After earning my degree in Applied Math from the University of North Carolina I futzed around a bit in the medical research industry before deciding to take a break to hike the AT. I’m a writer by hobby, a runner by nature, and I enjoy long runs on the beach and candlelit dinners - or dinners of any sort, for that matter.
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Day Eight, or Whatever
I needed to get words out and Frosting needed to get calories in. He had come down with a bad GI condition and hadn't been able to take anything more
Day Sevenish, in Which Flamingo Returns
Flamingo is back. Though I'd never met him myself, I'd heard stories. Rumors. Legends. Flamingo had been relegated to bed rest and meds after a
Statistics from My First Month on the Trail
Statistics from my first month on the trail. Logistics Days since departure: 30 Days hiked: 28 Zeros: two* Neros: three (9, 11, and five
My Shenandoah Trail Angel
After granting itself two days of warmth and blue skies, Appalachia returned to gloom. A chilling wind swept the ridge over the green Shenandoah
Easter and Dandelions
Dandelion came up to see me this weekend. Well, she actually wasn’t Dandelion until much later in this story. So for now I’ll use her off-trail name,
Retired, or Thru-Hiking?
Let’s play a little guessing game. Here’s how it works: I’ll describe a group of people, and your job, as the reader, is to determine whether this is
Fresh Ground and the Leapfrog Cafe
If you ever thru-hike the Appalachian Trail—and if you are approached by a stout man in his early 50s with a neatly trimmed salt-and-pepper
The Four Pines Hostel
If there’s a place on the Appalachian Trail deserving of a television show, it’s Four Pines Hostel. First, we have our lead character, hostel
Reflections from Day Four, Five, Maybe Six; I Lost Count
Trail life is beginning to settle into routine. In the mornings, we wake, and we walk. That's what's on the agenda. Yesterday was the same,
Day Three
Today was a hard walk. After “sleeping in,” Starfish and I hit the trail just after 8. There was blue in the sky and spring in the air, with fresh