Appalachian Trail Blog

An Unexpected Journey

An Unexpected Journey

Who is "The Hobbit"? Hey there! My name is Tyler, aka "The Hobbit." I am a 5'3, 27-year-old Land Surveyor with a passion for photography, music, and a general love...

Mar 27, 2024 : Tyler Hobbit Roerick
Found My Trail Name

Found My Trail Name

I was typing the last blog while staying at a cheap motel in the town of Hiawassee. I had just got done washing up my clothes in the sink and...

Mar 25, 2024 : Jeff McCorkle
Interlude (July 8, 2023 – early September, 2023)

Interlude (July 8, 2023 – early September, 2023)

If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. Deepak...

Mar 15, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
Pre-AT – To Walk is Religion, To Breathe is Worship – Week Zero

Pre-AT – To Walk is Religion, To Breathe is Worship – Week Zero

  The gospel is this: not that a man died so you don't have to, but that God died and bore Hell so you can die every day without ever...

Mar 1, 2024 : George Smith
My Half Ounce Windscreen

My Half Ounce Windscreen

AT Cook Set I start my AT thru-hike attempt in about three weeks and am mostly ready. This means, though, I have 21 days to obsess and tweak. My latest...

Feb 27, 2024 : Jeff McCorkle
Week 11 (June 10 – June 16) Spellbound by the Hiking Trails’ Beauty

Week 11 (June 10 – June 16) Spellbound by the Hiking Trails’ Beauty

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.’” —Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.   June 10...

Jan 23, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
Gear To Start With and High Level Strategy

Gear To Start With and High Level Strategy

First A Shout Out My daughter has been “encouraging” me to get another blog written. Meg is most certainly my biggest fan. I try not to disappoint her. Since my...

Jan 18, 2024 : Jeff McCorkle
Week 9 (May 27 to June 3) Random Events or Coincidences

Week 9 (May 27 to June 3) Random Events or Coincidences

“When we're interested in something, everything around us appears to refer to it (the mystics call these phenomena 'signs', the skeptics 'coincidence', and psychologists 'concentrated focus',

Jan 7, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
Which Hound Should Hike The AT With Me?

Which Hound Should Hike The AT With Me?

This blog entry is still a part of introducing myself and of my preparation for the Appalachian Trail in early 2024. I will move on to over-analyzed gear choices and...

Nov 29, 2023 : Jeff McCorkle
Days 42 to 49 of my 2023 AT Nobo Thru-Hike

Days 42 to 49 of my 2023 AT Nobo Thru-Hike

As a foreword, I wrote all of these journal entries at the time they took place on trail, but I fell behind on keeping up with the blog. The date...

Aug 18, 2023 : Ryan Gallagher