Helen, GA – Zero Day
March 21 – zero miles Every day my knees feel better. I walked to the pharmacy in the morning and picked up a couple of knee braces. I am hoping they will help with the downhill strain. The swelling...
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March 20 to 24 – zero days. We are still here in Helen, GA. My knees are much better, but while we were here Leap got a stomach bug. And, there was no way I was going to be stuck with Leap on top of a...
View ArticleTesmatee Gap to Low Gap Shelter
March 26 – 5.5 They opened the road to the trail! We woke on Tuesday morning with everything feeling good. Leaps stomach bug was gone and my knees were feeling fine. So, we contacted the taxi service...
View ArticleLow Gap to Savannah, GA
Last night was cold! So cold, we woke this morning to frost on the inside of the tent. We went to bed at about 7:00 pm because there was no other way to stay warm. Needless to say, we didn’t sleep...
View ArticleSavannah, GA – Zero Days
March 28 to April 4 – zero miles We spent the last week in Savannah warming our bones from the frigid night we spent at Low Gap Shelter and visiting with the kids. What a great week! We enjoyed...
View ArticleHog Pen Gap to Unicoi Gap
April 5 – 14.3 miles We spent last night running around Atlanta trying to find an REI store to pick up a one man tent for Leap. Finally found a store 5 minutes before closing that had the tent he...
View ArticleHelen GA to Home
April 6th to April 28th We received a call on April 5th that Leap’s mom was in the hospital in ICU. We left Helen, GA early the next morning and made it home in record time. By the time we got there,...
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