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Sauntering Through Tennessee
Thoughts and stories from 20/20
The signs proved to be right!
Day 18 Standing Indian Shelter to Franklin A Bear got our bags! That’s a bummer. After being so pleased with our selves turns out those bears really do know how...
Scandal at the Shelter!
Day 17 Muskrat Creek Shelter to Standing Indian Shelter 4.9 miles - AT mile 86.1 Card of the day - 7 of wands The day started cold, so cold, like...
Eastern Bluebird in the Fog — Days Four and Five
Day 4: Tuesday, 27 February 2024 – Gooch Gap to Woods Hole Shelter The gloomy fog and rain made the day beautiful. Now and then, the mist moves theatrically altogether...
Days 21 – 25; Rough, Rugged, and the Power of Thought
Day 21- 8.28 miles, 2,515' elevation loss, Cold Spring Campsite to Paint Mountain Campsite Down, down, down was the plan for today as River and I walk closer to the...
The Beginning For Better Or Worse
The Beginning After a delay in Rochester, NY for snow, we made our way to Atlanta. A shuttle from the Marta station to Amicolola Lodge via the visitor center from...
Suffering, Purpose, and Stride: A Few Lessons from 110 Miles on the Appalachian Trail
My Journey to the Trail My trail name is “Atlas” and, as I’m writing this, I’m a NOBO AT thru-hiker. I don’t know what I was thinking when I set...
Day 16: Two Fire Towers and Feral Pastors
To Rain Walk or not to Rain Walk? It was still raining when I woke up at 7:30. I knew I had a choice. Wait for the rain to stop...
Oh, Crap….
I've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, this is my last post until I'm officially on the trail! The bad news is, I'm going...
Thousands of Thoughts Before Thousands of Miles
I am not a procrastinator but there is a lot that I have put off that I need to confront. This article for one. The Appalachian Trail for another. I...