All packed up and ready to head out the door this morning.

Initial pack weight comes to 27 pounds, which includes 4 days of food, one liter of water, and about a pint of fuel for my stove. I’m actually pretty proud of having gotten it down that low. We are overnighting in Roanoke with family tonight, then in Dahlonega, Georgia on Sunday. And Monday morning, it’s off to the Trail.

(By the way: My updates from the Trail may well come all bunched up because they’ll upload when I have a connection, not necessarily right when I write or take a picture. So those of you subscribed to the blog may get a series of notifications all at once. Thanks for reading.)