Soggy Days and Other Observations
Soggy Days Hiking in the Clouds Within an hour of leaving Marion, Virginia, the rain started and continued off and on for five days. This situation led us to use...
My Last Post
Better late than never. I last posted on The Trek at the end of the 100 mile wilderness on the flop portion of my thru-hike back in 2021. I did...
Day 49: Rap Battles and Creeper Trails
Hairspray Rap Battle I slept hard. I woke up at 6:30 with the song, Good Morning Baltimore, stuck in my head. Why? I had a dream where a town was...
Georgia (April 18-21)
April 18. On this first night on trail, my back ached throughout the night and I tossed and turned on my new inflatable sleeping pad. I kept accidentally pushing my...
Day 31 – Clear Skies? In the Smokies?
Day 31 Start: Cosby Knob Shelter End: Painter Branch Campsite Miles Hiked: 12.8 Miles on AT: 244.1 This morning we woke up to glorious sunshine. It was quite a...
A Trail of Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs is officially my trail name! Why? Because I like it. I had a few options but this one stuck with me. I got it from Detour (trail magic genie)...
Humble Beginnings in Northern Virginia: AT Flip Flop Days 0-4
Read about my treacherous journey getting to trail, slack packing the first two days with my dad, and tackling the Virginia rollercoaster right away.
Making it to the Smokies
Day 13 - Deep Gap to Betty Creek Gap - 12.3 miles After the missing bear can debacle, I got a shuttle back to the trail and did the hike...
Fresh Trim and feeling good!
Day 67 Trimpi Shelter to Marion 10 miles - AT mile 534.6 Card of the day - XI Justice Oh my did it rain! My tent held up well but...
Day 48: Virginia at Last
Start of the Morning Last night was an interesting one. At 3:30, I awoke and decided to look up. Along the trail, bouncing in time to someone's feet, was a...