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Trail update: Days 4-11
Our happenings on the trail, days 4-11.
Gear Review: Feathered Friends Lark UL 10 Sleeping Bag
My biggest fear heading into a 330-mile stretch of the Colorado Trail beginning in mid-September was facing the cold temperatures (and threat of snow). Although September is typically fairly
Trail Update: Days 1 – 3
The happenings of days 1-3 on the trail.
Success: just ahead. How success is defined amongst current thru-hikers.
Last night, I was overhearing some fellow thru-hikers talk about the meaning of success in their hike. Quitting the trail is a very unsettling thought for me. With 1/4 of...
Questioning Pride and Eating Zebra Cakes
With Sundance several yards ahead of me, and Tarzan trailing close behind me, we climbed up Brushy Mountain, reaching the 600 mile mark of the Appalachian Trail. At the mountain's...
To My Unexpected Hiking Partners
I set out from Neel Gap February 29th after my initial 3 day stent on the trail earlier that month. I wanted to hike the Appalachian trail by myself. I...
When you hit rock bottom, climb back up.
I could either go home and be a quitter or purge myself of all anxieties and negativity. Continuing to hike in my toxic mental state was not an option.
Top 10 Swimming Spots on the Appalachian Trail
Swimming became a daily fixture as I got closer to Katahdin. I put a list together of all the Appalachian Trail swimming spots I could think of, and then narrowed...
Hiking: Cheaper than college
Many of my high school peers from the graduating class of 2013 have a big year coming up. 2017 is the year many of them will be graduating from college....
How I found my way into Tarp Tenting
Well yeah, of course I used to want the security of mesh walls zipped snug around me when sleeping outdoors. What would harm me in there if nothing could get...