Brendan Kelly

I'm a hiker from New Jersey attempting a thru hike of the AT! I take too many black and white pictures and haven't figured out what to do with my buff.

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How to Shoot Film on the Appalachian Trial

How to Shoot Film on the Appalachian Trial

So you want to carry your favorite film camera while through hiking. One word of advice, don't. As with most of my gear decisions carrying a film

Jun 29, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
My First Zero Day, Leaving Damascus, Playing Catch up

My First Zero Day, Leaving Damascus, Playing Catch up

I took my first zero day in Damascus VA. Atlas was getting off trail the next day and I figured after spending so much time together a day off

May 24, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Hampton, Deciding to Take it Easy, The Damascus Marathon

Hampton, Deciding to Take it Easy, The Damascus Marathon

420 miles in and I'm hanging out at a hostel in Hampton TN. it's a cool place with the word ‘’castle” in the name but I'm not totally sure where I am

May 17, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Leaving the Smokies and Arriving in Hot Springs

Leaving the Smokies and Arriving in Hot Springs

Second half of the Smokies to standing bear then to hot springs Leaving Gatlinburg I headed with Atlas and Pressure D to Ice Springs

Apr 25, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Gatlinburg, 200 miles in, the Smoky Mountains, and Physical Exhaustion

Gatlinburg, 200 miles in, the Smoky Mountains, and Physical Exhaustion

I'm sitting in a Laundromat in Gatlinburg TN waiting to dry out after a couple more days of rain. The Smokies have been a wild ride so far. We

Apr 20, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Three days of rain into Franklin NC

Three days of rain into Franklin NC

    So the rain was pretty bad. I left the hostel around the bend on Tuesday April 9th and it was already raining as we got off the shuttle. Everyone

Apr 20, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Week 1: Springer Mountain to Hostel Around the bend

Week 1: Springer Mountain to Hostel Around the bend

Week 1: Springer Mountain to Hostel Around the Bend      I've been getting on trail between 8:00 and 8:30 AM for the past week. I usually start the

Apr 12, 2024 : Brendan Kelly
Day 0

Day 0

Day 0:  My journey started April 1st at about 5 pm. My mom brought me to the train station in Ridgewood New Jersey (thanks Mom) where I

Apr 8, 2024 : Brendan Kelly