FL051
"TRAIL MAGIC"

DATELINE: GEORGIA
(April 26, 2021)

Fellow passengers, it’s another beautiful day in the Limoverse. With a map of the Appalachian Trail and a GPS unit in our hands, we set a course for Springer Mountain, the southern trailhead of the AT. Friends, we’re going to Georgia!

According to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy: the term “trail magic” was coined by long-distance hikers to describe an unexpected occurrence that lifts a hiker’s spirits and inspires awe or gratitude. “Trail magic” may be as simple as being offered a candy bar by a passing hiker or spotting an elusive species of wildlife.

10,000 feet: We glance at our altimeter and we’re a little higher that we expected to be

11,000 feet: Oooh! Animal tracks!

12,000 feet: A fellow AT hiker in a shearling vest and brass bells offers us some string cheese. Trail magic, hell yes!

13,000 feet: One foot in front of the other

14,000 feet: 42°41′57″N 44°31′06″E 

15,000 feet: ბარათაშვილის ნეშთის გადმოსვენების გამო

16,000 feet: Oh ohhh, Ohh ohhh ohh, oh oh oh, la la

17,000 feet: e = lim(1+1/x)^𓅹 , 𓅹⇒∞?

When we awake on the summit we find a ceramic envelope tucked into our gear, with strange impressions of symbols on its face. We smash it on a rock and out spill:

Lobio
Charkhlis chogi
Ice cream of the Caucasus

When we said Georgia we didn’t mean it like this.