The massive journey spans close to 2,200 miles and runs from Maine to Georgia and is the longest hiking-only trail in the world. What did they see? Just as creepy is an account posted on Your Personal Ghost Stories, with a witness who says that he had been backpacking along the trail with a group of friends when he would have his unsettling experience. Looking forward to reading it when it becomes available in kindle format.

Down the road I could see a vehicle parked in the dust. He suggested that he drive me to the trail. List RulesVote up the scariest legend from the area. I’m not searching for firewood in the dark.” I remember asking to go home, the small clearing seemed to give a ominous vibe.

adventure Appalachian Trail Feltings backpacking Halloween hiking New Jersey scary, […] my mind, there are so many reasons not to sleep at shelters on the trail. And maybe humans too! Get the MegaPack collection now for this great price. If you feel hairs standing up on the back of your neck and arms, there is a strong electrical current around you and you are in immediate and severe danger.”. So, as dusk was approaching and my feet were road weary, I saw the sign announcing the trail to the shelter and headed down the side trail, thinking about my imminent dinner and sleep. It turned its whole body. I finally fell asleep and woke up in the early hours of the morning. And, ultimately, I was reassured that I can trust my own instincts in scary situations–which is key for adventuring alone! “Should I pack up and walk on?” I considered, even though it was now almost midnight and I knew the descent from the peak would be treacherous in the wet darkness. ( Log Out /  But, I also didn’t want to hightail it out of there, in case that upset him. Edward Abbey. "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.

The light was low with my little fire, but I could clearly see a man reaching down with a scorched hand for my firewood.

I didn’t even yell, with no one to hear me but him, so I did what every red-blooded American would do; I packed up my things and got the hell out of Dodge. The most afraid I felt on the A.T. was the summer night I camped alone atop Cheoah Bald just before the Smokies.

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When daylight came I found my way back to the lean-to, packed up and went to Tim’s for pancakes and told him of what I’d seen. We’re safe inside the tent” she comforted. A chilly wind began pestering me, making cooking difficult, but I didn’t take it as an ominous sign. At this point, it was very near dark. Two daughters, a wife, and her husband where all in the house when the fire started and none of them made it out. I stretched for a bit on my Thermarest Z-Lite pad while admiring the view, then gathered my camping stove, pot and cous cous to make dinner. The stranger seemed to be confused, looking about him as if he had lost something, and he was so absorbed with what he was looking for that the two almost collided with each other.

Ginger resumed barking her aggression warning, but not the same as before the thing had turned to face us. When I’ve met creepy people along the Appalachian Trail itself, I’ve generally taken solace in the fact that other hikers are likely in the vicinity; were I to stop for thirty minutes, they’d probably come along. Here’s hoping it has better feng shui! First the creature turned to face us. I hastily chugged from my water bottle and wiped my mouth. I came out of the tent and saw my mother sitting on the ground, meditating. Under the reassuring light of the campfire, I started to become more at ease with the deafening silence of nature. I sat on the log outside my tent sipping instant coffee, reflecting on what I had just experienced.

The entire summit was shrouded in a veil of mist. As they were packing up, they started to hear children's laughter coming from all around them. Inherently, hiking isn’t especially dangerous. Learn more about the project at janelgazelle.com. As we talked, he learned about Chapstick and vowed to drive him further north, and he gave me his number, to use in case I ran into any more trouble. Eventually, he seemed to give up and drove off.

what a story. My hairs were raised all right–from fear more than anything else! Real tragic stuff the sheriff said as he retold the story and I could only shake my head with my bottom jaw hanging low.

Can we take a walk?” Mother opened her eyes and got to her feet, “Sure, let’s not go too far. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." I heard the thunder further off in the distance, and I started to count the seconds between the lightening and the thunder again. Looking forward to reading it when it becomes available in kindle format. One morning he says they woke up to the unsettling sound of children’s laughter emanating from all around their camp, odd considering that they were out in the middle of nowhere. 6 comments . What was going on here?

When I was deep enough into the forest that I thought a lightening strike was unlikely, I stopped and squatted to minimize my height and contact with the ground. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." Even though he made it back to civilization, police inquiries into finding the people who kidnapped him came back with nothing. ( Log Out /  6 comments .

Enter your email address to follow my blog and receive notifications of new hiking posts by email. Not wanting to bother anyone, he didn't investigate, but set up camp somewhere close by. I went to bed cheerful and relaxed, stoked to watched the sunrise in the morning from my eastern-facing vantage point. It seems for years this vision has been haunting a wide area of Maine although he was unsure if it had ever caused any trouble. After walking for over half an hour, I came to a construction site, where it appeared that most of the workers had left for lunch. There is no doubt it was a figure that was moving across my sight between me and the pond.

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