch Hut (tr. mi. 1878.5).

554.3 miles. 501 Shelter (tr. mi. 1,195.5), PA Highway 501. Near Pine Grove, PA. to Hanover, NH (tr. mi. 1,749.8).


It was a great adventure.

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