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Great Barrington to Dalton, Mass.: Legendary Trail Angels
There are so many people along the trail eager to offer help it’s truly uplifting. In this last stretch we experienced a variety of trail magic from several trail angels....
How To Train Your Dragon (Breath)
The rain seems unending. Shoes have been soaked and muddied. Rain coats have been packed in favor of just getting wet and dealing with it. Better wet and cool in...
Day Eight: I Got My Wings
It’s 2018 and my second annual section hike on the Appalachian Trail. I’m picking up at Deep Gap, N.C., where I got off last year. That means this is day...
We Feel Bad for Pennsylvania; It Gets an Undeserved Bad Reputation
We survived! I am very happy to be writing to you today from glorious New Jersey, having successfully left Pennsylvania behind us, with all bones and joints intact. But I...
Hating and Loving Pennsylvania
It's been a few weeks since I left Pennsylvania behind me. At the time, I hated hiking through the state and was very vocal about how I did not enjoy...
Possum
This a story about an amazing young girl that helped my hiking buddy, Caveman. I walked into a shelter in New York by myself as CM had shin splints and...
Unexpected Detours and Fabulous Zeros
Here it goes: Virginia, part two. I'm hoping to slowly but steadily catch up to the present here. Still really behind. This blog will cover my time from Pearisburg to...
The Hike Continues; A “Real World” Pause
I took three zeroes in Harpers Ferry to spend some time with my mom and aunt. They arrived from Minnesota by Amtrak, only 29 hours late, with an unplanned overnight...
Trail Update: Front Royal to Carlisle
Day 63 (16.3 miles) Front Royal, VA., to Dick’s Dome Shelter (Mile 986) After a hot breakfast in the hotel, I stepped across the street from the Quality Inn and...
Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap
On May 31 I finally made it to Harpers Ferry and the ATC. I started Springer Mountain with hiker number 478. When I checked into the ATC I was hiker...