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Moving North through Pennsylvania
I am well into Pennsylvania having hiked through the southern part of the state. My total mileage is approaching 200, so good progress but a long way to go. Overall...
AT Days 5-8 – Finishing 1st Week
AT Days 5-8 – Finishing 1st Week Day 5 – Quarry Gap Shelter to Pine Grove Furnace Hostel (17.3 miles) Day 6 – Pine Grove Furnace Hostel to Alec...
AT Days 1-4 Check-In and Start
AT Days 1-4 Check-In and Start Quick apology I apologize for not posting sooner. I still haven’t figured out how to do this by phone. Each day has been filled...
Pulling a Winger
In the classic movie "Stripes," Bill Murray’s character John Winger, and his friend decide to join the army. They watch a TV ad that paints the army to be this...
The road to Damascus
Day 60 Double Spring Shelter to Damascus 18.5 miles - AT mile 471 Card of the day - XXI The World I’ve been out here for 2 months now, a...
Day 26 – Wet, Wet, Wet. Did I Say Wet?
Day 26 Start: Mollies Ridge Shelter End: Derrick Knob Shelter Miles Hiked: 12.1 Miles on AT: 190.0 Last night, the wind howled as it ushered in the rain-bearing clouds....
AT Thru Hike: The Smokies Nearly Killed Me
Rearview Mirror Day one of my Appalachian Trail Thru Hike - I’m feeling and looking fresh with a big smile stamped across my face. I feel a sense of wonder...
Just another misty day
Day 59 Vandeventer Shelter to Double Spring Shelter 14.5 miles - AT mile 452.5 Card of the day - XIII Death After the lightning of last night I was woken...
Days 40-51: Scream It From The Top of Your Lungs, Lungs, Lungs
Just another hard day.
Beauty From Ashes
Today I was startled by the smell of smoke as I walked through The Pass Mountain area of Shenandoah NP. Seeing the charred downed trees and singed underbrush I...