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Quiet Man Hikes the AT: Who, What, Where, When

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...

May 5, 2024 : Rick "Quiet Man"
Yellow Is the New White: Yellow Emergency Hiking Brick Becomes AT Icon

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...

Apr 29, 2024 : Kelly Floro
Reflections and Moments: The (Low) Highlands of West Virginia

Reflections and Moments: The (Low) Highlands of West Virginia

One month and counting on The American Discovery Trail: This walk turned one month old just a few days ago. As I sit tonight on a bed in the motel...

Apr 29, 2024 : Leif Olson
Hiawassee: My Hiker Happy Place

Hiawassee: My Hiker Happy Place

I feel like I did a fair amount of complaining in my last post and I want to make sure it's clear that being on the AT is an amazing...

Apr 27, 2024 : Gabe "Bumble" Craig
How Lying About Wanting to Hike the AT Turned into a Thru Hike Attempt

How Lying About Wanting to Hike the AT Turned into a Thru Hike Attempt

An AT thru hike ambition that started with a lie? See how I took a little lie and ambition into a thru hike attempt and why a flip flop is...

Apr 27, 2024 : Luke
Days 15 through 17

Days 15 through 17

Day 15  some NOBOs one view and an interesting evening Hiked today 19.6  total hiked 221 Today was a pleasant hike of nearly 20 miles from Birch Run shelter to...

Apr 26, 2024 : Griff
Days 74-80 on The Appalachian Trail

Days 74-80 on The Appalachian Trail

Virginia took awhile. So many beautiful places and people through that stretch with memories I will carry with me always. The expanse of the views, the Virginia Triple Crown and...

Apr 24, 2024 : Charles Gutierrez
Where to Start?

Where to Start?

Where will I start? Maybe a place where there are some trees? Why Harper’s Ferry? OK – So I needed a start date and a direction.  Start date is about...

Apr 15, 2024 : Marty Smith
A List of Long-Distance Trails in the US

A List of Long-Distance Trails in the US

Itching for a long hike but don't know which trail to pick? Yeah, we've been there too. The US is brimming with long-distance trails, but when it comes time to...

Apr 11, 2024 : Kelly Floro
Delaware, DC and the C&O

Delaware, DC and the C&O

Days 4-15 on the American Discovery Trail By the end of day three I was anxious to get out and get walking again. It had been raining all day and...

Apr 9, 2024 : Leif Olson