D31, M395 - 21 Miler... A Record!

Met Jenna and Joseph fm Ashville having a very unique lunch. Her homemade bread and wild leaves she picked on the trail (see below). They let me try some, but it was too healthy!



Apparently climbing 4000' up Roan Mt was too easy... to get 21 miles, I also had to go 1700' up this hill.


Well the views were worth having 30mph freezing wind trying to knock me over.



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  1. Sail2BFreeApril 4, 2022 at 7:08 AM

    hi-tech meals, right-timing of your intake, reducing level of effort required to climb the next 1700' or hike the next 21mile day! Is there time to think of anything else important ? Its great to see you achieve some of these previously stated goals. You need a shave, but maybe not ... looks like you fit right in! Except for maybe with the Black Bear, the fresh spring air and peculiar smells strong enough to keep them at a distance !

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  2. Sail2BFreeApril 4, 2022 at 7:10 AM

    Hey, what timeframe will you transit VA ? It would be awesome to join you at some level or bring you a bucket of water (and a bar of soap) !

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    1. Sail2BFreeApril 4, 2022 at 7:50 AM

      Waynesboro , VA approx 300miles and a wakeup from Asheville. This might be a good place for us to get you that much needed bar of soap!

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  3. John H Quinley JrApril 5, 2022 at 6:39 PM

    OK... leaves picked along the trail?! That's just so AT, right. Growing up as a youngster, I used to regularly eat the mint that grew up around my house.

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  4. John H Quinley JrApril 5, 2022 at 6:40 PM

    Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible!
    https://www.google.com/search?q=ever+eat+a+tree%2C+many+parts+are+edible&oq=ever+eat+a+tree%2C+many+parts+are+edible&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390l2.14515j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_qO5MYpG-CsqE4-EP37-piA83

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    1. John H Quinley JrApril 5, 2022 at 6:49 PM

      BTW, big CONGRATS on your 1 Month progress, and your nearly marathon day! Let me know if you munch on a pine tree as Ewell Gibbons used to encourage us in the Grape Nuts commercials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJMIu18I8Y

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    2. GregApril 8, 2022 at 4:56 AM

      Love the Gibons quote "If it's manmade, don't eat it and if it taste good, spit it out". Which leaves just tree bark!

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