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WHY IS MY LEG DEFORMED? oh it’s a muscle…
What has it been now, a week or so, since my last post; time slips by so easily when your alarm is a squeaky sleep pad and hiker midnight is...
We CAN have nice things! This is how.
In November of 2014 the Baxter State Park Authority penned a letter to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Let's be honest, it may have been addressed to Wendy Jassen, but it was
Month Two (Part 1)
Howdie, y’all! (hmm, maybe I’m spending a tad too much time in the south…) I know it’s been FOREVER since I posted, but apparently the south doesn’t believe in reliable...
This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail
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! This week we take...
Boiling Springs, PA to Fort Motgomery NY.
Day 67 Only did around 14 miles out of boiling springs. This first spot is the Darlington shelter and it is supremely crowded. Several weekend warriors and right now, A...
Checkpoints and Celebrations
Firestarter and I packed out a special just-out-of-town feast, a celebration for the celebrations to come: drumsticks, corn, and beer. We grilled it all up at the Molly Denton Shelter...
Walking to Bland
Posted from Bland, Virginia @ 590.1 miles Days 71-74. June 24 -28 Every time we leave a town and head to the next one, I wonder if I'll run out...
Gear Review: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1
I've slept in hammocks, tents, and shelters. I've shared a REI Quarter Dome 2, and been flooded out of the poorly designed REI Dash 2. I've caught some z's in the Hennessy...
I’m Going to Hike the AT, Baby!
9 months. 9 months until I embark on the journey of a lifetime. I could theoretically go through the entire gestation period of a child. (I promise that will not...
Micro-sponsorships: Food Drops
Bard the Changeling discusses how friends and family can sponsor you in a little way: food drops.