Matt at the trailhead of the trail that leads to the trailhead of the Appalachian trail
Matt and I flew to Atlanta this weekend. I flew back, which was roughly a two hour flight. Matt is walking back.
Georgia is lovely this time of year - there is a record level of pollen to account for all the flowers that are in bloom on the trees. The New England readers can probably attest to the lack of greenery up here as of now. The picture of the road is one of the many passenger seat front windshield scenery pictures I've taken ever since getting a digicam, much to Matt's bemusement.
We toured around Atlanta over the weekend (some pictures from that part to follow in the next couple days); then Matt started the hike on Sunday morning at Amicalola Falls State Park (you have to hike 8.5 miles from there to get to the beginning of the trail). The latest word from Matt is that he spent last night on Hawk Mountain (7.6 miles from the start of the trail at Springer Mountain, 16.1 miles where he started) and encountered quite a lot of rain. He has already met a lot of people on the trail and has recently been hiking and camping with a few Mennonite guys.
Happy trails!
1 comment:
Dear Matt,
I am your aunt Maureens grandson, Ryan Crowe. I am fourteen, in 8th grade and love the great outdoors.I just got back from colorado snowboarding. She is watching us this week and told me about your hike so i thought i would send you a comment. Good luck and i hope to meet you some time and hear all of the stories. Watch out for nature's predators!
Ryan Crowe
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