April 11- 15: Fontana Through the Southern Smokies to Gatlinburg
April 11 - Cable Gap to the Fontana 'Hilton' shelter. The radar looked like a god-awful giant storm was brewing last time we had signal but now we're completely in...
Day 16 – 100 Miles and a Hundred Mile View
Day 16 Start: Carter Gap Shelter End: Albert Mountain Bypass Miles Hiked: 6.4 Total Miles on AT: 100.1 We’ve made it to the 100 mile mark!! Yay!! What an...
We Hit the CDT, and It Hits Back
Out the Front Door and Into Adventure (Day -4 to Day Zero) With the house ready for cat sitters and our boxes on their way, we walked out our front...
Day 37: Big Bald, Hail, and Shots!
Sleepy Morning I did not sleep well. The cabin was so hot and instead of using the hostel provided blanket, I kept reaching for my ten degree sleeping quilt. Half...
SIDEQUEST…And Then on to Fontana Dam
AT day 26 SIDEQUEST The plan was to return to trail and do a 7 mile segment that included a portion known as Jacob's Ladder. Instead when I woke up...
NC-TN: Hard Days on Trail
Unaka Springs Road, Mile 344.5 5 weeks on trail. The honeymoon period has ended, and I am settling into the day to day rhythm of thru-hiker life. There are funky...
Lessons Learned at Linville Gorge
I went for my first shakedown hike at "The Grand Canyon of the East"
AT 2024-section hike start
Hey everyone. Well, I’m a glutton for punishment! Planned and met 2 hiker buddies from last year, Bootlip’s from Memphis and Hummingbird Guru from San Diego. They started a bit...
Days 21 through 23
Day 21 maybe I went too far? Hiked today 23.4 total hiked 324 total ascent 4550 feet No views today! Today my goal is to hike 20 miles or a...
Yellow Is the New White: Yellow Emergency Hiking Brick Becomes AT Icon
The most famous Appalachian Trail thru-hiker of 2024 is an unflappable yellow brick. If you're on social media or deeply embedded in the hiking community, you may have already heard...