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Is an AT Thru-Hike a Vacation, a Job, or a Cult?
How do you look at this phenomenon called thru-hiking? Is it a Vacation? Several of the books about thru-hiking urge potential AT travelers to think about it as a vacation....
AT Days 60-63: Webster a tougher climb than Washington? Sure felt like it!
With bad weather departing the high New Hampshire ridges, I’d return to the AT and tackle big peaks including Mount Washington.
Chapter 0: The Blacks
—Prologue— I’ve written 3 posts since hitting Kennedy Meadows South in late April 2022 and never truly introduced myself, or my wife. We’ve simply been caught up in surviving...
From Neuroses and Anxiety to Routine and Monotony
I’ve been noticing some internal shifts. They happened slowly, then all at once. I love that quote, or misquote, from The Sun Also Rises. “Gradually, then suddenly,” is the actual...
The Great Southeastern Loop Has Begun
My adventure on the Great Southeastern Loop has finally begun! The plan was to start in early May at Springer Mountain, but my girlfriend and I went camping the...
Day 1; Year 2
It's the first day of the Great Divide Trail. We walked south for six kilometers, a rarity for the next two months as we head north 1,200 kilometers. Touching the...
Connecting the Dots with Mosquito Bites
It sucks. Going southbound sucks. Not all the time obviously, but getting thrown in to around 11 days in the wilderness is never easy. No matter how dialed, how planned,...
Hiking the Hebridean Way in Scotland
Day 1 After finishing the Skye Trail on the Isle of Skye, I'm taking a ferry to Tarbert in the outer Hebrides to hike the 295km/185 miles Hebridean Way. I'm...
The Hidden Support of a Solo Thru-Hike
It is less than one week until I start my SOBO thru-hike attempt of the AT. Although I am filled with excitement, I am also incredibly nervous. But I am...
Isle Royale-Part I
The day had finally come to embark upon the island adventure. I was full of nerves and constantly checking the weather wasn't making me feel at ease. I hadn't be...