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Hiking by the Numbers - Shelter, Re-Supply and Showers

2/10/2013

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This post is part of a series called Hiking by the Numbers.  During our hike on the AT, I kept track of all kinds of statistics like calorie consumption, number of wild animals, nights spent in the tent and more.  I'm a nerd like that.  To read all of the posts in the category, click here. 

Last summer Serial, Rooney and I hiked about 1400 miles in 4 months.  Most of this was on the Appalachian Trail and a little bit at the very end was on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP).  You can read more about that here. 

On the trail, I carried a kindle and used a spreadsheet app to mark everything down at the end of the day.  Now that I'm home, I'm starting to go through it all again and I thought I'd share it with you.  These numbers are for the days we spent on the AT only; they don't include the days on the GAP trail.
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Shelter in the Smokies
In 1319 miles, 8 states and 117 days....

Where We Slept
  • 61 nights in the tent
  • 3 nights in a shelter (the smokies)
  • 33 nights in a hotel or hostel
  • 20 nights with friends/family who visited us on the trail
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Ponies in the Grayson Highlands
Removing the Funk
  • I showered 56 times (I was a fan of showering twice in a hotel)
  • We did laundry 29 times

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A farm somewhere in PA
Getting the Goods
  • We re-supplied in town 27 times
  • We received 2 gift packages/mail drops
  • We sent ourselves 4 mail drops
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ZDeezy link
2/10/2013 05:24:38 am

Thats a pretty high shower:days ratio. No wonder you have so many more friends than me. :)

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Jill link
2/11/2013 12:48:21 am

You know how most people become obsessed with food? I felt that way about showers. And cute clothes.

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