Well, I've been out on the trail for just over a month now and I can honestly say I'm happier than I've been in quite a while. I've been enjoying the solitude and learning a lot about myself. Here's to another 5 fantastic months! (And here's to upping the daily miles and decreasing the amount of money I spend..)
Total miles: 273.9 (+ 8.8) = 282.7
Total days: 31
Zero days: 5
Nero days (less than 5 miles): 4
Average daily miles: 9.12
Average daily miles (excluding zero days): 10.87
Daily Miles
3.30 - (8.8) + 2.8 = 11.6
3.31 = 13.0
4.1 = 15.9
4.2 = 0.0
4.3 = 11.5
4.4 = 7.3
4.5 = 15.5
4.6 = 3.6
4.7 = 11.8
4.8 = 16.2
4.9 = 12.5
4.10 = 0.0
4.11 = 0.0
4.12 = 0.0
4.13 = 4.2
4.14 = 11.6
4.15 = 10.7
4.16 = 1.0
4.17 = 12.2
4.18 = 16.3
4.19 = 5.9
4.20 = 17.1
4.21 = 13.5
4.22 = 4.5
4.23 = 0.0
4.24 = 10.4
4.25 = 12.9
4.26 = 10.7
4.27 = 13.8
4.28 = 13.2
4.29 = 6.1
Money Spent! (Yikes...)
- $12 stickers at Amicalola (cash)
- $20 hostel at Mountain Crossings (cash)
- $30 blood mountain cabins (cash)
- $5 candy and postcards at cabins (cash)
- $15 budget inn im Hiawassee (cash)
- $6 dinner (grilled cheese) at Daniels (debit)
- $2 tip (cash)
- $15 stuff at mountain crossings (parents)
- $26 water bladder at Three Eagles (cash)
- $15.23 postage to mail home boots (debit)
- $1 body wash (cash)
- $4 laundry (cash)
- $1 to pick up maildrop at TOG (cash)
- $17.90 hiawassee maildrop (cash)
------- (Neels/Hiawassee) total: $170.13
------- total so far: $170.13
- $17.90 franklin mail drop (cash)
- $15 hostel in Franklin (cash)
- $162.37 shoes and insoles (debit)
- $2 laundry (cash)
- $29 food at ingles (mom)
- $2 snapple at rathskeller (cash)
- $3.25 omelette breakfast and tip (cash)
- $15 hostel night 2 in Franklin (cash)
- $4.50 dollar general (salt, iced tea, deodorant, body wash, rubbing alcohol) (cash)
- $3 2 smart water bottles (cash)
- $20 Smokies permit (debit)
- $25 Budget inn with dog (cash)
- $5.50 fuel (debit)
- $5.50 mcdonalds. (Mom?)
-------(Franklin) total: $310.02
-------total so far: $480.15 (4.12.15)
- $11 breakfast egg sandwich at NOC (mom)
- $19.50 cabin/room at NOC (debit)
- $16 knee brace (debit)
- $14.29 tortillas, hummus, honeybuns, starbursts, oreos, mini donuts, poptarts - NOC general store (mom)
- $0.50 laundry detergent (cash)
- $2.75 laundry (cash)
- $14.51 vegan burger and salad (mom)
- $2.67 sticker at NOC (cash)
- $6 breakfast sandwich (cash)
------(NOC) total: $87.22
------ total so far: $567.37 (4.17.15)
-$10 AYCE breakfast at Fontana Lodge (cash)
- $17.90 maildrop to Fontana Lodge (cash)
- $23.68 souvenirs at cling man's dome (patches, stickers, postcards) (debit)
-$2.47 pigeon forge postcards (cash)
-$1.75 trolley to pigeon forge (cash)
-$0.50 trolley to walmart (cash)
- $17.02 eyeliner mascara honeybuns soda sour skittles (cash)
-$1.00 trolley to/from laundromat (cash)
- $3.00 laundry in pigeon forge (cash)
- $20 copay at first med (mom)
- $39.82 cheese, tortillas, avocadoes, pineapple, pinkeye eye drops (mom)
- $5.48 fuel at NOC in Gatlinburg (debit)
- $10.00 Microtel (cash)
- $12.84 pizza at the mellow mushroom (debit)
- $2.73 Smoky mountain magnet (cash)
- $16.30 Postage at Gatlin burg (cash)
- $12.65 Maildrop to Gatlinburg (cash)
--------- (Smokys) total: $197.14
--------- total so far: $764.51 (4.23.15)
-$21.36 - tortillas avocado cheese shorts reeses peanut butter cups walmart (mom)
- $6 tip for dinner at AYCE (cash)
-$2 laundry (cash)
-$3.01 drumstick ice cream cone (cash)
-$4.50 breakfast sandwich and Gatorade (cash)
-------- (Joey and Meredith) total: $36.87
-------- total so far: $801.38 (4.26.15)
- $2.61 honeybuns and a diet coke (cash)
- $28 single room at laughing heart hostel (cash)
- $5 laundry (cash)
- $4.12 candy at dollar general (twix, reeses, baby ruth, starburst) (debit)
- $1 convenience fee for cash back (debit)
- $17.90 maildrop to Hot Springs (cash)
- $20 Elmers Sunnybank Inn Hostel (cash)
- $5 postcards at Bluff Mountain Outfitter (cash)
- $5 fuel (cash)
-------- (Hot Springs) total: $88.63
-------- total so far: $890.01 (4.30.15)
Woah woah woah. Way over budget.
Food/Tips: $199.83
Laundry: $19.25
Lodging: $197.50
Souvenirs: $58.55
Postage: $115.78
Gear: $228.35
Miscellaneous: $70.75
For those of you curious, I've budgeted approximately $3500 for a 6 month trip - $585 a month. I do have more money in my savings account - so I won't be quitting my thru-hike for financial reasons - but I would like to move into an apartment with my best friend Alex in Dec/Jan. Additionally, my parents have been very generous and have been helping me out with food while I'm hiking. I have charged $170.46 to them while I've been out here, and my mom has transfered some money into my account to gift me a few nights of lodging. Thanks mom and dad!
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