Will Krakow

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

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

May 5, 2019 : Will Krakow
Day Sevenish, in Which Flamingo Returns

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

May 3, 2019 : Will Krakow
Statistics from My First Month on the Trail

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

May 3, 2019 : Will Krakow
My Shenandoah Trail Angel

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

May 3, 2019 : Will Krakow
Easter and Dandelions

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,

Apr 25, 2019 : Will Krakow
Retired, or Thru-Hiking?

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

Apr 19, 2019 : Will Krakow
Fresh Ground and the Leapfrog Cafe

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

Apr 16, 2019 : Will Krakow
The Four Pines Hostel

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

Apr 12, 2019 : Will Krakow
Reflections from Day Four, Five, Maybe Six; I Lost Count

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,

Apr 12, 2019 : Will Krakow
Day Three

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

Apr 12, 2019 : Will Krakow