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It’s the end, but not really
At the beginning of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain, a plaque embedded in a boulder reads: “A footpath for those who seek fellowship with
300 miles later
It is amazing what two zero days can do to change one’s spirit and appetite. Some things never change, though. My walk out of Fontana Village started
Burgers and beer
One of my biggest challenges while backpacking is how to meet my nutritional needs. The problem is that I don’t have much of an appetite when I hike.
If the creek don’t rise
The Benton MacKaye Trail is full of surprises. On my first day out of Blue Ridge, I discovered the Little Free Library, located just a few yards off
I walk a lonely road
I have now been on the Benton MacKaye Trail for 50 miles, and one thing is certain: this is not the AT. I saw more hikers during the .9 mile walk on
Gearing up! Why I am not going ultralight.
As I finalize my gear for my upcoming BMT/AT thru hike, it is obvious that my gear does not fall within the category of ultralight, and maybe not
It’s just a walk in the woods
Call it what you want—a pilgrimage, a lifelong dream, the best or worst decision of your life—but at the end of the day, a thru hike is exactly what
Germophobe Tips For Avoiding Trail Sickness
You know me. I'm the guy who uses paper towels to open bathroom doors, refuses to shake hands, and lives with a bottle of hand sanitizer attached to
On purity and hiking my own hike
It was a shuttle ride back to the trail on my 2015 thru-turned-section hike that caused me to question my purity. I overheard a hiker ask the
If at first you don’t succeed…
A year and a half ago, I stepped through the archway at Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia to begin a two thousand mile walk to Maine. Two hundred