Category Archives: Trail Updates

Day: 1 (written end of day July 7th) Miles: 69.3 (Springer Mountain to Dicks Creek Gap) The highs: A few minutes before beginning, sitting by the first blaze on Springer with Jupiter and DH with our headlamps shut off, just waiting for midnight. Cool moment! The lows: My waterlogged, blistered, zombie feet Wildlife: Bear cubContinue reading “Day One: A Bold Move”

July 6th, 8:02pm – Springer Mountain Parking Lot Around 6:20pm, Warren Doyle (Jupiter), David Horton, and I arrived at the parking lot just a mile from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, located on the summit of Springer Mountain. I did a shakeout run/hike up to the summit so I could see it whileContinue reading “Day Zero – The Approach”

Hello Mercury followers! I’m Jupiter (maybe because I’m big and old). Real name is Warren Doyle (www.warrendoyle.com) and I have a positive addiction to supporting ‘travelers on the way to becoming’, especially when it comes to AT endurance record attempts After a year-long prep period, Mercury is ready to flow northward towards Katahdin. It isContinue reading “Jupiter here for Mercury AT Transit support”

On July 7th, I’m beginning a thru-hike of the entire Appalachian Trail, 2,193 miles from Georgia to Maine, in an attempt to set an endurance record, or FKT (fastest known time). Hiking the AT has been a dream in the making for a long time, and I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity toContinue reading “Official Announcement”