Reroute at Mile 339

the road is completely gone,replaced by an enormous crater…. Option 1if you go to the right and cut thru the edge of the cemetery,there is a track where the construction crews have driven down to the bottom.at the right end of the drainage pipe you can cross the creek on sandbags.on the other side you can climb up the straw bales to the lip of the cut…. Option 2if you prefer you can take the Read more…

update 1: hour 0

Link to FB post the brightly colored rain gear contrasted with the low cloud cover and overall grey tone of the morning as our adventurers crossed the clinch river and started up the switchbacks toward the first of 3 mountain passes in the first 15 miles. their track takes them thru lush green forests and alongside stark stone faces where the space for a narrow road was blasted out of the mountainsides. this road with Read more…

Start

Link to FB post Here they are at the courthouse in sneedville. 35 intrepid souls answered the starting cigarette at 0730 eastern time (US) and headed off into the mountains of east tennessee in a soaking rain. Johnny Adams MO Alexis Batausa WV Terry Bonnett ON Beth Budden NC William Cooper KY Kim Drake MI Kimberly Durst NC James Fleming TN Addison Hendricks FL Odie Hestnes VA Bill Hillin TN Lee Hosbrough IL Mary Hosbrough Read more…

Introduction to LATCH

(known to some as HELL) We are trying something different to make it easier for you to follow the event. While Posts have been cut off, you are not only welcome, but encouraged to put in your input in the comments. We have put in place a post for each day,and on those we hope to collect all of that day’s activity in the form of comments; This way when you come to look (sorted Read more…

Day 0

day 0 they rest in the lovely little town of rogersville tennessee tonight. 3 dozen seasoned road warriors. if rest is the right word for it. their bellies are full and they lie on soft beds. but their minds cannot help but turn to the morning. for in the morning they will walk into the mouth of the beast. they have proven their mettle in many campaigns but never one quite lie this. ahead of Read more…

240 hour update

vole stare toad race…. 240 hour update . as the clock ticked down toward the final minutes a lonely figure came down cheesegrater road to the gate. the steady clickety clickety that had accompanied the figure over the past nearly 10 days was changed; clickety tunk clickety tunk clickety tunk as she passed the gate it was obvious cheesegrater road had torn off the tip of one of those famous stiletto heels, resulting in a Read more…