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Inside the Pros Packs with The Real Hiking Viking
Long distance backpacking is an addiction for which there is no cure. Few people understand this better than Thomas Gathman (trail name: Jabba), otherwise known by his online persona The...
Arriving at Rock Gap Shelter
Days 9-12 brought us to mile 106 on the trail, at the Rock Gap Shelter.Not long after the last post Kyle picked up a couple extra hiking sticks and started...
Frozen camelbacks and Wiffle Ball bats: Hot Springs NC to Erwin TN.
Four Weeks In (and I'm really hungry) At the time of this publication I have made it to Erwin TN, where I'm splitting a small cabin seven ways with Brightside,...
How the AT Works: What DOES a Maintainer Do?
Everyone knows they “keep the trail open”. But in the deep woods ‘open’ might mean something completely different than a hillside in southern New England densely packed with mountain laurel....
Starting With A NEGATIVE 8.6 Miles
A what? How do you start with a negative day? Did you start at the bottom of Amicalola Falls and you are calling it a negative? Nope. I never saw...
The Back Burner, Catching Up, and Letting Go
3 weeks to go. I've been pretty relaxed. I've felt things. I've realized things. I haven't packed my pack yet, or made mail drops. I usually do my best work...
Hey Georgia, I See You (and my first 69.3 miles)
I'm going to kick this off with a big 'ole shout out to the state of Georgia. I've spent plenty of time battling traffic in Atlanta but admittedly have overlooked...
The Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail This Week
And we're back! We continue to peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram with the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and #AppalachianTrials and select a few of the best each week. After a week off
When A Zero Turns Into a Noro
It is now day 24 of my hike, and I've only posted one blog. This is in part due to my natural tendancy towards procrastination, and my lack of desire...
We’re the Lucky Ones
Day 28"If you take poetry and translate it, it's like looking through a beautiful fabric from the backside." Lucky was referring to the view from atop Snowbird Mountain. Beauty like...