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Mega Milestone Mania! Out of the Smokies and into Hot Springs
Drumroll, fanfare please! Since our last blog, we have absolutely smashed some pretty awesome AT milestones and we're so chuffed! Since Fontana Dam we have: --Broken our personal long-distance
An Exciting First Week on the AT
I have made it through my first week on the AT, and I’d say I did pretty damn well. Sure, I slept three nights in shelters, one in my tent,...
Finding My Stride, and Trail Name, on the Appalachian Trail
Days 11-17: Dicks Creek Gap to Fontana Dam, AT miles 69.0 - 165.5 After four zeros and 2,200 miles of driving I was more than ready to resume my hike....
New and Notes from the AT: Perhaps the Trail Really is Magic
It wasn't our intention to post so often. We'll likely slow down as OneFoot moves along. For now, it's all so new and exciting, we want to share! Update on...
Hiking and History in Prince William Forest, Virginia (an AT Prep Hike and Vlogging Experiment)
For the past several months I have been having a fierce debate with myself as to whether I should vlog my Appalachian Trail thru-hike. To help me with the decision,...
Left Turn’s Greatest Failure, but Biggest Step
On the early morning of day two, I passed a gentleman going SOBO. I asked him if he was a SOBO hiker and he said no, that he spent one...
Three Nights in Death Valley
Sunday after work, my brother and I drove down to Death Valley for a shakedown hike and to escape the cold of Mammoth Lakes for a few days. The first...
What’s In My Pack?: The First Aid Kit Edition
Everything in my medical kit is only meant to hold me over to the next exit point, not for me to be able to keep hiking while I’m sick or...
What I’m Packing for the PCT
With my start date only days away, I've finalized my gear list and am impatiently waiting to start hiking. Here is everything I'm packing up and throwing on my back...
Weekly Trail Update #1: March 25 – April 1, 2018
Welcome to my first update from the trail! Here I'll give a day-by-day account of my hike and everything that goes along with it. Please excuse the absence of flowery...