Appalachian Trail 2024 Approach Trail to Gooch Gap

Our hike begins, highlights from our journey from Amicalola Falls on the Approach Trail to Gooch Gap
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[@cherimell3277]

Excellent!!!

[@Burner62984]

lol no worries on the ugly breathing! 😂we’ve all been there!

[@pleok08]

Monday, March 11th: Nice hiking weather. Making it to shelter. Small goals being accomplished. First white blaze. Great photos! Good luck! Happy Trails! Ross08

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

Thank you! It has definitely been tougher than we expected. Just doing our best and trying to catch the raw, unfiltered reality of the trail.

[@pbradden]

Looks like good fun. Onward!

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

Absolutely

[@KrizAkoni]

Theres that 1st blaze!

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

Definitely an emotional moment!

[@BigFatHike]

No worries about the breathing on video. We all do it, lol!

[@Muggleborn_Adventures]

Great video!

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

Thank you!

[@JillTucker-db9hs]

Worried about you guys! Checking in to see if you are okay? Still on trail?

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

We have been off trail and back in Illinois. We may be heading back to Georgia on Monday

[@JillTucker-db9hs]

@@Full_Deck_Hikes thanks for responding so quickly! Happy to hear you are okay!

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

@@JillTucker-db9hs we are doing great. We had a lot of congestion and cough so we came off trail for a few days to try and kick whatever it was and during that time in Hiawasee we decided we were more section hikers than they hikers.

[@chrisharper5564]

You look like your having fun! Wish the fog would lift for you.

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

We are enjoying it. Well most of it anyway. Gonna take dealing with the rain and pain to make it to Maine. Right now we are just focusing on staying healthy and not pushing too hard til we are better conditioned for bigger miles.

[@chrisharper5564]

I'll be here watch the trip!@@Full_Deck_Hikes

[@RonSachs-ze8kr]

Where are you? What has happened?

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

We made it to Indian grave gap, came off trail for a few days due to illness and decided we were more section hikers than thru hikers. We will be back to do more but we won’t be thru hiking.

[@cassiemoore6854]

So is just me or is anyone else worried that we have seen any video?

[@Full_Deck_Hikes]

We came off trail after deciding we would enjoy section hiking the trail more than the grind of thru hiking.

[@cassiemoore6854]

Thank goodness. I thought something bad happened to you all.