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Caffeine, Calories, and Testosterone
After three cups of tea, several extra Snickers bars, and a full hour of quoting Remember the Titans and 300 to myself, which is to say high on caffeine, calories,...
Only Three More Days
Three days from now I will summit Katahdin again. This time I will take Hunt Trail (the Appalachian Trail in Baxter State Park). The following day, I will head south to...
Gear Review: My Trail Co Backpack Light 50L
These days, thru hikers and weight conscious backpackers are spoiled for choice when it comes to lightweight backpacks on the market. With Ultralight Adventure Equipment (ULA), Mountain Laurel
Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
The cat is out of the bag. Well, if you follow me on Instagram, the cat has been displaced from its bag for quite some time. Let's just leave cats...
Rain rain GO AWAY!
Rain. I think my friend hit the nail on the head when he remarked that it feels like November. I'm just waiting for sleet and snow! Brrrrrrr. Since it's supposed...
Trail Update #9: Virginia Blues edition?
Hi all, and happy Memorial Day Weekend! Ugh. Meh. And Blah. It's rainy outside for the nth day in a row, I'm not sure what to write and I feel...
Marion to Pearisburg Scorecard
In the first of a two part installment, I slow rolled into Trail Days with a smile on my face.
Thru-Hiking: A Job or a Vacation? Week 5 Update
I have officially been on the Trail for a month! I celebrated my trailversary with a hot dog and some ice cream at the Bear Mountain Inn on a rainy...
Video Update: Mile 600 to Kennedy Meadows (Mile 702)
The last 100 miles of the desert... dry stretches, my first (and only) rattlesnake encounter, Lake Isabella, Kernville, Kennedy Meadows, and catching a
A wet trail can be dangerous!
Friday May 26th started out wet but there was hope that it would turn into a very nice day. I had zeroed at Greenwood Lake NY, a beautiful little lake...