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The Formidable Florida Trail!
What an experience the Florida Trail is! If a backpacker begins at the southern terminus and heads north (NOBO), they are beginning at what is
From Fields and Forests to Swamps and Cypress: Tackling the Buckeye Trail and Florida Trail
With the AT completed in ‘21 and its accompanying injuries behind me, it has been time to move on to new horizons. One has been practically
Connecting All the Dots: Completing My 4 Year Odyssey on the AT
At last. Time to get my final, triumphant fix of the AT and, as a friend later said, "put a lid on it." As you might recall, I am primarily a solo
A Trip Down Memory Trail: My NOBO Route in Maine by Vehicle 2019 vs. on Foot in 2021
I've been given the opportunity to experience Maine as a Katahdin bound but injured backpacker in 2019, turned support crew for a friend I had made
I Said, “Never Again!” in Maine, but I Was Only Fooling Myself.
Two years ago, injuries and pain sent me home not so very far from a triumphant finish atop Katahdin, after three summers dedicated to the AT.
The Different Faces of Flexibility in my Journey
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. (Tony Robins) The past week on the trail has demonstrated the need for
Flying High (literally): Back on the AT after Two Years Off
At last. AT LAST. After leaving the AT nearly 2 years ago with injuries and dashed hopes for ever finishing my section hiking of the full distance, I
I Said, “Never Again!” in Maine, but I Was Only Fooling Myself.
Two years ago, injuries and pain sent me home not so very far from a triumphant finish atop Katahdin, after three summers dedicated to the AT. But
An Adventure Waiting Right out my Front Door….in OHIO?
So I've already been doing all the recommended procedures for protecting my physical health during the Covid-19 crisis: mask, social distancing,
What Ever Happened to Chocoholic? I’m Still Here, but Now I Need a New Name
FIRST INSTALLMENT, March, 2020: Where we left off in September, 2019: I was injured by the time I got to southern Maine , so I stopped hiking,