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North Carolina Welcomes You, Week 3 On the Appalachian Trail
Unless it’s windy, there is no sound during midday on top of a bald. No cars, no planes, and even the birds are quiet. The other hikers are sitting there...
AT Update: Goodbye North Carolina!
Day 33: Shortish day today (only 10 miles). We started pretty early, so that we could get into town with plenty of time to eat, resupply, and hang out. And...
Onward to North Carolina
Billy Bob and Heat Man make their way from North Georgia to North Carolina and pass the 100 mile mark
Day 11: North Carolina’s Hello and the Blistering Wind
Early Morning Wakeup The day started at 6:00 since a group of hikers decided that that was the time to do so. I was so not into it. I tried...
Angels and Magic in North Carolina and Tennessee
I'm not sure anything will top the trail magic in Georgia (through which I gained five pounds), but North Carolina and Tennessee did not disappoint! And so it begins...in Franklin!...
Search Continues for Missing Smoky Mountains Hiker in North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are still searching for a hiker who went missing in the park over a week ago. Gordon Kaye, 69, of Tampa, Florida was last...
Days 16-20: North Carolina, Mountain Laurel, Rattlesnakes and Reptiles
Day 16: Rufus Morgan Shelter (2184’, 135.9) - Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC, 1732’) 5-19-22 Number of miles hiked: 1.0 Total AT miles hiked: 136.9 AT miles left to go: 2058.3 It...
North Carolina/Tennessee, Part Two: Here Comes The Sun
The further north I walk, the more unbelievably gorgeous the trail becomes. In this update, I’m sharing photos from my thru-hike north of Erwin and through the Roan Highlands.
North Carolina/Tennessee, Part One: Days Like Smoke
As I passed through the Smokies, lost the persistent knee pain, and hiked another 100 miles, I really got a sense of how fleeting and short my time out here...
North Carolina: Winter Giving Way
It’s been a long while since my last update. That being said, it simultaneously feels as though no time has passed at all, and also as if Georgia was a...