appalachian trail thru hike
Golden Rules for Thru-Hikers: There’s More Than LNT
I want to preface this by saying there are so many amazing thru-hikers. Most of whom would do anything to help you, always have a positive word to say, and...
You May Start Solo, but You’ll Never Walk Alone
"You're going by yourself?" That was the question I got most frequently when I began telling people I was going to hike the Appalachian Trail. I had a multitude of...
Why Is This Taking so Long? We’re Having Too Much Fun
Where has the time gone? I have been out here for three months and I have not even sniffed the halfway point. That's not true. I have. I've seen many...
Wild Walking Through the Smokies and Beyond
Hey, y'all! Long time, no blog. Busy out here, ya know, living this grueling life with all these responsibilities. Like walking, eating, sleeping, repeat. But much has occurred since then,...
Every Kind of Cold
It’s hard to remember what I considered ‘cold’ before starting this hike. I remember regular cryotherapy sessions, cold plunges, and the occasional cold front that warranted checking porch steps
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Maine
All good things come to an end... but it was never that good. **Note: the following remarks are not meant to reflect adversely on the AT, but on my experience...
Who Dat Hiking?
Who's crazy enough to do this? Some of you reading this probably are curious why someone would want to leave the comforts of regular life to go walk in the...
Plagued with Bad Weather Through the Smokies
Bye bye Smokies So I finally was able to say goodbye to the Smokies. What a miserable journey that was; nothing but a lot of bad weather almost every single...
Rain, Snow, and Depression in the Smoky Mountains
Greetings from Hot Springs, N.C., and AT mile 274! The Smoky Mountains The Resupply I dropped out of the trail to resupply in Fontana, a great little tourist town just...
100 miles and counting……
So we are 100 miles in. Stopped in Franklin, NC. Have met some great people, suffered a below freezing night last night and lots of rain, but some great sunshine...
