Chandler Sam

If you're looking for sloppy and nonsensical writing compounded with a splatter of run on sentences: welcome. I enjoy walking and talking about what I just walked. AT Class of 2022

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My Top Five Greatest Feelings on the Appalachian Trail

My Top Five Greatest Feelings on the Appalachian Trail

My Official List

Dec 16, 2022 : Chandler Sam
How I Hiked the AT in 90 Days

How I Hiked the AT in 90 Days

My advice to college students on a time budget and/or anyone who wants to push their limits over the course of three months. Do you want to hike a 100 day thru-hike or less?

Dec 15, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Summit Day

Summit Day

Day 90 Margaritaville's alarm woke us up at 4:00. We were the first ones up at the campsite, and that's what we wanted. Our goal was to get to the

Nov 8, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Our Abbreviated 100 Mile Wilderness

Our Abbreviated 100 Mile Wilderness

Day 86 Our plan for the 100 mile wilderness was to go through it as efficiently as possible within our capabilities. Shaw's had an option to do a

Nov 1, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Maine Ate my Phone

Maine Ate my Phone

Day 85 A gorgeous morning in Maine greeted us as we woke up at the crack of dawn. The days on the trail were numbering down, and the 100 mile

Oct 24, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Flapjacks and Moxie Mountain

Flapjacks and Moxie Mountain

Day 84 The flapjacks at Harrison's were amazing. For a meager $12 I got stack of pancakes, breakfast sausage, scrambled eggs, and a bowl of fruit.

Oct 6, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Margarita Killed a Frog

Margarita Killed a Frog

Day 83 We awoke to slightly wet tents. I slept through most of the rain, so stepping out confirmed the moderate precipitation over night. We packed

Oct 1, 2022 : Chandler Sam
2000 Miles!

2000 Miles!

Day 82 We both woke nice and early. The unfortunate part of not sleeping at a shelter is the lack of privies. But privy or no privy, nature calls

Sep 27, 2022 : Chandler Sam
Over the Saddlebacks!

Over the Saddlebacks!

Day 81 Margarita and I had our master plan set. We were going to lessen our food carries and try to push for more frequent town resupplies. The idea

Sep 26, 2022 : Chandler Sam
On The Trail Again

On The Trail Again

Day 80 Peach Fuzz left us. Fittingly though. He had walked an additional 10 miles yesterday on our zero, so he was going to always be ahead of us.

Sep 25, 2022 : Chandler Sam