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Days 4-6 on the Appalachian Trail
In which issues are encountered, and names are revealed.
Day 32: Sweaty Hiker Soup and Eclipses
Late Night Arrivals Last night was the night I felt most unsafe while on trail. It wasn't due to the people I was with, but the people I could hear...
Day 14: on mountain tops with no views
Today I hiked from the James Fry shelter to the Birch Run shelter. the hike was a walk-through the woods, which I enjoyed, but didn’t present any great photo ops...
Day 13 My First 20 mile day!
The first 10 or 12 miles of today’s hike was across Cumberland Valley. From Carlisle, where I slept to the southern end of the valley is about 12 miles. This...
Day 4 – We Hiked All The Way To Neels Gap To See The Eclipse On The Appalachian Trail
Day 4 Start: Lance Creek End: Neels Gap Miles Hiked: 7.3 Total Miles on AT: 31.3 Town day!!! Only 7.3 miles stand between us and town (and food and...
Wind – Days 21 thru 25
Ann swears she had the tent under control. I was fetching the food bags and didn't see what actually happened.
Days 68-73 on The Appalachian Trail–Shenandoah National Park
This expansive and beautiful section of the trail vexed me a bit. Perhaps it was returning to the Smokies to complete unfinished miles and the accompanying break in rhythm. What...
Mud, mud, slip, slide, mud.
Day 23: more rain and a red eft. Another day of early morning rain and a wet tent strike after putting on yesterday’s wet socks and shoes. The rain stopped...
Dreams and Goals
I have spent a large part of my adult life making to-do lists and working towards the next big hurdle. I tuck childhood dreams back into my subconscious, focusing my...
Please Explain Why I Still Know the Words to “The Climb”
There's always going to be another mountain. 🏔 I'm always going to want to make it move. 🎼