Twenty

Hiker Heaven is as good a place as it sounds to any thru-hiker. It might not be as amazing or luxurious according to anyone who has showered within the past week, but space to lay out your tent, laundry, showers, fire, TV, and dogs are all any of us can really ask for. This trail angel's home is so amazingly set up and well organized that getting anything done requires hardly any effort.

The most important part of the whole venture was the scale in the bathroom. After emptying my pockets, I stood on the white square. Twenty pounds. That's how much weight I've lost in the past three weeks of walking. Many people might cheer at this news, but anyone who has seen me in person knows that the only way this is possible is if I somehow lost my femur.

This is a sort of wake up call that I am definitely not eating enough every day. My plan is to start calorie counting, so I can make sure that I hit at least 3500 Calories every day.