Congress Introduces Bill To Establish Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, and Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, introduced legislation to conduct a feasibility study, with the goal of designating the Benton
Well Maintained CT – Days 46 thru 50
Back in the woods, Merry Weather suggests that I walk in front and maybe I'll see a bear. Not more than 5 minutes later Merry Weather says, “look, another bear.”...
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...
Getting Off Trail
I leave Silver City with a 5-day course of antibiotics, a persistent infection in my toenail, and a tentative exit plan from trail. While in town, I try everything to...
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...
AT update: 800 miles for a Hozier concert
Day 57: My alarm went off promptly at 5am today. It was gross. But, all in an effort to see the sunrise off of mcafees knob, which is apparently the...
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...
Front Royal to Harper’s Ferry
We left Front Royal after a day and a half of rest and hot tub immersion. Back on trail and had a beautiful day. We wanted to hike to a...