If anyone would like to send him a post card or letter - he will be in Hot Springs, NC on April 1st. Send to:
General Delivery
AT Thru Hiker
Nicholas Parsons
Hot Springs, NC 28743
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Admiral Peary Has Checked In
Nicholas and seven companions are hunkered down in an AT Shelter 6000 feet above Gatlinburg, TN area. There is a foot of snow on the ground and he said that it was expected to snow for another 24 hours (though the weather report below says ending tonight). They have not yet started a fire but all are happy and healthy. Nicholas led the way through the ice and snow yesterday and his group started calling him Admiral Peary. He enlightened them about his home town ties to Adm. Peary (Eagle Island and Bowdoin College Museum). (i'm not at all worried - i'm not at all worried - ok - 90% (80??) not worried...) It was super cool to be able to talk to him in the midst of his adventure!
Winter Storm Warning in Eastern Tennessee
Winter Storm Warning in Eastern Tennessee
Active for next 7 hoursLocations: Blount Smoky Mountains; Cocke Smoky ... Show Blount Smoky Mountains; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Johnson; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Carter; Southeast Greene; UnicoiPosted 50 minutes ago – National Weather Service
Additional snowfall accumulations expected across the region today.
An upper level low pressure system will continue to trigger scattered snow showers across the southern Appalachian region today. Light snowfall accumulations are expected across the lower elevations below 2500 feet, but moderate to significant snowfall accumulations will be possible across the higher elevations above 2500 feet.
Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 pm EDT This Evening.
An upper level low pressure system will continue to trigger scattered snow showers across the southern Appalachian region today. Light snowfall accumulations are expected across the lower elevations below 2500 feet, but moderate to significant snowfall accumulations will be possible across the higher elevations above 2500 feet.
Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 pm EDT This Evening.
- Event: Total Snowfall accumulations of 1 to 4 inches across the lower elevations below 2500 feet, with 4 to 8 inches across the higher elevations above 2500 feet. Locally higher amounts of up to a foot are possible across the highest elevations above 4000 feet.
- Timing: this morning and afternoon.
- Impacts: Heavy snow may impede travel and restrict visibilities, as strong west to northwest winds accompany the snow showers in the higher terrain. Roads will likely become hazardous, and will affect any travel plans for early this week.
This alert message was written in all uppercase. ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
TODAY. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2500 FEET.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS
WEEK.
TODAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
TODAY. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2500 FEET.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS
WEEK.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
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