Update

Hi Everyone,

After about 270 miles and averaging a little over 13 miles a day, I am now in Hot Springs, NC at the library and wanted to answer some of the great questions you guys have been asking. First the bear...around midnight some of us in the shelter (there were about 12 total sleeping at the time) heard a couple bears come through camp. I saw the silhouette of a baby black bear. Mom was over ripping apart my bear canister at that point. After about 15 minutes she gave up on the canister and tried ripping down the cables that held the other hikers' food up. Luckily no one lost their food and the 2 bears left. Skoob didn't hear the bears and I'm glad because I'm sure he would have freaked out. I'm learning he's pretty shy!

I've been eating a lot of healthy dinners but I have to admit, I've been eating A LOT of junk food! But I guess it's ok because I'm burning around 5,000 calories a day. I am hungry pretty much all of the time! I think about food when I hike, I get constant cravings for real food, and sometimes when I am close to towns my legs get a mind of their own and move me quicker in hopes of reaching a restaurant. Some people have asked if they can send stuff. First of all, don't feel like you have to BUT I eat a lot of things like Candy bars, combos, Oatmeal Pies, trail mix, dried fruit, etc.

Despite the blisters and sore knees, everything is fine. Even the blisters have gotten better. I don't think anyone can walk from Georgia to Maine without some discomfort.

It's very nice to see all of the wonderful comments and I'm so happy to see that the elementary classes are following along. I try my hardest to post as much as I can because I know everyone is following along. I miss you all!

-Mr. DeVoe

ps. This isn't a bear I saw. I stole the image from the internet.