Appalachian Trail via wheels!!

It's for real this time. Officially official. I am done living out of a bag officially for a few weeks, at least. My mom, sister and I arrived back in Suwanee, GA after nearly 2 weeks on the road from Maine. From Maine til about New York, we were more or less traveling the trail again. Except southbound, and by motor, and wheels. A little faster and perhaps just a bit more pain free. Just a tad bit.

We stopped by the White Mountains and I got to check out Pinkham Notch again. We walked the trail a bit so my momma could hike the AT in New Hampshire. Unfortunately, Mt. Washington was clouded over, but not so much that we couldn't see the SNOW that dusted the lower half of the mountains. Geez, it was a beautiful sight mixed in with the glorious northeastern fall foliage. I'm so looking forward to another fall in GA...awesome two falls in one season. excellent!!

We also stopped by Harper's Ferry again before heading to NY to visit my sister, Katy. She took the train from Brooklyn for the night and we got to go to the hugest apple festival ever in an itty bitty town. I ate some Polish fried mashed potatoes and cheese. I forget what they are called. (And for the record, my appetite is slowly dying down, but I would probably still eat a bus if you put it in front of me). I probably shouldn't be eating fried mashed potatoes much longer. (and they aren't french fries..it's more like an empanada, but the polish version). yummy.

We went apple picking after the very big, busy, brain stimulating festival. Katy, the visiting sister, is gonna bake a couple apple pies with her newly picked goods.

Another stop we made to the ATC headquarters in Harpers Ferry and they were able to process my "2000 miler" patch and certificate. So I guess that makes it officially official that I hiked the entire length of the AT. Like a wacko. Not that I need a certificate to prove anything. But it is pretty.

I was super pleased to visit a covered bridge. There's loads in the northeast, yet I never took the opportunity to see one on the trail. I felt like I was time-traveled back to the olden days with monstrous dresses and horse 'n buggies. not really. I felt like I was in the present looking at a cool old bridge, actually. But it was built in horse in buggy days.

We also visited a pretty gorge in Quechee, NH (I think), and ate at the Delaware Water Gap diner again in PA.

More of the southern half coming soon...