After a Zero, back to the hills!
Day 44 Hot Springs to Rich Mountain Camp 8.3 miles - AT mile 283.6 Card of the day - XII The Hanged Man Day 43 was a full zero in...
Slackpacking Into Virginia
Day 31: AT Miles 0 -- Zero At The Refuge It has been raining the entire day so far so my decision to take a zero is proving to be...
“A Race Against Time” as Rescuers Save Stranded Hiker from Maine AT
A hiker was rescued from the Appalachian Trail in western Maine's Bigelow Mountains over the weekend after the man became stranded near the summit of Little Bigelow Mountain (AT northbound...
Not Every Day is a Good Day but Every Day is a Great Day
I'll admit that the title for this blog is the result of me fumbling the phrase "not every day is good but there is good in every day". Nevertheless, I...
Day 9 – The Sun is the Silver Lining
Day 9 Start: Baggs Creek Gap End: Poplar Stamp Gap Miles Hiked: 9.7 Total Miles on AT: 44.2 This morning, wind blew through camp well before sunrise and continued...
22 Trek Bloggers on the Pacific Crest Trail You Should Be Following in 2024
As the hiking season officially kicks into high gear, the Pacific Crest Trail welcomes yet another class of thru-hikers, all of who are hopeful to complete the entire 2,650-mile journey....
Into Hot Springs
Day 42 Walnut Mountain Shelter to Hot Springs 13.1 miles - AT mile 275.2 Card of the day - The Tower Today we go to town, and I for one...
Good Golly, a Gear List!
All right…the blog to quench several readers’ queries: my gear list. I’m not sure why this is so, but there is a profound fascination with backpacker gear lists. I love...
Goodbyes, Hellos, and the In-Between
Goodbyes The last two weeks have been filled with staggered goodbyes. It started with moving out of my apartment then saying goodbye to church community, work, family and close friends....
100 Miles!!!
AT day 19 Carter Creek Gap to Franklin, NC Woke up at 5 am in my tent at Carter Creek Gap. It was cold, 30s, but I had to pee....