sadonna's Profile

Name:	sadonna
Level / Points:	10,850 points
I am a:	Hiker/Backpacker - I enjoy both hiking and backpacking and have no preference
I go hiking:	Several times a month
I usually go on hikes that are:	Easy to Moderate
Gender:	Female
Birthplace:	Napoleon, Ohio
Country:	United States
State:	Tennessee
City:	Jamestown
Postal Code/ZIP:	38556
Biography:	I am the mother of five wonderful children, I spent 12 years in the military and for the last ten years have enjoyed being a Boy Scout and Venturing leader because I love working with children and teaching them about the outdoors as well as helping others. My hobbies include traveling, gardening, hunting, amusement parks, hiking and anything else that deals with the outdoors and nature.
My Best Hike:	At Approach Trail
Best Hike Description:	On 6/5/2013 after wanting to do the approach trail for the AT trail for more than ten years I finally got to do it a few days ago. It was a fairly hard hike but well worth it to see the view from the top of Springer Mountain and the water fall at Amicalola state park. It has basically just reaffirmed that the best things in life take hard work.
My Worst Hike:	AT Approach Trail
Worst Hike Description:	In 2003 I had planned to hike the AT approach trail when my husband decided to tag along at the last minute. He grabbed an old army ruck sack without a frame and packed a two burner camp stove, cast iron frying pan and kerosene lantern to backpack with me on the trail. We had our three children which were ages 8, 9 and 11 and a couple of rainbow travelers that we had picked and offered a ride to georgia on labor day weekend. We did not start hiking the trail until 1 pm and my husband who was out of shape kept having to stop every 100 feet because he just couldn't hack it. At about 6:30 we met a thru hiker that was on the last mile or so of the AT trail that had been hiking for about six months who just couldn't believe all the junk my husband had packed and he basically told us there was no way we would make it up the trail that night because we still had a long way to go and it had taken us five hours to get to almost the waterfall so he recommended we go back down and start early the next day if we still wanted to hike it the next day. So regretfully we did and we went into the national forest to camp for the night. that night it poured rain so we never did get to hike the trail the next day because my husband decided he did not want to.
A Memorable Trail Moment:	This year when I went back to Amicalola falls this year and I realized that we had only made it about 3/4 of a mile the first time we tried to hike the approach trail in 2003, even though back then we had always believed we had made it at least two or three miles up the trail.
Dumbest Trail Move:	allowing my husband to tag along and pack everything but the kitchen sink for a backpacking trip in an old army ruck sack with no frame.
Trails That I Want To Hike:	John Muir, finish the entire AT trail, Rocky Mountain Trail

<b>sadonna</b><br> enjoying Bush gardens

sadonna's Hikes



Name	fontana dam to mollies ridge
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	North Carolina
Difficulty	Difficult
Distance	11.10 miles
Rating

Name	Quinault Rain Forest Nature Trail
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Washington
Difficulty	Easy
Distance	0.50 miles
Rating

Name	dicks creek gap to muskrat shelter
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Difficulty	Moderate
Distance	10.80 miles
Rating

Name	dicks creek gap
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Difficulty	Easy
Distance	1.00 miles
Rating

Name	tray mountain shelter to deep gap shelter
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Difficulty	Moderate
Distance	7.40 miles
Rating

Name	old cheese factory site to tray mountain shelter
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Difficulty	Moderate
Distance	2.00 miles
Rating

Name	low gap shelter to old cheese factory site
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Difficulty	No Answer
Distance	13.40 miles
Rating

Name	mule deer
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Colorado
Difficulty	Moderate
Distance	7.40 miles
Rating

Name	snowshoe hare trail
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Colorado
Difficulty	Difficult
Distance	3.00 miles
Rating

Name	racoon trail
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Colorado
Difficulty	Moderate
Distance	2.50 miles
Rating

Name	Country	State/Province/Region	Difficulty	Distance
fontana dam to mollies ridge	United States	North Carolina	Difficult	11.10 miles
Quinault Rain Forest Nature Trail	United States	Washington	Easy	0.50 miles
dicks creek gap to muskrat shelter	United States	Georgia	Moderate	10.80 miles
dicks creek gap	United States	Georgia	Easy	1.00 miles
tray mountain shelter to deep gap shelter	United States	Georgia	Moderate	7.40 miles
old cheese factory site to tray mountain shelter	United States	Georgia	Moderate	2.00 miles
low gap shelter to old cheese factory site	United States	Georgia	No Answer	13.40 miles
mule deer	United States	Colorado	Moderate	7.40 miles
snowshoe hare trail	United States	Colorado	Difficult	3.00 miles
racoon trail	United States	Colorado	Moderate	2.50 miles

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sadonna's Trip Reports



Name	dicks creek gap
Date	March 27, 2015
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	1 hour

Name	tray mountain shelter to deep gap shelter
Date	August 9, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	8 hours, 30 minutes

Name	old cheese factory site to tray mountain shelter
Date	August 7, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	2 hours, 30 minutes

Name	low gap shelter to old cheese factory site
Date	August 4, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	14 hours, 10 minutes

Name	racoon trail
Date	August 22, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Colorado
Rating
Duration	1 hour, 30 minutes

Name	neel gap to low gap shelter
Date	August 5, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Alabama
Rating
Duration	14 hours

Name	hawk mountain shelter to woody gap
Date	July 29, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	14 hours

Name	springer mountain to hawk mountain shelter
Date	July 29, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	6 hours, 15 minutes

Name	NEW APPALACHIAN APPROACH TRAIL/BASE OF THE FALLS TRAIL
Date	July 28, 2014
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Georgia
Rating
Duration	2 days

Name	Pioneer Loop Trail
Date	October 26, 2013
Country	United States
State/Province/Region	Tennessee
Rating
Duration	1 hour, 30 minutes

Name	Date	Country	State/Province/Region	Duration
dicks creek gap	March 27, 2015	United States	Georgia	1 hour
tray mountain shelter to deep gap shelter	August 9, 2014	United States	Georgia	8 hours, 30 minutes
old cheese factory site to tray mountain shelter	August 7, 2014	United States	Georgia	2 hours, 30 minutes
low gap shelter to old cheese factory site	August 4, 2014	United States	Georgia	14 hours, 10 minutes
racoon trail	August 22, 2014	United States	Colorado	1 hour, 30 minutes
neel gap to low gap shelter	August 5, 2014	United States	Alabama	14 hours
hawk mountain shelter to woody gap	July 29, 2014	United States	Georgia	14 hours
springer mountain to hawk mountain shelter	July 29, 2014	United States	Georgia	6 hours, 15 minutes
NEW APPALACHIAN APPROACH TRAIL/BASE OF THE FALLS TRAIL	July 28, 2014	United States	Georgia	2 days
Pioneer Loop Trail	October 26, 2013	United States	Tennessee	1 hour, 30 minutes

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