Days seven and eight Rocksylvania earns its name
Day 7, 14.7 miles On day seven I hiked from the Windsor furnace shelter to the Eagles nest shelter. On the way I stopped in Port Clinton to have lunch. ...
Day 29: New Members and Burning the Puffy
The Fourth Member Today was the day we hoped to hike. I wasn't in any rush since the road wouldn't open in the morning. That was a guarantee. The others...
4 Kinds of Hikers in my First Week on the Appalachian Trail
Washed Off the Mountain The rain is coming down sideways in fat drops, and that pea-soup fog we’ve had for the last three days makes it hard to see who’s...
Day 6: Great Views and an Interesting NOBO
Day six has a wealth of great views of the Pennsylvania countryside. First up was Dan’s Pulpit about four and a half miles into the hike. This is a great...
What’s that about the weather?
Day 32 Mollies Ridge Shelter to Spence Field Shelter 6.1 Miles. AT mile 184 Card of the day - 4 of disks (again!) It’s going to be a slow start...
Rain into the Smokies
Day 31 Fontana Dam Shelter to Mollies Ridge Shelter 12 Miles. AT mile 178 Card of the day - 4 of cups Last night was to hot! Like not in...
A little bit of trail magic!
Day 30 Fontana Village to Fontana Dam Shelter 1.4 Miles. AT mile 166.0 Card of the day - page of wands The start of the day was a little hung...
Another Trail First? Yes, Please!
The first of many firsts! (Is "first" even a real word anymore...?). Anyways, lots of trail firsts!
Days 21-25: If I’m Still Thinking About You After 2200 Miles, I Will Simply Keep Walking
The first Hard Day for me.
Days 1-3 on the Appalachian Trail
In which we attempt to find our footing.