Day 1 – Springer Mountain to Hawk Mountain
If you look at a map, springer mountain to hawk mountain is 7.4 miles on the Appalachian Trail. In reality, we hiked 8.4 miles today, because to get to Springer...
99 Miles in 3 Days on the Appalachian Trail
This morning I woke up around 5am and was still pretty tired. I know I was definitely up a bit too late last night. Once I rolled over and made...
Our First Shakedown Hike: Why We Failed
We are approximately a month away from our Appalachian Trail Adventure! In anticipation of our endeavor we are reflecting on each of our shakedown hikes. Blood Mountain, Here We
Amicalola Falls! And Beyond?
When day one on the Appalachian Trail doesn't go as planned, you can still have a good time at Amicalola Falls
Final Packing and Reminding Myself to Breathe
Remember to breathe. My pack weighed 27 pounds on the first weigh in this morning. It was just too heavy. Removed the chair, switched the heavy battery pack with a...
My “Through” Hike: After 50 Years, My Eyes are Still on Katahdin
On Mother’s Day, May 11, 1975, my mother and sister dropped me off at Nimblewill Gap, 2 miles short of Springer Mountain. My eyes were on Mount Katahdin. Grinding to...
The Feast
The story of the hot dog feast that my trail mates and I had at the top of Siler Bald.
Cheeseburger in Paradise
“I like mine with lettuce and tomato; Heinz 57 and french-fried potatoes; Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer!” Jimmy Buffett While section hikers may have more flexibility in...
Hiker Hunger on the Calendar Year Triple Crown
This morning I was up around 4:30am and began making coffee. We’re trying to get back on our routine of starting early and finishing earlier. Once we were ready we...
Wild Ponies and Big Mile Pushes
This morning it was hard waking up. I heard Punisher get up and make coffee. Then a little while later I finally started moving around. It was just after 6am...