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Kevin

by Kevin

Here I am. Amicalola Falls State Park, roughly 2,183 miles from Katahdin. I am ready. Everything is set to go.

I feel surprisingly well considering. I am in the final stages of recovery from the cold, I get it every year.

It is currently 1PM, and I am laying in my tent at a campground here in the park. This campsite is quite nice. I have access to running water, bathrooms, and electricity. I had breakfast this morning at the lodge, it was quite delicious. And it was all you can eat buffet, only $8.00!!

Tomorrow morning I shall go to a presentation by the GATC. Then it is off to the Approach Trail to Springer, where I shall start my walk north.

Thanks everyone for the support, and I hope to see you on the trail somewhere,
Kirby

PS: It is now 8:18PM, 18 minutes past hiker midnight, and it is raining. This is good and bad. The good news is that the south is in a drought, so this will help the cause, The bad news is that rain is bad for the morale, but I am still having a blast. My group is fantastic. I can easily see myself hiking to Katahdin wth them/

Ga>ME 2008.

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