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Possible Junk Lies Ahead: |
Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Notes
Ben kept a journal and mileage accumulation each day. Billy took pictures as well as the accommodation each night. Below is the combined notes; however, this section is still not finished. Many more pictures and notes are still to be recorded.
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Day |
Miles |
Cumulative |
Date |
Notes |
State |
Location |
Accommodation |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
02/04/03 |
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1 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
03/04/03 |
GA |
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|
2 |
19 |
26.6 |
04/04/03 |
GA |
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|
3 |
7.5 |
34.1 |
05/04/03 |
GA |
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|
4 |
14.4 |
48.5 |
06/04/03 |
GA |
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|
5 |
2.2 |
50.7 |
07/04/03 |
GA |
Hiawassee |
Motel |
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|
6 |
12.6 |
63.3 |
08/04/03 |
Nan bread! Meet Charles. |
GA |
Deep Cut Gap Shelter |
Shelter |
|
7 |
15.1 |
78.4 |
09/04/03 |
Nan bread eaten. |
NC |
Muskrat Creek Shelter |
Camped |
|
8 |
12.5 |
90.9 |
10/04/03 |
NC |
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|
9 |
12.8 |
103.7 |
11/04/03 |
Snow hiking/Albert mountain |
NC |
Franklin |
Motel |
|
10 |
19.3 |
123 |
12/04/03 |
NC |
Camped |
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|
11 |
18 |
141 |
13/04/03 |
NC |
Sassafras Gap Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
12 |
20.7 |
161.7 |
14/04/03 |
Chastity |
NC |
Fontana Dam |
Motel |
|
13 |
14.9 |
176.6 |
15/04/03 |
Enter the Great Smoky Mountains/Fire tower/First night under stars |
NC |
Camped |
|
|
14 |
16.4 |
193 |
16/04/03 |
Clingman's Dome (highest elevation on A.T.)/Rocky top views/Lightning death shelter |
NC |
Shelter |
|
|
15 |
10.8 |
203.8 |
17/04/03 |
NC/TN |
Gatlingburg |
Motel |
|
|
16 |
24.1 |
227.9 |
18/04/03 |
Stealthing / E-Z-Does it |
NC/TN |
Low Gap |
Camped |
|
17 |
16.8 |
244.7 |
19/04/03 |
Exit the Great Smoky Mountains/Mountain Momma's |
NC/TN |
Near Deep Gap |
Camped |
|
18 |
11.5 |
256.2 |
20/04/03 |
|
NC/TN |
Next to stream |
Camped |
|
19 |
14.7 |
270.9 |
21/04/03 |
NC/TN |
Hot Springs |
Motel (Bridge Street Cafe $45) |
|
|
20 |
11.6 |
282.5 |
22/04/03 |
NC/TN |
Camped |
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|
21 |
20.6 |
303.1 |
23/04/03 |
Meet Pez |
NC/TN |
Flint Mountain Shelter |
Shelter |
|
22 |
22.1 |
325.2 |
24/04/03 |
Whistling Gap |
Camped |
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|
23 |
13.5 |
338.7 |
25/04/03 |
TN |
Erwin |
Motel (Super 8 $52) |
|
|
24 |
16.5 |
355.2 |
26/04/03 |
TN |
Cherry Gap Shelter |
Camped |
|
|
25 |
19.8 |
375 |
27/04/03 |
Summit Roan Mountain |
Stan Murray Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
26 |
18.7 |
393.7 |
28/04/03 |
Mountaineer Waterfall |
Camped |
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|
27 |
20.4 |
414.1 |
29/04/03 |
Pond Flats |
Camped |
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|
28 |
25.4 |
439.5 |
30/04/03 |
Campsite |
Camped |
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|
29 |
19.3 |
458.8 |
01/05/03 |
VA |
Damascus |
B & B (Montgomery Inn $60) |
|
|
30 |
9.4 |
468.2 |
02/05/03 |
VA |
Saunders Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
31 |
19 |
487.2 |
03/05/03 |
Near Rhododendron Gap |
Camped |
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|
32 |
18.7 |
505.9 |
04/05/03 |
The Hurricane Campground was closed. |
Near Hurricane Campground |
Camped |
|
|
33 |
2 |
507.9 |
05/05/03 |
Off trail |
Troutdale |
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|
34 |
0 |
507.9 |
06/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
35 |
0 |
507.9 |
07/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
36 |
0 |
507.9 |
08/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
37 |
0 |
507.9 |
09/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
38 |
0 |
507.9 |
10/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
39 |
0 |
507.9 |
11/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
40 |
0 |
507.9 |
12/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
41 |
0 |
507.9 |
13/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
42 |
0 |
507.9 |
14/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
43 |
0 |
507.9 |
15/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
44 |
0 |
507.9 |
16/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
45 |
0 |
507.9 |
17/05/03 |
Off trail |
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|
46 |
4 |
511.9 |
18/05/03 |
First day back, and Ben finds trail magic as beer. We haven't even set foot back onto the trail and there is magic. |
VA |
Near Trimpi Shelter |
Camped |
|
47 |
23.9 |
535.8 |
19/05/03 |
VA |
Near stream |
Camped |
|
|
48 |
19.4 |
555.2 |
20/05/03 |
VA |
Near pond/stream |
Camped |
|
|
49 |
20.3 |
575.5 |
21/05/03 |
VA |
Near Telephone line |
Camped |
|
|
50 |
16.2 |
591.7 |
22/05/03 |
VA |
Campsite |
Camped |
|
|
51 |
23.3 |
615 |
23/05/03 |
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|
52 |
6 |
621 |
24/05/03 |
VA |
Pearisburg |
Motel (Rendezvous Motel) |
|
|
53 |
7.3 |
628.3 |
25/05/03 |
VA |
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|
54 |
25 |
653.3 |
26/05/03 |
VA |
War Spur Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
55 |
18.7 |
672 |
27/05/03 |
VA |
Near stream |
Camped |
|
|
56 |
22.3 |
694.3 |
28/05/03 |
Boy Scout Shelter (No Longer Here) All that is left is the timber that was used for the shelter...there is still a privy here!!! |
VA |
Boy Scout Shelter |
Camped |
|
57 |
18.6 |
712.9 |
29/05/03 |
VA |
Daleville |
Motel (Best Western $60) |
|
|
58 |
5 |
717.9 |
30/05/03 |
VA |
Fulhardt Knob Shelter |
Camped |
|
|
59 |
26.8 |
744.7 |
31/05/03 |
VA |
Bryant Ridge Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
60 |
23.5 |
768.2 |
01/06/03 |
VA |
Campsite near James River |
Camped |
|
|
61 |
11.9 |
780.1 |
02/06/03 |
VA |
Punchbowl Shelter |
Camped |
|
|
62 |
24.6 |
804.7 |
03/06/03 |
VA |
Seeley-Woodworth Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
63 |
20.5 |
825.2 |
04/06/03 |
VA |
Maupin Field Shelter |
Camped |
|
|
64 |
21.2 |
846.4 |
05/06/03 |
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|
65 |
0 |
846.4 |
06/06/03 |
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|
66 |
18.4 |
864.8 |
07/06/03 |
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|
67 |
22.9 |
887.7 |
08/06/03 |
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|
68 |
20 |
907.7 |
09/06/03 |
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|
69 |
19.2 |
926.9 |
10/06/03 |
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|
70 |
23.6 |
950.5 |
11/06/03 |
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|
71 |
20.3 |
970.8 |
12/06/03 |
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|
72 |
24.6 |
995.4 |
13/06/03 |
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|
73 |
12.6 |
1008 |
14/06/03 |
Harpers Ferry |
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|
74 |
0 |
1008 |
15/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
75 |
0 |
1008 |
16/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
76 |
0 |
1008 |
17/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
77 |
0 |
1008 |
18/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
78 |
0 |
1008 |
19/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
79 |
0 |
1008 |
20/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
80 |
0 |
1008 |
21/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
81 |
0 |
1008 |
22/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
82 |
0 |
1008 |
23/06/03 |
Off Trail |
Baltimore |
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|
83 |
0 |
1008 |
24/06/03 |
WV |
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|
84 |
40.6 |
1048.6 |
25/06/03 |
Maryland Challenge (40 miles) - walk entire State of Maryland in one day. |
PA |
Penmar Park |
Camped |
|
85 |
14.9 |
1063.5 |
26/06/03 |
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|
86 |
23.7 |
1087.2 |
27/06/03 |
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|
87 |
18.8 |
1106 |
28/06/03 |
PA |
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|
88 |
20 |
1126 |
29/06/03 |
PA |
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|
89 |
19.5 |
1145.5 |
30/06/03 |
PA |
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|
90 |
21.1 |
1166.6 |
01/07/03 |
PA |
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|
91 |
21.1 |
1187.7 |
02/07/03 |
PA |
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|
92 |
21.1 |
1208.8 |
03/07/03 |
PA |
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|
93 |
21.1 |
1229.9 |
04/07/03 |
PA |
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|
94 |
27.7 |
1257.6 |
05/07/03 |
PA |
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|
95 |
20.2 |
1277.8 |
06/07/03 |
PA |
DWG - NYC |
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|
96 |
0 |
1277.8 |
07/07/03 |
DWG - NYC |
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|
97 |
0 |
1277.8 |
08/07/03 |
DWG - NYC |
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|
98 |
0 |
1277.8 |
09/07/03 |
DWG - NYC |
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|
99 |
0 |
1277.8 |
10/07/03 |
DWG - NYC |
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|
100 |
16.8 |
1294.6 |
11/07/03 |
NJ |
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|
101 |
20.4 |
1315 |
12/07/03 |
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|
102 |
19.6 |
1334.6 |
13/07/03 |
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|
103 |
18.9 |
1353.5 |
14/07/03 |
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|
104 |
21.6 |
1375.1 |
15/07/03 |
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|
105 |
11.8 |
1386.9 |
16/07/03 |
NY |
Fort Montgomery |
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|
106 |
13.1 |
1400 |
17/07/03 |
NY |
Camped |
Camped |
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|
107 |
21.1 |
1421.1 |
18/07/03 |
NY |
Shelter |
Shelter |
|
|
108 |
16.6 |
1437.7 |
19/07/03 |
Billy does Connecticut Challenge (52 miles) - walks entire
State of Connecticut in one day. |
NY |
Shelter |
Camped |
|
109 |
22.9 |
1460.6 |
20/07/03 |
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CT |
Shelter |
Shelter |
|
110 |
27.8 |
1488.4 |
21/07/03 |
Lunch in Salisbury |
CT |
Shelter |
Shelter |
|
111 |
16.8 |
1505.2 |
22/07/03 |
Meet Billy again |
MA |
Great Barrington |
Motel |
|
112 |
11.7 |
1516.9 |
23/07/03 |
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|
113 |
24.6 |
1541.5 |
24/07/03 |
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|
114 |
23.6 |
1565.1 |
25/07/03 |
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|
115 |
22.4 |
1587.5 |
26/07/03 |
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|
116 |
26.5 |
1614 |
27/07/03 |
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|
117 |
21.2 |
1635.2 |
28/07/03 |
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|
118 |
0.7 |
1635.9 |
29/07/03 |
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|
119 |
23.5 |
1659.4 |
30/07/03 |
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|
120 |
19 |
1678.4 |
31/07/03 |
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|
121 |
6.2 |
1684.6 |
01/08/03 |
Off trail |
VT |
Rutland |
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|
122 |
0 |
1684.6 |
02/08/03 |
Off trail |
VT |
Rutland |
|
|
123 |
0 |
1684.6 |
03/08/03 |
Off trail |
VT |
Rutland |
|
|
124 |
0 |
1684.6 |
04/08/03 |
Off trail |
VT |
Rutland |
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|
125 |
4.6 |
1689.2 |
05/08/03 |
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|
126 |
26.9 |
1716.1 |
06/08/03 |
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|
127 |
21.5 |
1737.6 |
07/08/03 |
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|
128 |
23.2 |
1760.8 |
08/08/03 |
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|
129 |
14.4 |
1775.2 |
09/08/03 |
NH |
Glencliffe |
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|
130 |
15.9 |
1791.1 |
10/08/03 |
NH |
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|
131 |
15.2 |
1806.3 |
11/08/03 |
NH |
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|
132 |
13.6 |
1819.9 |
12/08/03 |
NH |
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|
133 |
12.1 |
1832 |
13/08/03 |
NH |
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|
134 |
12.1 |
1844.1 |
14/08/03 |
NH |
Campsite nr Madison Hut |
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|
135 |
12.2 |
1856.3 |
15/08/03 |
NH |
Wildcat D |
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|
136 |
16.5 |
1872.8 |
16/08/03 |
NH |
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|
137 |
1.9 |
1874.7 |
17/08/03 |
NH |
Gorham |
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|
138 |
17 |
1891.7 |
18/08/03 |
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|
139 |
19.9 |
1911.6 |
19/08/03 |
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|
140 |
27.1 |
1938.7 |
20/08/03 |
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|
141 |
15.7 |
1954.4 |
21/08/03 |
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|
142 |
23.1 |
1977.5 |
22/08/03 |
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|
143 |
22.6 |
2000.1 |
23/08/03 |
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|
144 |
24 |
2024.1 |
24/08/03 |
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|
145 |
25 |
2049.1 |
25/08/03 |
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|
146 |
9 |
2058.1 |
26/08/03 |
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|
147 |
19.1 |
2077.2 |
27/08/03 |
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|
148 |
24 |
2101.2 |
28/08/03 |
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|
149 |
27.4 |
2128.6 |
29/08/03 |
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|
150 |
25.4 |
2154 |
30/08/03 |
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|
151 |
13.4 |
2167.4 |
31/08/03 |
ME |
Milinocket |
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|
152 |
0 |
2167.4 |
01/09/03 |
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|
153 |
5.2 |
2172.6 |
02/09/03 |