appalachian trail

Mad Dogs and Englishmen / Final Preparations

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...

Mar 6, 2024 : Michael Beecher
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 14: (July 1 – July 7, 2023) Blame it on the rain.

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...

Feb 26, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
The Perils of Practice: Part 2.

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....

Feb 25, 2024 : Toby
Week 13: (June 24 – June 30) Searching for Hallelujah While Slip Sliding Away

Week 13: (June 24 – June 30) Searching for Hallelujah While Slip Sliding Away

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our...

Feb 12, 2024 : Beth Malchus Stafa
The Perils of Practise: Part 1.

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...

Feb 11, 2024 : Toby
“Well actually I leave Monday for like 5 months..”

“Well actually I leave Monday for like 5 months..”

“No rain, no pain, no Maine” I mumble to myself from an indoor treadmill because it was a little chilly outside this morning. An early February start looming just days...

Feb 5, 2024 : Bill Fent
My Eureka – The Appalachian Trail.

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...

Feb 4, 2024 : Toby
Returning to Trail in 2024!

Returning to Trail in 2024!

Optimist Prime Here! After a long hiatus, I am back with big news! The dream of the Triple Crown continues with the Appalachian Trail in 2024. After a year break...

Feb 3, 2024 : Thomas Allie