By Chappy Jack
May 19, 2019
Location: Catawba, Virginia
Mile:704
Acts 2:46. Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.
The best meal on the AT is the evening meal. Not everyone stops to eat a full breakfast or lunch, but at the end of the day everyone is ready for a full meal. All shelters have some type of picnic table and the tables are full of hikers cooking, eating, and having lively conversation.
Meals are mostly made from some type of store bought dehydrated food that can be quickly rehydrated. Ramen noodles with tuna, chicken, or even peanut butter are a staple. I like instant mashed potatoes with spam… Don’t knock it ’till ya try it.
To me, the evening meal is the best time to get to know other hikers. It sounds to me that in the early church, immediately after Pentecost, early believers also used meals eaten together to get to know one another and to learn more about Christ.
Lord Jesus, I thank you for the privilege of walking the Appalachian Trail. Help me to connect with other hikers. Show me ways in which I can serve them in your name.
First pair of shoes just barely made 700 miles. I can’t believe how much they stank.
Dragons Teeth – Pictures do not give this massive structure justice.
Wild ponies at Mt. Rogers lick salt off of sweaty hikers. Cute at first, but after several smelly ponies surrounded me while I was trying to eat lunch, I had to find another lunch spot.
Thanks for your blogs…I enjoy them and look forward to reading them.
Praying for you every day………..for your safety and that the encounters you have are the ones you are supposed to have.
It is good to keep up with you. Traveling mercies!
Keep it up, your doing great. Only 1300 04 s0 left.