Hikers Share Their Trail Names and the Stories Behind Them
Who doesn't love a good trail name story? No one knows exactly how the tradition of taking a trail name first came about, but it is undoubtedly one of the...
Oats on the Pinhoti: Day 9
Day 9, Sunday This morning, I was on trail at least an hour earlier than yesterday. It was a day of settling in to the trail sans Thru Dog, and...
Listen To Your Body Or Heart? (ECT Day 108)
As I continued hiking onward, I started to question whether I would be reaching my goal for the day. My heart wanted to keep going, but my body not so...
Ups and Downs of All Kinds on the AT
It's been a hot minute since I took the time to write a blog post; my apologies if anyone is actually reading them. Bumblebee and I are enjoying a much...
The Trail Always Provides
Day 32- 15 Miles today from Tricorner Knob Shelter to Davenport Gap Shelter, 2,000 Feet Up, 5,400Feet down, Total 313 AT miles Time to Reset We got to the shelter...
Appalachian Trail Day 43-48
Day 43 Rice Field Shelter to War Spur Shelter (25.2) Today was a long and unexpectedly hard day. It started off with a relatively flat but rocky ten miles. Rocks...
The Art of Leaving: Why I Thru Hike
Since birth, my life has always followed a cyclical pattern of movement: the art of leaving as I call it, and the pursuit of the horizon.
Love From Hot Springs
Having made it relatively unscathed through the Great Smoky Mountains and profited from the down-home comforts of Standing Bear Hostel just afterward, my hiking partner and I didn’t feel a...
Setting Out Solo Once More
This morning I woke up right around 4:30 AM and made coffee quickly. I wanted to have a slightly earlier start than usual so that I can get into Williamstown...
Dr. Pants SilverCrotch Crashes a Wedding
Caffeine and Nosebleeds (Day 8) Shortly after waking up at Blue mountain shelter, Pants and I decided to push our longest day yet (15.8 mi/5000 ft ascending). His worries about...