appalachian trail
Slackpacking Into Virginia
Day 31: AT Miles 0 -- Zero At The Refuge It has been raining the entire day so far so my decision to take a zero is proving to be...
Ice, Snow and Kenny Powers
Day 26: AT Miles 18.8 -- Flint Mountain to Bald Mountain Shelter The rumors were true. I opened my eyes and there was 2 inches of fresh snow. That would...
Georgia Wrap Up
It has been a challenge finding the time to keep up to date on journaling, so I will wrap up the rest of Georgia in this post. Trail Magic On...
The Month-Long Appalachian Trail Celebration You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Every year, hundreds of hikers set out from Springer Mountain in early spring with dreams of becoming one of the few who will complete a "thru-hike" of the Appalachian Trail....
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...
Mad Dogs and Englishmen / Final Preparations
“I carry the landscape with me" could be the title for the picture, heading up this post. Read on to find out what the picture is. Hounded by hounds Although plenty...
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...
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...
Week 14: (July 1 – July 7, 2023) Blame it on the rain.
“The rain to the wind said,/You push and I'll pelt./They so smote the garden bed/That the flowers actually knelt,/And lay lodged--though not dead./I know how the flowers felt.” ― Robert...
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....