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12 Unnecessary (& Hilarious) Backpacking & Camping Gear
As the gear aficionado, most of my posts focus around essential gear items, gear reviews, and gear tips. I thought I would switch things up a bit this week on...
Discovering Colorado: Garden of the Gods
It may be just me, but it seems like thru-hikers flock to Colorado after completing the trail. Whether it's the mountains, the culture, the presence of the one and only...
Enota to Virginia – A Quarter Complete
Even though each step up every mountain between Hiawassee, GA, and Marion, VA felt like it took forever, in retrospect it all happened so fast. I wish I could continue...
The AT Metamorphosis: Becoming the Beast
During your Thru-Hike, you might notice some big changes. Not since puberty sunk its teeth into your protesting flesh have you found yourself so changed in only half a year. ...
6 Safety Tips a Naked Hiker Taught Me
As part of my preparation to hike the AT, I go hiking a few times a week. Recently, I chose a canyon near my house for my hike. There was...
2015 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Introduction – Marcus
Hello Everyone, I am stoked that Zach Davis is allowing me to post about my pre-AT preparations. If you haven't yet read his book, it is a definite worthwhile read...
Top Instagram Pictures from The #AppalachianTrail Week 11
I continue to look at and review all of the pictures from Instagram under the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and selecting a few of the best each week. After a week missed due...
Pox & Puss Episode #35 – Trail Days 2014
Our second annual Trail Days podcast is here! Set up in front of MoJoe's Coffeehouse, we interview six thru-hikers about their experiences along the Appalachian Trail so far. You'll hear...
Rule #32: Enjoy the Little Things.
The movie Zombieland provides a very useful list of rules to help one survive a zombie apocalypse. These rules also seem to apply to surviving the Appalachian Trail. After getting second-degree burns
Inspired by Ice Cream
I expected the AT to be a "back to nature" experience, and of course in many ways it has been. Ironically, however, my diet has been less natural and wholesome...