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Days 28 through 30
Day 28 onward from Stanimals in Daleville Hiked today 20.8 total ascent 4275 A pancake, donut, and fruit breakfast is included at Stanimal’s hostel. So for breakfast I had two...
Highs and Lows in Northern Virginia
We got hit with a case of the Virginia Blues, but with persistence and patience the trail provided us with exactly what we needed.
Evolution of a Section Hiker
“I'm taking a walk. I'm going outside.” Taking A Walk, John Prine The Appalachian Trail is about 2,200 miles and it supposedly takes ~5,000,000 steps to completely hike the Appalachian...
Day 44: Mud Fields to 400 Miles
Great Breakfast Once Again I did not want to wake up. Everyone in the hostel was up and moving by 6:30. I stayed in bed with my eyes closed until...
Sometimes the (Virginia) Blues is Just a Passing Bird: Days 60–64
There are places on the AT I’d known about years, but they seemed like a faraway dream — or even just the seed of an idea. McAfee Knob is one...
Fall in Southern Maine Might Be My Favorite
Author’s Note: I finished my thru-hike in October 2023. Welcome to my very late trail update. I wrote myself daily notes along the way to remember what I wanted to...
NC/TN
As I prepare to enter Virginia I look back at the photos that have captured my Journey thus far. In this entry, I have compiled some of my...
Day 43: Best Breakfast on Trail and Nipple Tattoos
Taking a Zero I woke up knowing that I was taking a zero. Since it was predicted to thunderstorm most of the day, I had no desire to get soaked...
Week 11: Slowing down on the Pinhoti
Dennis Mill Viewpoint > Friday Road Days 71-77 Week 11 miles: 98.2 Total EAT miles: 1241.4 I should have more than enough time to hike the Pinhoti Trail before my...
When the Homesickness Hits: Days 56–59
As the trees enveloped me, I thought about how these mountains are older than the rings of Saturn, older than bones, older than the very trees that give “the green...