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Waterfalls and Falling Down
Waterfall day The sweeping Jones Falls was at the beginning of the day and the thundering Laurel Fork Falls at the end of 20 miles hiking. In
Mud, mud, slip, slide, mud.
Day 23: more rain and a red eft. Another day of early morning rain and a wet tent strike after putting on yesterday’s wet socks and shoes. The rain
How do you like your drink? With ice or salamander?
Day 17: Icewater Spring and the return of winter In the Smokies, it is compulsory to stay in a shelter rather than a tent unless there is no room.
Angels, paradise, and entering Narnia: the second 100 miles.
My mobile service is via T Mobile and I hardly ever have any signal with them, although other hikers with different providers have better luck. So
Eating caterpillars on the Appalachian Trail
The first hundred miles Day 2 After camping at Stover shelter, about 3 miles on from Springer Mountain, I began my first day, proper on the AT.
Arriving in a whole New World
The final week before starting the AT It was wonderful visiting my lovely American family and keeping my body hike-ready along the Rivanna Trail in
Mad Dogs and Englishmen / Final Preparations
“I carry the landscape with me" could be the title for the picture, heading up this post. Read on to find out what the picture is. Hounded by
About That Trail Name…
Quick on the draw Hmm, sounds kinda macho. There is a certain lovely person (you know who you are), who does not like the pun, and says that I come
Trail Training
Getting AT ready There is a lot of preparation advice available for the prospective AT thru hiker. Everything from ways to lighten the pack load, to
What and Why of the Appalachian Trail
What Primer for family and friends (and anyone else who has landed on this page, who has not already spent months researching the Appalachian Trail