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The 100 Mile Wilderness: A Love-Hate Relationship
A Love-Hate Relationship What I loved: The 100 Mile Wilderness spans a very remote section of Maine. It is dotted with ponds, lakes, bogs, streams,
My Most Difficult Day On The AT: Mount Katahdin
Summiting Mount Katahdin There is little detail in guide books and hiker literature about how arduous the terrain is to Mount Katahdin. I had hiked
Sister Reunion In Duncannon And Upcoming Flip To Baxter State Park
My Sisters Meet Me In Duncannon Knowing it was going to be brutally hot and humid, I was on the trail to hike into Duncannon about 6:45 a.m. The
Virginia to Pennsylvania: How The States And Miles Fly By
The Roller Coaster After leaving WMG in Front Royal, I enjoyed meeting David, a dayhiker, with whom I hiked for several hours. He told me that
From Reid’s Gap To Front Royal: 9 Days Hiking With WMG
Two Reasons I Needed To Arrive In Waynesboro By June 23 I last posted that I slack packed out of Glasgow to make up time due to rain, but I also had
Desperate Measures In Heavy Rain And High Wind
A Week Of Rain When I last wrote, I explained there were three reasons I hiked a 22-mile slack pack out of Glasgow, one of them being the week’s
Troutville to Glasgow And Beyond: The Adventure Continues
One-Third Mile Marker After a delicious breakfast of French toast, an egg, and cheesy potatoes, I left Beech Hill Hostel. In no time at all, I
Hostel Hopping In Southern Virginia
Woods Hole Hostel Neville, the granddaughter of the original owners of Woods Hole Hostel, provides serenity, a daily yoga class, and a delicious
Report On Spring Ephemerals
Spring Ephemerals I Anticipated Observing In my March 5th post, I provided information about spring ephemerals, the early wildflowers which bloom
Grayson Highlands: Steer, Wild Ponies, and a Detour
Heading Out Of Damascus In The Rain I ended up taking two zero days in Damascus because moderate rain was forecast for Sunday and very heavy rain