
Just a 29 year old guy from New Hampshire who will be attempting to hike the AT starting in late March 2016. Everyone has their own reasons as to why they are hiking the trail. I suppose mine are similar to others – need an adventure, need a change, have big dreams, want to live life to the fullest etc. etc. My goals of this blog are to hopefully provide everyone a little bit of entertainment, a little bit of inspiration, and most importantly to let my parents know that I’m still alive. Working 8-5 for the next 35 years (with a few vacations mixed in) scares the shit out of me. People live their lives in a magnitude of different ways. Find something that you love and do it because you want to, not because society told you to. (this whole paragraph is such a cliché) I’ve had people ask me if I am hiking for a charity or for a cause. My answer is no, I suppose that is selfish, but you shouldn’t donate to a cause because someone is hiking the AT, you should donate because you want to. If you feel strongly about one specific issue you should contribute in any way that you can. Whether that is cancer, ALS, or the heroin epidemic is a huge bitch right now. If anyone wants to send me anything along the way (another selfish statement) snickers and whiskey are encouraged items.
Posts
Breaking News: The Long Trail is Great
So, the long trail got not good, but great. Once you get out of Johnson, VT, and walk up the logging road for a few miles, then a snowmobile trail,
Climbs, Mud, Heat, and Rain SOBO on the Long Trail
Nothing too fancy, just a quick update. This is actually a few days back. I'm currently right after I-89, between Route 2 and the Winooski
Following More White Blazes on the Long Trail
I guess there are more white blazes...
A Thru-Hikers’ Holiday Gift List
Last year right around this time UPS was at my door about 3 times a week dropping off a wide assortment of thru-hiking / backpacking gear. At that
Get Out and Hike – Follow-up
The blog that should have been written months ago. I was unaware how much of a pain it was to keep track of my photos, upload the photos, post the
A Hike Through the Home State
"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." Daniel Webster
Damascus to Waynesboro
It's been a busy few hundred miles since Damascus. Been charging mountains and crushing miles. I'm feeling the best that I've felt on the trail yet,
Get Out and Hike
lets all get out and hike... And do something good at the same time