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The Afterlife
"Do you miss it?" I can't count the number of times we've been asked this since we finished our thru hike on October 11, and the answer is always *YES!*...
Days 178-180 New Hampshire: The Presidential Range
On our last morning at the Ski Lodge, we enjoyed one more delicious breakfast sandwich from Wayne's then said goodbye to Jeff and see you later to the other hikers....
Days 172-173 New Hampshire: The Kinsmans
We got an early shuttle out of Hiker’s Welcome. Plan A was to go over the Kinsmans (South and North) to the shelter just on the other side- an 11...
Days 161-167 Vermont Part 2: The Vermommyca Vortex and Beyond
The day after our musical escapade, we slept in. There was no way we were going to do the 17 miles over Killington and down to a Vermontica approved road...
Days 145-148 Connecticut, The Beautiful
As soon as we entered Connecticut the vibe of the trail completely changed. It was *manicured.* These CT-AMC trail maintainers are on point. All the signage matched. There were beautiful...
Here We Go Again
After months of researching, planning, and psyching myself up for a 2020 Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hike, I called off my hike within weeks of my departure. It had quickly become...
Ten Main Items for a Northbound Thru-hike in 2021
Image: riyan_hidayart When I first started hiking, I had no idea I'd be attempting a successful northbound thru-hike in 2021. There was also little indication that my gear list items...
A Look Back, before Moving Forward
Hey! I'm Lost... but in a good way. I start the PCT tomorrow and, before I do, I just wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from the Appalachian...
The Eight Stages of Planning a Thru-Hike
“Hey, wanna hike the AT?” was a question I had a very quick answer for. It was right around seven months ago that a friend from high school asked me...
My AT Gear List: 10 Pounds That’ll Take Me To Maine
After spending godknowshowlong going through every gear list video, blog post, and forum that the internet has to offer - here I am. In the spirit of "Hike Your Own...