The hike from Blue Mountain to Tray Mountain was uneventful. The mountains were socked in with fog, you could hardly see more than 25 or 30 yards in any direction. We looked forward to reaching camp and cooking a hot meal.

The AT has it’s on lingo used by people on and familiar with the trail. Some may already know this stuff. but I’m sure there are also those that do not. Here is a non-inclusive list:

NoBo: A hiker who hikes from Georgia to Maine (North Bound)

SoBo: A hiker who hikes south from Maine to Georgia (South Bound)

Flip Flopper: A thru hike of the entire trail but in a non-contiguous manner. An example would be starting in the middle and hiking first to Maine then returning to that spot to hike south to Georgia.

Section Hikers: People who hike the AT in sections over a longer period of time than a thru hike.

Zero or Zero Day: Taking a day off from hiking for whatever reason (zero miles hiked)

Nero: A day where very few miles are hiked compared to a normal hiking day

Traimaly: A group of hikers who hike together and look out for each other. A trail family

Base weight: the weight of your pack including consumables such as food and water.

Blaze: the 2X6 inch white strips of paint on trees and rocks that marks the AT.

Blue Blaze: Blue blazes indicate a trail to a water source, view, privy, or other point of interest.

Bounce Box: Box of supplies you ship or ”bounce” forward to pick up in a trail town further along the way.

Camel Up: The practice of drinking as much as possible at a water source to prevent having to carry as much water.

Townie: Day hikers, also referred to as “bathers” or people from town. Once you have been on the trail a couple of days you can smell Day Hikers before you can see them. They smell like soap, their clothing smells like laundry soap, and the women smell like perfume. Day hikers smell awesome.

Trail Magic: Goodies, Snacks, or any other type of assistance given to hikers purely out of goodwill. People who do trail magic are called Trail Angels.

Cowboy Camping: Camping underneath the stars without a tent.

Well, there are more but that’s a pretty good start. I wasn’t able to take any interesting pictures on this day due to the weather.