A Punch In The Mouth – Being Flexible
Weeks 4-6- Be Flexible Before I started my AT thru-hike, one of the most common pieces of advice I got was "be flexible - be willing to change your plan...
Oats on the Pinhoti: Days 18-19
I woke up, grateful to not be swept away by the river and that it had stopped raining overnight. I bravely slid my last pair of dry socks into my...
Who Let The Dogs Out?
The Vortex While my privacy curtain was nice and dark, hostel sleep just never seems perfect. Though, it probably doesn't help that I have a 30 degree quilt weighing me...
Off the Beaten Path: 9 Ways To Find Great Trips that Aren’t Instagram Hotspots
One of my guilty pleasures is scrolling through Instagram reels of travel, backpacking, and outdoor content. Social media has spurred me to get out more often and try new things...
Ode to the Pebble in My Trail Runner
A nonsense poem in the ancient tongue of Trailish, for sufferers of the skritchsome curse In which our hero, maddened by friction and futility, composed a song to his...
Back to the Beginner’s Circle
Starting Late There’s something about being back here at amicalola falls that makes me feel like I’m hiking the trail all over again. The kids were asleep in the back...
Month one
Wow! Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Interesting how most little saying we have grown up with are coming true. Gettin wiser, eh? anyhoo, these are just some...
Gaining Ground
From day one, our plan had been to take it easy to Damascus and Taylors Valley. Afterwards, we would start pushing out bigger miles. Our plan worked perfectly! We left...
Nine Kayaks and an Ax; Week Five on the AT
April 29, Day 27, 6.2 miles to Uncle Johnny’s Hostel Hunger got me out of camp early and downhill to town. I stopped to photograph new wildflowers and...
A Scottish Story – Day 15, Up the ravine to camping at some ruins
I wake to the sun streaming into my tent. It's too hot. Almost suffocating. Groaning I reach for my phone to check the time. 9.44am. What now!?? How did that...