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Zeros and Near-os: Taking a few days off from the AT
So, what is a near-o and a zero? I've taken a handful of near-os (short hiking day followed by a stay at a hostel or hotel then back on trail the
Angels and Magic in North Carolina and Tennessee
I'm not sure anything will top the trail magic in Georgia (through which I gained five pounds), but North Carolina and Tennessee did not
Three and Four Hundred Miles…and Counting
I managed to get through the Smokies ...and lived to tell about my night at Standing Bear (IYKYK). Leaving the Smokies I got a wake-up call to be
The Great Smokey Mountains National Park
From end to end in GSMNP, the AT covers 72.4 miles. Nothing prepared me for the grueling hike to Clingman’s Dome. The Dome is the highest peak on
Albert Mountain and the First Hundred Miles
I won’t lie, hitting the 100-mile milestone was a natural and literal high. From the FarOut app, this graphic put some serious fear into my
Onward Hostel
Onward Hostel is the newest hostel on the trail in 2023. Onward, located on the outskirts of Franklin, NC, is a brand new hostel as of March 2,
Angels and Magic in Georgia
Now that I’ve crossed into North Carolina (one state down, 13 to go), I can say that Georgia certainly set the bar for trail magic. In case you
The First 30 Miles
I understand why many aspiring thru-hikers don’t make it any farther than Neels Gap at mile 31.3 on the AT. But let me go back to mile
Thru-Hike Prep Timeline
I’m leaving for the trail soon. How the heck did two years of planning come down to a matter of days? I thought I’d share a timeline of what I did
The Shakedown Hike
If you're on the fence about whether long-distance hiking is for you, plan a shakedown hike. A “shakedown” hike is basically a long-ish hike where