Dylan Siebenhaar

I have modest credentials and probably even less credibility. I have a high school diploma and several years of drudgery behind me as a member of the workforce. I recently quit my job to walk the Appalachian Trail for reasons still obscure to even myself. I have ideas that I hope to express to you as lucidly and honestly as possible.

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My Return To The Mountains

My Return To The Mountains

When you die, the world will move on without you. It’s like that when you leave for a couple weeks to go on a hike, too. I recently returned to the

May 25, 2017 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Wherever The Path Takes Me (My Final Post)

Wherever The Path Takes Me (My Final Post)

I awoke in the middle of the night with the urge to take a piss. I put on my headlamp and dimmed the light, as I didn't want to disturb my friends

Nov 12, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
The Problem Bear

The Problem Bear

The Sun was shining brighter than it had all week, and we found the trail on the northern end of Newport Road, where we began climbing. "So you

Oct 12, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
The Girl With The Red Hair

The Girl With The Red Hair

I awoke to the sound of fellow hikers chatting and walking about the hostel; the spacious garage that was our temporary home. Muffin Man was reading

Oct 5, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
The Gallon Challenge

The Gallon Challenge

Laurel Creek Shelter. A wooden rectangle with three walls, and a long wooden table right outside it was filled with hikers confabulating and cooking

Sep 22, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Woods Hole Hostel and Pearisburg

Woods Hole Hostel and Pearisburg

It rained all night, and the sounds of raindrops pelting the nylon walls of my tent soothed me to sleep. I awoke to find mist permeating the forest

Jul 26, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Questioning Pride and Eating Zebra Cakes

Questioning Pride and Eating Zebra Cakes

With Sundance several yards ahead of me, and Tarzan trailing close behind me, we climbed up Brushy Mountain, reaching the 600 mile mark of the

Jul 24, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Progress On The Path

Progress On The Path

Some hikers harbor trail names that lead you to contemplate on how they earned them. Some give you the impression that they gave themselves that

Jul 5, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Trail Daze: Part 2

Trail Daze: Part 2

Plans usually have a funny way of not going how you might expect. One day I was thinking I wouldn't be going to Trail Days and the next day I'm back

Jun 27, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar
Trail Days: Part 1

Trail Days: Part 1

Waking up in the morning is an elusive thing to articulate. We slowly and sensitively shift gears from the unconscious to the conscious. We become

Jun 26, 2016 : Dylan Siebenhaar