appalachian trail 2024
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.
AT Thru Hike – Dear Diary….Week 3
Dear Diary, The reality of my AT Thru Hike is starting to settle in. I am seeing that we are not just here for a good time. It just...
AT Start-Day 1: Jelly Jam Thighs!
Prepping for flight As I urgently walk down the aisles of ShopRite searching for Gluten Free tortilla wraps, bopping to “She’s a Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton, I realize...
I’d never hike the AT.
I guess I’m hiking the AT The water on the Appalachian trail tastes like earth. I reluctantly filter it. I spend my first day hating every piece of gear that...
The Perils of Practice: Part 2.
Hey, peril seekers, welcome back to the trials and tribulations I've encountered since I swapped my slippers for Salomons and stepped out to see what the world had to offer....
The Perils of Practise: Part 1.
Once upon a time I was reasonably fit, and I remember it well. It was a Tuesday in 1991. Great day. A time when REM, Genesis, and Michael Jackson ruled...
My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail.
My Eureka – The Appalachian TrailI first posted this blog in February 2020 with the intention of hitting the AT that March. But March arrived with a little bug called...
Why the Appalachian Trail? Why Now?
Why this? Why now? These two questions are always asked any time someone wants to talk about my upcoming thru hike on the Appalachian Trail. I feel the more appropriate...