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AT SOBO 2019: Tennessee Vortex Is Strong
I have officially walked home from Maine. I brought six of my smelly new friends with me. Leaving Damascus, I just had this feeling. All of a sudden it hit...
AT Part Three: Back to Tennessee
Davenport Gap, TN, to Roan Mountain, TN Distance: 156.3 miles Total Distance: 395.2 miles The old man trudged into camp just before sunset. He was accompanied by a rotund pug...
Shakedown Hike in Savage Gulf, Tennessee
This month I've finally had time to get out and go on some "shakedown" hikes. I'd just call them backpacking trips, but evidently since I'm thru-hiking that's what it's called...
Happy Hiking In Tennessee and North Carolina
Tennessee/North Carolina (Oct. 21 to Nov. 10) 388 miles, 21 days *The trail runs through this section in a complicated zig-zagging method between North Carolina and Tennessee as if only...
Having Type Two Fun in Tennessee
When I made my list for why I am hiking the AT, I included that I wanted to seek out type two fun. With the weather recently, this hasn’t been...
Just Get Me Out of Tennessee
I camped at Doll Flats at the edge of the Roan Highlands, looking across the meadow on the side of North Carolina. Two states down in a hike of 14....
Skirting the North Carolina and Tennessee Borders
I walked across Davenport Gap and out of the Smokies so I could both get away from the hiker-packed shelter and camp alone for a change. I found an old...
Appalachian Trail State Profile: North Carolina / Tennessee
After leaving Georgia at Bly Gap (mile 78), the Appalachian Trail climbs and descends through North Carolina for 96 miles, hits the Tennessee state line at Doe Knob (mile 174), then...
The Learning Curve: Carolina and Tennessee
To date, I have hiked over 200 miles. In the large scheme of things that's not much, I know. It's a personal record though and this trek has been a...
Tennessee: Beautiful Waterfalls, Bad Weather, Abundant Trail Magic
It's been a while since our last blog post, and it feels like a lifetime since we left Hot Springs. We are now at mile 468, which means we covered...