BACKPACK APPALACHIAN TRAIL

September 14, 1996 Saturday Hike Pearisburg North 11 miles

Got up and ran 4 miles. Picked up Barry Nelson and drove to Buchanon, VA. Parked my car and met Chad who shuttled us to Pearisburg, VA for $50. We started backpacking the Appalachian Trail north for 10.7 miles where we camped for the night.

September 15, 1996 Sunday Hike to War Branch

Got up and packed up. Ate breakfast of 2 apple oatmeals. Continued backpacking north on the AT. Ate lunch of beef macaroni and beans on the trail. Hiked 20.2 miles to camp at War Branch. Ate supper of macaroni cheese and ham with chocolate mousse.

September 16, 1996 Monday Hike to Laurel Branch Shelter

Got up and packed up. Ate breakfast of 2 strawberry oatmeals. Barry is hurting and we can only make 6 miles to Laurel Creek Shelter. Ate lunch of beef stew. Ate supper of chicken rice with tuna and pistachio pudding. Spent the night in the shelter.

September 17, 1996 Tuesday Hike to VA-42

Got up and packed up. Ate breakfast of 2 banana oatmeals. Hiked 4 miles to VA-42. Barry was adamant about quitting. We starting walking down the road and was picked up by a woman who took us to Blacksburg near the Virginia Tech campus. We asked a student to shuttle us to my car for a price which he agreed to do. Drove home to Columbia, MD. We hiked 40.9 miles in 4 days of hiking.

96 AT HIKE PLAN

37o14’ 24” Lat 80o 45’ Lng

Day	Date	Start		Finish	Miles
Rise	Set	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Lb Oz	Up	Down
Sat	Sep 14	Drive to BRP & VA-43		Camp Symms Gap	11.7	1291’	-1708’
6:28a	8:14p	Shuttle to Pearisburg,VA	Picnic on road
1:07a	11:52a	@home
Sun	Sep 15	Camp Symms Gap		War Spur Shelter	19.2	2458’	-1500’
6:27a	8:15p	Apple oatmeal (2)	Beef,macaroni & beans	Macaroni cheese & ham
6:27a	12:48p			Chocolate mousse
Mon	Sep 16	War Spur Shelter		Niday Shelter	18.1	2041’	-3292’
6:26a	8:16p	Strawberry oatmeal (2)	Beef stew (fd)	Chicken rice w tuna
2:19a	1:47p			Pistachio pudding
Tue	Sep 17	Niday Shelter		Camp Lost Spectacles Gap
6:25a	8:17p	Banana oatmeal (2)	Veg stew w beef(de)	Restaurant	14.4	2833’	-2708’
2:53a	2:48p
Wed	Sep 18	Camp Lost Spectacles Gap		Lamberts Meadow Shelter	17.6	1916’	-1875’
3:27a	3:51p	Apple oatmeal (2)	Spaghetti (fd)	Beef & noodles
6:24a	8:17p			Coconut cream pudding
Thu	Sep 19	Lamberts Meadow Shelter		Fullhardt Knob Shelter
6:23a	8:18p	Peach oatmeal (2)	Chicken stew (fd)	Broccoli rice shrimp	14.4	1417’	-2333’
4:02a	4:57p
Fri	Sep 20	Fullhardt Knob Shelter		Doc’s Knob Shelter	14.4	2708’	-1292’
6:22a	8:19p	Garlic pasta w crab
4:39a	6:05p			Chocolate pudding
Sat	Sep 21	Doc’s Knob Shelter	US-460 & New River	Drive to Columbia		458’	-1834’
6:22a	8:20p	Banana oatmeal (2)	Restaurant	Restaurant
5:21a	7:15p
					107.8	miles

PACKING LIST

	lb oz		lb oz		lb oz		lb oz
Wear	7   0
Boots	5 10
Socks (2)	7
Running shorts	5
Shorts	3
Shirt	7
Clothes	7   4	Equipment	19 14	First Aid/Clean	2 12	Cooking	8   5	Food	12 11
Hiking socks (2)	6	Backpack	6 11	First aid kit	8	Stove	12
Socks,wool (2)	8	Pack cover	5	Salves & disinfect		Fuel bottle full	1 12
Underwear (2)	7	Pillow	6	Band aids & gauze		Pot,lid,handle	8
Shorts,running (1)	5	Sleeping bag	4   5	Tape	1	Silverware	4	Tea (14)
Shirts (2)	13	Air mattress	3 10	Moleskins (2)	1	Cup	4	Cocoa (7)
Windbreaker	1	Whistle	1	Lip balm	1	Dish cloth		Cup of soup (7)
Pants,rain	12	Thermal blanket	2	Bug repellent	2	Scouring pad	1	Snack crackers
Sneakers	1 13	Maps	2	Hand lotion		Bag,water	3	Granola bars
Poncho	1   2	Compass	1	Toilet paper	5	Water pills	1	Powder milk
		Light	3	Toothbrush & paste	4	Water	4   2	Butter
		Camera & film	2	Mirror & comb	1			Beef jerky
		Knife	2	Soap-bath,wash	9			Food net bag	3
		Thermometer	1	Shampoo	2			Lighters (2)	1
		Sewing kit	2	Towel,cloth+bowl	10
		Tube tent	1 13
								Pack weight	41 lbs 4 oz
								Total weight	45 lbs 14 oz