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The day I Became a Thru-Hiker
Note: this is a very late update from my thru hike of the CT, June 18 to July 18, 2023. This is not intended to reflect current conditions for the...
Day 44: Mud Fields to 400 Miles
Great Breakfast Once Again I did not want to wake up. Everyone in the hostel was up and moving by 6:30. I stayed in bed with my eyes closed until...
Life on the Edge
Before I came to the PCT, navigating through snow was one of my biggest concerns with the terrain I’d face while on trail. I had considered taking a snow skills...
Rating Taylor Swift’s New Album by Hikeability
Taylor Swift’s albums have defined the stages, or “eras”, of her life - almost as much as they have defined mine. After my birthday in 2006 I had a gift...
Sometimes the (Virginia) Blues is Just a Passing Bird: Days 60–64
There are places on the AT I’d known about years, but they seemed like a faraway dream — or even just the seed of an idea. McAfee Knob is one...
Fall in Southern Maine Might Be My Favorite
Author’s Note: I finished my thru-hike in October 2023. Welcome to my very late trail update. I wrote myself daily notes along the way to remember what I wanted to...
NC/TN
As I prepare to enter Virginia I look back at the photos that have captured my Journey thus far. In this entry, I have compiled some of my...
Julian to Idyllwild – days 7-11
Settling in After my first zero in Julian, I was starting to realize what I love about backpacking so much: control. I like that on trail everything is up to...
Day 43: Best Breakfast on Trail and Nipple Tattoos
Taking a Zero I woke up knowing that I was taking a zero. Since it was predicted to thunderstorm most of the day, I had no desire to get soaked...
My Journey Through The North Carolina/Tennessee Portion Of The Appalachian Trail
I entered North Carolina on March 20. My first border crossing really made the hike start to feel real. I walked with Aaron, who I mentioned in my last post,...