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Corvettes, Silverados, and… Hiking Shoes?
You know the old saying, "That's like comparing apples to oranges?" Well, this is kind of like that. I walked into Outdoor 76 in Franklin, NC last week not really intending...
The Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail This Week
We continue to peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram with the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and select a few of the best each week. If you would like your picture to be included, be...
Over Halfway There
There have been a lot of big milestones since I last posted; 1000 miles, new states, the psychological halfway point, and also the actual halfway point. It has been a...
Top Ten Things I am Excited About for My Thru-hike
10. Drawing and writing more than I have in the past few years. Once upon a time I wrote and drew all the time, and then somehow life took...
Life After the Appalachian Trail is What You Make of It
I left the Appalachian Trail over two months ago. And I’m here to tell the 70% of you who will join me: it does not suck. On the contrary, life’s pretty awesome...
All roads lead to…. a footpath?
In the beginning... Growing up on a farm in south Georgia, "outdoorsy" meant riding around on tractors, sitting on the bank of a pond holding a fishing pole, or perhaps...
What To Do When Your Friends Quit…
The AT started as this big party. So why is it suddenly emptier than a second-day trail magic cooler? As you hike North, people will begin dropping out left and...
The Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail This Week
We continue to peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram with the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and select a few of the best each week. If you would like your picture to be included, be...
How did I get here?
We are hiking the Appalachian Trail. The entire trail. Even after months of deliberating on this subject it still sounds unbelievable. It sounds impossible. Yet, I know that this thought...
What is the Definition of a Thru-Hike?
What is an Appalachian Trail thru-hike? Seems like a fairly straight forward question, right? If only. Pose this question to a group of 20 AT-fanatics and you'll get 20 different