
Hi. I'm Brian aka The Sophisticated Caveman. After years of psyching myself out, I've finally committed to thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail this spring. I'm looking forward to sharing my adventures on the trail!
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AT Part Ten: The Road to Katahdin
Mount Success, NH, to Mount Katahdin, ME Distance: 283.7 miles Total distance: 2,192 miles I reached the peak of White Cap Mountain on a
AT Part Nine: Above the Clouds
Mt. Greylock, MA, to Mt. Success, NH Distance: 320.2 mi Total Distance: 1,908.3 mi I can’t remember the last time I uttered the word
AT Part Eight: It’s All Uphill from Here
Delaware Water Gap, PA, to Mount Greylock, MA Distance: 292.7 mi Total Distance: 1,588.1 mi When I am off the trail and in a public
AT Part Seven: Seven Things I Loved About Pennsylvania
Harpers Ferry, WV, to Delaware Water Gap, PA Distance: 270.1 miles Total distance: 1,295.4 miles Because of its jagged boulders, dry
AT Part Six: A Thousand Miles Ahead, a Thousand Miles Behind
Bluff Mountain, VA, to Harpers Ferry, WV Distance: 229.7 miles Total Distance: 1,025.3 miles After some great hiking over The Priest and
AT Part Five: Endeavor to Persevere
Bland, VA, to Bluff Mountain, VA Distance: 203.9 mi Total distance: 795.6 miles One-quarter of the Appalachian Trail runs through the
AT Part Four: Of Pastures and Ponies
Roan Mountain, TN, to Bland, VA Distance: 196.5 miles Total distance: 591.7 miles I stared at the small section of flooded trail that
AT Part Three: Back to Tennessee
Davenport Gap, TN, to Roan Mountain, TN Distance: 156.3 miles Total Distance: 395.2 miles The old man trudged into camp just before
AT Part Two: Slipping Through the Smokies
Albert Mountain, NC, to Davenport Gap, TN Distance: 138.9 miles Total distance: 238.9 miles We had just settled into our sleeping bags
AT Part One: Georgia Off My Mind
Springer Mountain, GA, to Albert Mountain, NC Distance: 100 miles Total distance: 100 miles My first 100 miles on the Appalachian Trail have