2008 Appalachian Trail itinerary

In 2008, with 17 pounds of camping equipment and a pair of walking sticks, Ted Houser hiked the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine.

The journey began on May 2, 2008 and finished on September 2.

Georgia

0011.8 Fri. May 02 - Cooper Gap
0030.7 Sat. May 03 - Neels Gap
0047.1 Sun. May 04 - Red Clay Gap
0064.0 Mon. May 05 - Deep Gap Shelter

North Carolina

0079.2 Tue. May 06 - Muskrat Creek Shelter
0098.5 Wed. May 07 - Big Spring Shelter
0107.6 Thu. May 08 - NERO - Franklin, NC (with Holly Herr)
0107.6 Fri. May 09 - ZERO - Sylva, NC (with Holly Herr)
0129.2 Sat. May 10 - Wesser Bald Shelter
0141.8 Sun. May 11 - Sassafras Gap Shelter
0163.6 Mon. May 12 - Fontana Dam Shelter

Great Smoky Mountains

0186.6 Tue. May 13 - Derrick Knob Shelter
0207.6 Wed. May 14 - Icewater Spring Shelter
0227.9 Thu. May 15 - Cosby Knob Shelter

North Carolina Tennessee Border

0238.2 Fri. May 16 - NERO - Standing Bear Hostel
0238.2 Sat. May 17 - ZERO - Asheville, NC (with Holly Herr)
0268.5 Sun. May 18 - Deer Park Mountain Shelter
0282.7 Mon. May 19 - Spring Mountain Shelter
0304.0 Tue. May 20 - Flint Mountain Shelter
0333.5 Wed. May 21 - No Business Knob Shelter
0339.8 Thu. May 22 - NERO - Uncle Johnny's Hostel - Erwin, Tenn.
0356.2 Fri. May 23 - Cherry Gap Shelter
0377.9 Sat. May 24 - Overmountain Shelter

Tennessee

0404.8 Sun. May 25 - Moreland Gap Shelter
0412.8 Mon. May 26 - NERO - Laurel Fork Shelter
0435.2 Tue. May 27 - Iron Mountain Shelter

Virginia

0461.1 - Wed. May 28 - The Place Hostel - Damascus, VA
0461.1 - Thu. May 29 - ZERO
0461.1 - Fri. May 30 - ZERO
0476.9 - Sat. May 31 - Lost Mtn. Shelter
0500.1 - Sun. June 01 - Old Orchard Shelter
0524.8 - Mon. June 02 - Partnership Shelter
0550.3 - Tue. June 03 - Knot Maul Branch Shelter
0569.4 - Wed. June 04 - Jenkins Shelter
0593.2 - Thu. June 05 - Jenny Knob Shelter
0615.8 - Fri. June 06 - Doc's Knob Shelter
0624.0 - Sat. June 07 - Plaza Motel - Pearisburg, VA
0624.0 - Sun. June 08 - ZERO
0624.0 - Mon. June 09 - ZERO
0643.3 - Tue. June 10 - Pine Swamp Branch Shelter
0665.1 - Wed. June 11 - Stealth camp Sinking Creek
0684.3 - Thu. June 12 - Pickle Branch Shelter
0710.0 - Fri. June 13 - Stealth camp on a ridge near Angels Gap
0716.7 - Sat. June 14 - NERO - Daleville, VA
0739.8 - Sun. June 15 - Stealth camp Cove Mountain
0763.5 - Mon. June 16 - Stealth camp Petites Gap
0788.4 - Tue. June 17 - Stealth camp Pedlar River
0795.2 - Wed. June 18 - NERO - Buena Vista, VA
0810.3 - Thu. June 19 - Stealth camp Porters Field
0838.0 - Fri. June 20 - Stealth camp past Dripping Rock
0850.5 - Sat. June 21 - NERO - Waynesboro, VA (with Leah Gingrich)
0859.5 - Sun. June 22 - Stealth camp north of Jarman Gap
0891.9 - Mon. June 23 - Hightop Hut
0920.0 - Tue. June 24 - Stealth camp Skyland
0946.7 - Wed. June 25 - Stealth camp North Marshall Mountain
0981.1 - Thu. June 26 - Rod Hollow Shelter

West Virginia

1007.0 - Fri. June 27 - Stealth camp north of Keys Gap
1010.9 - Sat. June 28 - NERO - Harper's Ferry (with Amy)
1010.9 - Sun. June 29 - ZERO
1010.9 - Mon. June 30 - ZERO

Maryland

1034.5 - Tue. July 01 - Pine Knob Shelter
1060.8 - Wed. July 02 - Tumbling Run Shelters

Pennsylvania

1090.3 - Thu. July 03 - HALFWAY - Pine Grove Furnace Hostel
1116.2 - Fri. July 04 - Stealth camp in field south of the turnpike
1135.3 - Sat. July 05 - The Doyle - Duncannon, PA
1135.3 - Sun. July 06 - ZERO - Riverfront Campground - Duncannon, PA
1150.0 - Mon. July 07 -Stealth camp Shikellimy Overlook
1170.6 - Tue. July 08 - Stealth camp north of I-81 underpass
1187.2 - Wed. July 09 - Stealth camp Hertlein Campsite (with Uncle Rich)
1208.6 - Thu. July 10 - Stealth camp Pocahontas Spring
1233.8 - Fri. July 11 - Stealth camp north of New Tripoli Campsite
1261.4 - Sat. July 12 - Leroy A. Smith Shelter
1281.6 - Sun. July 13 - Delaware Water Gap
1281.6 - Mon. July 14 - ZERO - Delaware Water Gap

New Jersey

1306.4 - Tue. July 15 - Brink Road Shelter
1331.3 - Wed. July 16 - Jim Murray Property
1347.0 - Thu. July 17 - Stealth camp Wawayanda Mountain
1369.7 - Fri. July 18 - Stealth camp south of Orange Turnpike

New York

1383.0 - Sat. July 19 - Stealth camp Black Mountain
1407.0 - Sun. July 20 - Stealth camp north of Sunk Mine Road
1432.3 - Mon. July 21 - Telephone Pioneers Shelter

Connecticut

1453.7 - Tue. July 22 - Kent, CT
1453.7 - Wed. July 23 - ZERO - Kent, CT
1460.7 - Thu. July 24 - Stewart Hollow Brook Lean-to (with Tasha)
1473.1 - Fri. July 25 - Sharon Mtn. Campsite (with Tasha)
1487.3 - Sat. July 26 - Plateau Campsite (with Tasha)

Massachusetts

1500.5 - Sun. July 27 - The Hemlocks Lean-to (with Tasha)
1514.9 - Mon. July 28 - Tom Leonard Lean-to (with Tasha)
1536.0 - Tue. July 29 - Upper Goose Pond Cabin
1556.6 - Wed. July 30 - Tom Levardi's - Dalton, MA
1573.6 - Thu. July 31 - Stealth camp on Mt. Greylock
1579.9 - Fri. Aug 01 - NERO - North Adams, MA (Matt and Kim's)
1579.9 - Sat. Aug 02 - ZERO - North Adams, MA (Matt and Kim's)

Vermont

1598.3 - Sun. Aug 03 - Bennington, VT (Matt and Kim's)
1598.3 - Mon. Aug 04 - ZERO - Bennington, VT (Matt and Kim's)
1620.9 - Tue. Aug 05 - Stealth camp at Kelley Stand Rd
1640.4 - Wed. Aug 06 - Bromley Shelter
1664.5 - Thu. Aug 07 - Stealth camp at Vt. 140
1688.2 - Fri. Aug 08 - Long Trail Inn - Rutland, VT
1713.4 - Sat. Aug 09 - South Pomfret, VT (with Marv and Bess)
1724.0 - Sun. Aug 10 - Stealth camp at Vt. 14

New Hampshire

1742.7 - Mon. Aug 11 - Stealth camp at Three Mil Rd
1763.0 - Tue. Aug 12 - Hexacuba Shelter
1785.6 - Wed. Aug 13 - Beaver Brook Shelter
1803.5 - Thu. Aug 14 - Chet's Hostel - Lincoln, NH
1823.5 - Fri. Aug 15 - Zealand Falls Hut
1831.2 - Sat. Aug 16 - NERO - Crawford Notch (with Sheldon)
1837.6 - Sun. Aug 17 - REVERSE NERO - Mizpah Spring Hut
1859.0 - Mon. Aug 18 - Stealth Camp on Wildcat Mtn
1878.3 - Tue. Aug 19 - White Birches Hostel - Gorham, NH

Maine

1899.7 - Wed. Aug 20 - Full Goose Shelter
1919.7 - Thu. Aug 21 - Pine Ellis Hostel - Andover, ME
1932.6 - Fri. Aug 22 - Stealth camp on Old Blue Mtn
1958.0 - Sat. Aug 23 - Piazza Rock Lean-to
1982.2 - Sun. Aug 24 - Stealth camp on Soutch Crocker Mtn
2003.7 - Mon. Aug 25 - Little Bigelow Lean-to
2030.7 - Tue. Aug 26 - Pleasant Pond Lean-to
2058.4 - Wed. Aug 27 - Shaw's Hostel - Monson, ME
2080.8 - Thu. Aug 28 - Cloud Pont Lean-to
2104.8 - Fri. Aug 29 - Logan Brook Lean-to
2130.2 - Sat. Aug 30 - White House Landing - Maher Trail
2149.9 - Sun. Aug 31 - Rainbow Spring Campsite
2171.0 - Mon. Sept 01 - The Birches
2176.2 - Tue. Sept 02 - Katahdin, yo.

Trail Fact
Hikers meet and greet each other using nicknames called trail names. Hikers rarely learn the real names of their friends on the trail. Ted's trail name was Spider.

2008 Appalachian Trail itinerary