In Georgia, the Appalachian mountains are a series of peaks and valleys ranging in elevation between 2500 and 4500 feet. The trail takes you over several peaks and into several valleys (called gaps) each day. The trail is very well maintained and is marked by a white rectangle (white blaze) painted on a tree at regular intervals. It would be very hard to get lost. I’m hiking about 10 miles a day, which leaves a fair amount of time to rest and birdwatch. Two of my favorite birds so far are the pileated woodpecker and the blue headed vireo – lots of them here. All for now. Junco
kevin hikes 
No joke – some dude claims to have seen an IB woodpecker – I’ve got my eyes open…hee hee
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You sure they werent ivory billed WPs?
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Growing a beard yet? Maybe you should do a time lapse like this guy – https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/3pmlfw/a_timelapse_of_my_61yearold_dads_beard_growing_as/
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Yep, I’m not shaving and Matt hooked me up with the app osnap, so we’ll see how it goes.
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