What about zelle. Not to complicate stuff. Those others are not as safe.
Angry’s 2023 AT Thru Hike
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Yeah, americans appear largely unaware of this. Paypal does work though!Apparently Canadians are not granted the privilege of using Venmo.
Day 34
18 miles from Sam’s Gap to No Business Knob Shelter.
Got dropped off at Sam’s Gap at 8:15. Pack weight was fairly light since I only had two days of food. Hiked at a brisk pace where I could since new shoes meant I once again had traction. Spent some time up on the balds enjoying the scenery and sunshine. It’s rare to see the sun in the green tunnel so every opportunity is taken advantage of. Got to the shelter a little before 7:00. A long day indeed. There was, once again, no one else at the shelter. A growing trend I fear.
18 miles from Sam’s Gap to No Business Knob Shelter.
Got dropped off at Sam’s Gap at 8:15. Pack weight was fairly light since I only had two days of food. Hiked at a brisk pace where I could since new shoes meant I once again had traction. Spent some time up on the balds enjoying the scenery and sunshine. It’s rare to see the sun in the green tunnel so every opportunity is taken advantage of. Got to the shelter a little before 7:00. A long day indeed. There was, once again, no one else at the shelter. A growing trend I fear.
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I thought you preferred solitude
Day 35
Only 6 miles from No Business Knob to Uncle Johnny’s Hostel.
Was asleep by 9:30 and up at 6:25 and on trail at 7:40. Was a fairly easy hike into Uncle Johnny’s where I rented a cabin for the night. Rode bikes with a section hiker who I had met the other day at the Hiker Inn Hostel to Mexican restaurant. Then did my resupply and laundry. Later enjoyed her company over dinner at a picnic table.
Only 6 miles from No Business Knob to Uncle Johnny’s Hostel.
Was asleep by 9:30 and up at 6:25 and on trail at 7:40. Was a fairly easy hike into Uncle Johnny’s where I rented a cabin for the night. Rode bikes with a section hiker who I had met the other day at the Hiker Inn Hostel to Mexican restaurant. Then did my resupply and laundry. Later enjoyed her company over dinner at a picnic table.
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he went over most of his gear in last years AT thread
@6thElement and other monster climbers according to thetrek.co the AT has a total elevation gain/loss of roughly 515,000 feet. Divided by 2200 miles is 234’ per mile. I’ve hiked 344 miles so far. 80,496 feet ain’t bad for the month huh ?
Big thank you to the first Venmo donation. You know who you are. Enough for a night in a hostel and a resupply.
Me too
I have a PayPal account. But it uses my email address. Is there a way I can post that without showing the email ? If not then I can PM it.
Many thanks.
PM me too.
Day 36
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It started raining early in the a.m. and continued until 9:30 or 10:00. Decided to take a zero since there was no way I could make it to my target shelter 17 miles away leaving that late.
Took the beach cruiser back to the same Mexican place for lunch then pedaled into town. Erwin has a bike path that skirts the town. Unfortunately it’s not a loop and was barricaded towards the end making accessing downtown nearly impossible. Also there was fencing on both sides for a mile or so leading up to that. And of course no signage. Wound up slipping through a hole in the fence behind a sketchy looking shack. 4.4 miles took an hour each way. Beach cruisers remind me of the futility in pedaling a DH sled around a flat trail.
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It started raining early in the a.m. and continued until 9:30 or 10:00. Decided to take a zero since there was no way I could make it to my target shelter 17 miles away leaving that late.
Took the beach cruiser back to the same Mexican place for lunch then pedaled into town. Erwin has a bike path that skirts the town. Unfortunately it’s not a loop and was barricaded towards the end making accessing downtown nearly impossible. Also there was fencing on both sides for a mile or so leading up to that. And of course no signage. Wound up slipping through a hole in the fence behind a sketchy looking shack. 4.4 miles took an hour each way. Beach cruisers remind me of the futility in pedaling a DH sled around a flat trail.
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@AngryMetalsmith pm me your email dude
done
In the PayPal app, go to the Payments section by clicking on the dollar sign near the bottom. Then go to the Request tab. Scroll down and you should see a Share Your Link option.
and me
Tried, but kept getting hung up. Will work on it another time. The app doesn’t seem to play well with iPhone14. But the website works.
The generosity of this forum is indeed humbling. Y’all have donated enough in one day to pay for almost half a month’s trail expenses. I cannot thank you enough. Getting to stay out here longer is awesome. I have so much more to experience and learn. Thank all of you so very much.You might even make money on this trip.
I have had a PayPal account for over 20 years and can honestly say I have not had issues with it. It has saved me more times than I care to count.
Day 37
17 miles from Uncle Johnny’s to Cherry Gap shelter.
Got on trail at 7:20 and as usual had a tough climb out with a pack heavy with food. Ran into a few other hikers and some wound up at the same shelter. Had a fun time eating dinner and telling stories.
17 miles from Uncle Johnny’s to Cherry Gap shelter.
Got on trail at 7:20 and as usual had a tough climb out with a pack heavy with food. Ran into a few other hikers and some wound up at the same shelter. Had a fun time eating dinner and telling stories.
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Day 38
18 miles from Cherry Gap shelter to Roan High Knob shelter.
This was a long day. My legs were already hurting from the two hour beach cruiser ride from a couple days ago and the climb up to Roan High Knob took it out of me. It’s the highest shelter on the AT at 6270’ 11.5 hours of hiking and I was toast. Slept in the shelter that night to avoid the near certain chance of a thunderstorm. Which never happened. There was a large group of hikers camped up there but I had the shelter to myself. Well, just me and the mice. The mice reconed me a couple times but left me alone. Or so I thought. One of them chewed off some of the cork on my trekking pole handles.
18 miles from Cherry Gap shelter to Roan High Knob shelter.
This was a long day. My legs were already hurting from the two hour beach cruiser ride from a couple days ago and the climb up to Roan High Knob took it out of me. It’s the highest shelter on the AT at 6270’ 11.5 hours of hiking and I was toast. Slept in the shelter that night to avoid the near certain chance of a thunderstorm. Which never happened. There was a large group of hikers camped up there but I had the shelter to myself. Well, just me and the mice. The mice reconed me a couple times but left me alone. Or so I thought. One of them chewed off some of the cork on my trekking pole handles.
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Day 39
16 miles from Roan High Knob shelter to Mountain Harbor Hostel.
Another difficult day on trail. Slipped on a spot where someone had decided to pack dirt onto a rock step making it unwalkable when wet. Got a little scraped up and muddied until I could get to a water source and clean up.
There were several amazing places for views but the constant threat of a thunderstorm and 25-30 mph winds kept me from taking a ton of pics. Right at the top of the highest climb a thunderstorm let loose at 2:00. From there I pretty much ran down the mountain. Had quite a bit of exposed bald to traverse in a downpour and I think I may have gotten hailed on at some point. The storm let up for a bit and I kept hiking with a wetted out rain jacket and soaked shorts and shoes hoping they would dry some. And as if all that rain just wasn’t enough the sky opened up a second time.
This time I deployed the umbrella since I was off the bald and out of the wind. Here the trail got steep, rooty and very technical. Something just clicked in my head and the promise of a dry hostel and hot food were enough for me to hit turbo down that stuff, even with running water on most of the trail. I was hopping down big wet rock steps like a man processed. I passed at least seven other hikers who were also north bound. I didn’t care. I was already soaked and tired. Just get me off that mountain. From where the first storm hit I did 5.5 miles in under 2.5 hours.
16 miles from Roan High Knob shelter to Mountain Harbor Hostel.
Another difficult day on trail. Slipped on a spot where someone had decided to pack dirt onto a rock step making it unwalkable when wet. Got a little scraped up and muddied until I could get to a water source and clean up.
There were several amazing places for views but the constant threat of a thunderstorm and 25-30 mph winds kept me from taking a ton of pics. Right at the top of the highest climb a thunderstorm let loose at 2:00. From there I pretty much ran down the mountain. Had quite a bit of exposed bald to traverse in a downpour and I think I may have gotten hailed on at some point. The storm let up for a bit and I kept hiking with a wetted out rain jacket and soaked shorts and shoes hoping they would dry some. And as if all that rain just wasn’t enough the sky opened up a second time.
This time I deployed the umbrella since I was off the bald and out of the wind. Here the trail got steep, rooty and very technical. Something just clicked in my head and the promise of a dry hostel and hot food were enough for me to hit turbo down that stuff, even with running water on most of the trail. I was hopping down big wet rock steps like a man processed. I passed at least seven other hikers who were also north bound. I didn’t care. I was already soaked and tired. Just get me off that mountain. From where the first storm hit I did 5.5 miles in under 2.5 hours.
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Had some time and a better wi-fi connection to work on the PayPal link. Thanks for your help.
paypal.me/angrymetalsmith
I've been there. Loved it
The breakfast is amazing. Every hiker that I talked to for more than a minute from Uncle Johnny’s on raved about it. Staying here again tonight. So I get to have breakfast here twice.
Thanks for your generosity but unfortunately my bank is not wanting to play with Zelle.
Loving this thread and all the pics. Keep em coming. One day I hope to do the same, but for now I'll live vicariously through you. 
Day 40
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Took a zero at Mountain Harbor Hostel since it was Fourth of July and my legs needed a rest from running down a steep rocky mountain during two thunderstorms the prior day.
Every hiker that I talked to for more than 30 seconds from Uncle Johnny’s on raved about how amazing the breakfast was. And it lived up to the hype. Hands down one of the best breakfasts I’ve had in a long time.
Their hospitality was most appreciated. And later they served us dinner and treated us to a fireworks display. A very good rest day for sure.
0 miles
Took a zero at Mountain Harbor Hostel since it was Fourth of July and my legs needed a rest from running down a steep rocky mountain during two thunderstorms the prior day.
Every hiker that I talked to for more than 30 seconds from Uncle Johnny’s on raved about how amazing the breakfast was. And it lived up to the hype. Hands down one of the best breakfasts I’ve had in a long time.
Their hospitality was most appreciated. And later they served us dinner and treated us to a fireworks display. A very good rest day for sure.
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Breakfast lasagna?!?
No, quiche, egg soufflé, etc.