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Cue Vanessa Carlton – 1000 Miles and Harper’s Ferry

Cue Vanessa Carlton – 1000 Miles and Harper’s Ferry

Dear Diary,  I may have gone a little mad from the Rollercoaster. Who thought that was a good idea?  The black dot is a bear. I was FAR away. "Pink...

Jul 14, 2017 : Jeremy Gottschalk
Thru Hike Story Time

Thru Hike Story Time

Three brief stories of the experience of hiking for months on end, smelling terrible, getting angry from hunger and friends.

Apr 5, 2016 : Sara Douma
Three Important Black Bear Safety Tips

Three Important Black Bear Safety Tips

In which your humble narrator confronts an uppity Shenandoah black bear who has decided to move into his tent.

Feb 6, 2016 : Connor Adams
Pennsylvania Insurance

Pennsylvania Insurance

The rocks are hidden beneath a blanket of leaves! When people talk of PA and the trail all you hear about are rocks, rocks, rocks, and more rocks. Oh don't...

Nov 9, 2015 : Bookie
The Five – No, Six – Questions This (Hopeful) Thru Hiker is Already Tired of Hearing

The Five – No, Six – Questions This (Hopeful) Thru Hiker is Already Tired of Hearing

I have already heard these questions 100 times or more. It's easy to forget that while I have been "all AT, all the time" for the past year or more,...

Dec 31, 2014 : Kate Spillane Balano