What, Another Up Bit!

What, Another Up Bit!

Day 12 Tray Mountain Shelter to Dicks Creek Gap 11.1 miles - AT mile 69.4 Card of the day - Strength Another glorious sunrise and a not-too-cold morning meant we...

Mar 22, 2024 : Craigen
First, The Last 100 Miles

First, The Last 100 Miles

So, my wife and I have a deadline for finishing out AT thru-hike. Sometimes it is a hard deadline, others a soft deadline, it all depends on what is going...

Mar 22, 2024 : Mack McGhee
Camp Life

Camp Life

Day 11 Blue Mountain Shelter to Tray Mountain Shelter 8.3 miles - AT mile 58.4 Card of the day - The High Priestess Last night was so cold, in fact...

Mar 21, 2024 : Craigen
Paying for a Thru-Hike: How Do Those Crazy Kids Do It?

Paying for a Thru-Hike: How Do Those Crazy Kids Do It?

Another day, another thru-hiker hitting the trail. I've heard it said that there are generally two groups of people who can manage this: 20-somethings still riding the high of youth...

Mar 21, 2024 : Emilia Grunden
The AT Seed Was Planted

The AT Seed Was Planted

That's all it took During my 2019 deployment, my boss and I were talking about plans after retirement.  He had brought up wanting to thru-hike the AT or possibly traveling...

Mar 21, 2024 : Keith Owens
Hello World, I’m Tired

Hello World, I’m Tired

Hello dear internet friends, I'm Tired. I am also embarrassed about writing an introduction post, but that seems to be what people do on these things. I'm not incredibly interesting,...

Mar 21, 2024 : Tired
Day 13: The Act of Being a Mountain Goat

Day 13: The Act of Being a Mountain Goat

The forecast called for temperatures in the mid-twenties that morning. Because Pete and I were hovering about 2,000 feet above the nearest town, we figured it'd be in the high...

Mar 21, 2024 : Morgan Schmidt
Day 12: Teen Temperatures and Frozen Butts

Day 12: Teen Temperatures and Frozen Butts

The Longest Night on Trail I, in fact, did not only not sleep well, I hardly slept at all. It got down into the teens and my ten degree quilt...

Mar 21, 2024 : Morgan Schmidt
Day 11: North Carolina’s Hello and the Blistering Wind

Day 11: North Carolina’s Hello and the Blistering Wind

Early Morning Wakeup The day started at 6:00 since a group of hikers decided that that was the time to do so. I was so not into it. I tried...

Mar 21, 2024 : Morgan Schmidt
Day 10: Enemas and Falling Trees

Day 10: Enemas and Falling Trees

Starting the Day Last night was the best night of sleep yet while on trail. I didn’t stir once. That is, until I had to go to the bathroom at...

Mar 21, 2024 : Morgan Schmidt