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Back At It: Lashing Out My 2016 Thru-hike
Turns out the pain I experienced last summer was temporary. Like childbirth. And here I am back doing it again. I have now traipsed along 1400 miles of the trail...
Mountain Crossings Reinvents The Shake Down
One of the unexpected cool things about working for a specialty outdoor retailer that is also a small business is how involved you get. I mean really, really, involved. My co-workers...
Those Pictures I Promised
Hey there! Remember that one and only post I made while on the trail? The one where I promised a follow-up post full of photos from that week? Well three...
After The Storms The Sun Must Come Out-And So Do Snakes!
After a day of hiking in the rain, today was a fresh, new day. After the storm, the sun must come out - and it did! We awoke to a...
Blood Mountain to Dick’s Gap
Days 4-8 we finished around mile 70, closing up our first week on the trail. We're starting to find a rhythm and get used to spending time in our tents....
The Bonding of Kindred Spirits
What I've learned on the first ten days of hiking and living on the Appalachian Trail is that it takes a sense of humor, grit and the ability to give...