Thursday, April 27, 2017

Pictures of Byron "Crocs" Van Buren Thru-Hike April 2017

Atop Springer Man. Ga. First day of hike, March 5.

March 5. Too much wt. Hiker drops it off for others.

Hawk Mtn Shelter. Mar 6. Airing out stuff.

Grey Arches of the Forest

7PM coming into Lance Creek 1/2 mile over hill.

Atop Blood Man. 29.3 Miles     Great views!

Me and Tough Nut atop Blood Man. 

Stopping for snack with Jersey Gerbil

Trail Magic!! You are hungry and tired and kind souls set up food and drinks for ya! These folks are great.

My orange tent in front during take down morning. Slush during AM caved in my tent. But nothing broke. Just wondered why tent was on my face at 4AM.

Bundled up and going into Low Gap.

Honey Bee and I going over a mile of these rough rocks at  Steeltrap Gap. Long day. 

Your's Truly a couple of weeks into the hike.

Hoarfrost coming out of Hiawassee, Ga. 

ice laden rhoderdendrum covering trail

Grrrrrrr!!!!!

Lined up like sardines for a night's sleep.

Pretty sunrise at Whitley Gap Shelter

Breakfast at Low Gap Shelter. Oatmeal poptarts honeybuns.

Ditched the umbrella the following week. The  poncho makes a good tent floor and pack protector too 

Honey Bee and I at the Ga. and NC line. 

Love these silver metallic birches

Beautiful view of North Carolina mtns. 

Your's Truly

Note white trail blaze  on rocky trail. Hundreds of volunteers maintain the trail. Bless their souls. 

Got drenched later this day. Love this primeval view. 

Literally crawled up Albert Mtn. to hit 100 miles on trail. 

Heading to Winding Stair Gap and hitch into Franklin, NC! Real food!

Three miles to Franklin! What do you want in my Forest human?

Lots of burned forest in the Natahala Forest. Very sad.

Hitching into Frankilin, NC

110 miles. Devoured this and buttermilk pie first thing in Franklin at the Frogtown restaurant. 

Slackpacking 8 miles from Gooder Grove Hostel while my back heals with other folks from hostel. Great 360 at Siler Bald. 

Snack for Peanut Brittle

Respect gets a smoke in. 

Award winning computer geek, Baby Bear,  toughs out trail

Yours truly a few weeks in. 

Swedish girl on the AT. Many Europeans on the trail.

Asst. Pastor gives us a Godly message at the free all you can eat pancake breakfast at the first baptist church in frankilin, nc. Very nice folks in town and churh and love to care for hikers.











































































































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