Our Hike by the Numbers

Well, 40 days ago today we finished the Trail. That's hard to believe. 40 days in the real world definitely goes by faster than 40 days in the woods. To put it into perspective, on the Trail for this long we had walked 648 miles, and were 3 days from Kennedy Meadows. Wow. So, a little over a month later here's our hike by the numbers:

• Miles hiked: 2,655
• Time elapsed: 5 months, 1 day
• Actual hiking days: 138
• Zero days: 17
• Average miles per day (mpd): 17.1
• Average mpd (not including zero days): 19.2
• Days rained on: 5
• Days snowed on: 3
• Days hailed on: 1
• Bears seen: 4
• Rattlesnakes seen: 15
• Thru-hikers met: 119
• Shoes used: Emily-2 (boots resoled and worn again), Chris-4
• States walked across: 3
• National Parks walked through: 7
• Detours due to wildfire: 1
• On-trail birthdays: both
• On-trail anniversaries: 1 (2nd)
• Trail towns visited: 23
• Nights spent in a motel/hotel: 14
• Nights spent at a trail angel's home: 6
• Nights spent in our 2-person tent: 128
• Packages of Ramen eaten: 176
• Candy bars consumed: 374
• Buffets devoured: 3
• Items lost on the trail: 3 (knife, spork, pair of socks)
• Postcards sent: 178
• Journals kept: 2
• Books read: 9 (Chris-4, Emily-5)
• Pictures taken: 1,558
• Trips of a lifetime: 1

For this list, it's been fun for us to look back on the hike and reminisce. The more time that elapses, the more we gloss over the hardships and discomforts of the Trail and focus on all the amazing moments we shared. That's for sure.

-Sunfish & Beetle