Appalachian Trail (day 45) - Whiskey Hollow Shelter to Blackburn Tent Site / mile 1014
Today I was taking a ride on Appalachian Trails official rollercoaster. I didn't even realized but PATC, the group of volunteers taking care of stretch of the trail between Front Royal and Harper's Ferry made "The Rollercoaster" an official thing adding a fun twist to this otherwise quite boring stretch of the trail. Personally I thought it was quite entertaining but some other hikers disliked the concept of constantly going up and down for 14 miles. Halfway through this section we also passed the 1000 mile marker, which was a cool achievement for many thru hikers myself included, it was the third time I've ever completed this many miles in one continuous push. The rollercoaster itself wasn't too bad but it was definitely tougher than I anticipated, especially as the terrain was extremely rocky, hopping and skipping over rocks made this stretch that much harder and somewhat technical. I've also had two very interesting a...