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What Cold?
Sunday night was the coldest so far. At Standing Indian shelter, temperatures dropped to 20 degrees at the highest, and snow falling intermittently
Reporting from Top of Georgia: Ready for Level 2
I'm 1 1/2 weeks in! I'm adapting to the rhythms of the trail. Setting up and taking down my tent, purifying my water, and, of course, the hours of
My AT Training: Delivering Pizza
When I first planned to do this hike on my gap year, I knew I'd need to make money for it somehow. But what I didn't expect was that my choice of
Trail Name Anxiety
Smelly, grey-haired, his face weary but hard-set. "Snorting Ox is what they call me on the Appalachian Trail," he said. "It's because, well, I snore
3 Reasons I’m Thru-Hiking Without My Phone
"You're bringing your phone, right?" It's one of the most common questions a relative, friend, or some combination of the two will ask during 'the
Keeping Out the Rain
There's a lot of talk about how terribly it rains on the AT. Everywhere I look I see more accounts of downpours lasting days, soaking everyone's
There’s the ‘Back Fence’ Line Again
Yes, that one-- "Who has not felt the urge to throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence?" It was John