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A Case for Virginia
If there’s one thing that terrifies every new NOBO AT hiker, it’s Virginia. As you enter the quaint southern VA town of Damascus, you're somewhere around 470 miles into your...
Blazing Through Virginia
They say you aren’t a real thru-hiker until you’ve shit your pants. Even though I haven’t quite checked that box, I can’t help but think I’ve finally gotten my trail...
Virginia Blues & Views
Despite being well over halfway done with my thru hike, the Virginia Blues unexpectedly hit me hard. Maybe it's just at that point the trail starts to feel repetitive or...
Myth Busters: Virginia Blues
It’s taken us 34 days to cover the 550 miles of AT in Virginia. What are the Virginia Blues? For most hikers, the first thoughts that come to mind about...
Days 31-35: Hiking Into Virginia
The days leading up to and just after reaching the Southern Virginia border and experiencing Damascus. Rocks are the new norm. Day 31 Hiking from: Tentsite outside Roan Mountain,
The Mountains in Virginia are Not My Friends
The vortex of Glasgow, Virginia almost got me. Funny to think that such a small town very nearly had the power to pull me in, but small towns always seemed...
Conquering Virginia’s Triple Crown
Wandering through the woods with my life on my back had thus far been such an adventure, and I wouldn’t change a thing about it. Well, maybe one thing. Not...
Virginia Is For Hikers
My desire to finally hit Virginia was getting unmanageable. The shelters in Tennessee didn’t have privies, so we saw no point in pushing to them most nights. I had been...
Takeaways From My “Shakedown Hike” on the Virginia Triple Crown
I start my trek from Georgia to Maine in T-15 days. A decade of dreaming and planning is about to become a reality. I'm afraid. I'm nervous, and my body...
Virginia part 2 – When the Going Gets Freezing Cold, the Aussie Gets Going
Before starting the AT, I did a lot of research and planning. One of the things I looked into was the average temperatures for each state I would be passing...