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AT Thru Hike – Dear Diary….Week 3
Dear Diary, The reality of my AT Thru Hike is starting to settle in. I am seeing that we are not just here for a good time. It just...
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 Camera Gear: From “Fully Loaded” to “Bare Bones”
There's no doubt that the gear hype among photographers is just as mesmerizing, bottomless, and situational as with backpacking gear. Whether you've taken the traditional or
From Tides to Trail : Finding A New Community After Leaving the Military
Mile 460. As I reflect, I left my job in Hawaii over a year and a half ago. It was a hard transition to hang up my Navy uniform and...
No One Could Believe This Amazing Trail Magic
This weekend, Thru-Hikers encountered the Appalachian Pine Mixer at Overmountain Shelter, a trail magic event like no other!
Hiker Trash Turned River Rats
The idea of aquablazing has intrigued me from the start. It seemed like something that would be a nice change of pace to break up the hike a little bit....
The First Two Weeks…plus a few days
A series of unfortunate events, followed by sunshine, tears, and the beautiful balds of North Carolina, and everything I learned in between.