Day 1: Sunday, March 17 Grant starts the trail. He finds a hiking buddy, “A 7 foot German guy” with a sense of humor. 2 miles in the guy stops Grant: “I need to dig a cat hole.” The accent and the scene was apparently hilarious and Grant couldn’t quit laughing. A picture (2) below where you can ”see the German Guy waving.” They seem to be getting along nicely. Other pics include: First trail lunch, Selfie Grant makes it to camp. Legs feeling stiff. He mentions: “The last time I saw my German friend he didn’t look so good.” Grant comments that most of the people he started with probably NGMI. He mentions there are many out of Shape hikers on the trail. Dinner: Freeze Dried Chicken Alfredo At dinner, Grant notices “2 Austrian chicks walk right by the camp” without missing a stride. I guess they were going farther than the 15.4 miles Grant hiked on Day 1.

Day 0: Saturday, March 16 First Camp. Grant comments the wind is heavy and makes a joke that he tucked his tent between two bushes to break the wind. Family responds: “Survival skills are already paying off.” (3 photos)