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In the darkness remember the light
The darkness is only a passing thing On December 18 I hiked the Kisil Point Trail in Letchworth State Park on a glorious day with lots of sunshine and lots...
How I Saved Hundreds on My AT Thru-Hike Gear List
As a brand new blogger for The Trek, I was so excited to use the gear list feature. I know I've spent many hours this past year diving into any...
Why I’m Hammock Camping On The Appalachian Trail
This post details why I chose to go with a hammock over a tent and will address some of the drawbacks of my choice. If you're interested in using a...
Our New Year’s Approach
An End and The BeginningWe could have chosen any number of places to visit in celebration of the new year but we settled on one... the AT Approach Trail! Over...
65 Days and a Wake Up
Life is about to change quickly and drastically.
If I try to beat the Appalachian Trail, the Appalachian Trail will beat me
For those of you that've been following me along since my first post. You will remember that I talked about three separate lists I have written in my journal. The...
Bears Up Close and Personal – This is Not a Theoretical Discussion
There are few topics that get people as worked up about on AT Facebook and other discussion boards as the topic of bears. Honestly, discussions of subjects as inconsequential as...
AT Thru-Hike 2.0
As They Say, This is Not My First Rodeo In 2016, I made a thru-hike attempt. It was the traditional NOBO from Springer. I started on February 25th, a day...
Early preparations for the trails end.
It's not the beginning but the end. With starting a journey that will take me me roughly six months to complete, it almost seems pointless to think about the end....
Happy 2021 – Year of My AT Flip Flop
How I Got Here and a Quick 'Get Lost' to 2020 To tell how I ended up here on New Year's Day, about 2 months from starting my AT thru-hike,...