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Southern Virginia with a Win!
For weeks, I had heard that the trail gets easier in Virginia. Leaving Damascus, I was more than ready to experience that easier trail. Truth be told, the ascents and...
In Your Rush to Mt. Katahdin, Please Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Day Hikers
It's important to enjoy the little things, and for thru-hikers that includes the wafting scent of a passing freshly-washed stranger.
Shelter: a Home Away From Home
To walk and carry everything in a pack allows a hiker to get back to the basic necessities of life: water, food and shelter. Life really can be that simple....
Days 5-10 Glasgow to Staunton/ Waynesboro
Hi everyone Last week did a Nero into Glasgow and stayed at Stanimals. It was packed. I think there were 22 or so hikers overnight. Tuesday, April 30 was a...
Quiet Man Hikes the AT: Who, What, Where, When
“Rays and beams of incredible dreams. And I am a quiet man.” Quiet Man - John Prine Off-trail, people my age usually identify ourselves by what we do for a...
Bear Poop, Shelters, and Mountain Laurel: My Favorite Things About Hiking the A.T.
Three (3) Weeks Out Total Miles Hiked (2 previous sections) | 76.4 Miles Remaining A.T. | 2,113.6 Miles of Upcoming Section | 30 or so Three weeks out and wishing...
CDT Pre-Hike Acclimatization
Tucson AZ to Lordsburg NM Getting out of the plane in Tucson, AZ was different than most things that I’ve seen, and exactly what I would expect at the same...
Day 22 – A View Full of Fog
Day 22 Start: Nantahala Outdoor Center End: Locust Cove Gap Miles Hiked: 10.5 Miles on AT: 147.6 Last night, I stayed in a simple, one room cabin a few...
Downhill to Tehachapi
Wednesday, April 17; 18 miles I awoke at the usual 6 AM because that is when it gets bright enough that I no longer need a head lamp. This was...
Soul Blazing Near The Big Apple
20/20's New York odyssey