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Scenic Virginia and A Reunion
Day 52 - VA 635 To Power Lines -- AT Daily Miles 21.4; AT Total Miles 681.1 Today was just as hard as I thought it was going to be....
Food Storage for 8 Days: Bear Bag vs. Bear Canister
Y'all, I really wanted an Ursack bear sack over a bear cannister, and until the very last moment, I thought that was the way I'd go.
Day 51: It’s Pony Day! Oh, and We Did 500 Miles
"It's Pony Day" I had another really good night's sleep. I woke up as refreshed as one can be while hiking everyday and sleeping in the woods. Today was a...
Standing (Or Relaxing) Before The Gates
A moment to think before the most challenging area yet
Day 33 – A Well-Earned Zero Day
Day 33 ~ Zero Day ~ Miles Hiked: 0 Miles on AT: 251.8 A zero day. A day full of rest. That’s exactly what I tried to accomplish, but...
I Completed The Damascus Marathon!
May 8th of 2024 I completed the Damascus Marathon on a whim. I had just spent the scariest and longest afternoon of my life hiking through a lightning storm on...
Day 50: Hiker Hobbles and Milk Flavored Water
The Hiker Hobbles I slept well last night. The only problem I had was trying to convince myself to get up and start the day. It took me fifteen minutes....
Hiking with Friends
There are days that the only sign of other hikers I see for hours is an occasional footprint or cluster of trekking pole holes where footing gets tricky. While I...
Day 32 – Will It Ever Stop Raining?
Day 32 Start: Painter Branch End: Brown Gap Miles Hiked: 7.7 Miles on AT: 251.8 Today is town day! Thank goodness because everything is grimy, smelly, and damp. We...
AT Thru Hike – Part II – The Smokey’s Nearly Killed Me
Picking up where we left off after Part I - “The Smokey’s Nearly Killed Me”… We walk down the lengthy paved road from Clingman’s Dome toward the parking lot. I’m...