Harpers Ferry
Gear Review: Hoka One One Sky Toa Boot
I tested the Hoka One One Sky Toa from April to June and discovered a nostalgia and new appreciation for the hiking boot. I always wear trail runners when I...
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...
NOBO or Bust? Barefoot Weighs His Options
With the days dwindling down this season and inclement weather looming over New England, has Barefoot Hiker thought enough about his options to finish this year?
Hiking My Own Hike: Making A Pilgrimage Home
Hiking My Own Hike: Making A Pilgrimage Home Two months ago, if you told me I'd change my plan of thru-hiking the AT to section hiking, deliberately, I wouldn't believe...
200 Miles: Hair. Hostels. Fellow Flip Floppers.
Either my hair stylist (and I use that job title in the loosest possible sense when it comes to my coif) cut my hair in such a way that my...
Flipping Out About Flip Flopping: Part 2
According to the ATC website’s 2,000 Miler Report , 70 of the 122 reported thru-hikes originating from Harper’s Ferry in 2014, were completed. That is an out-of-the-gate success rate of...
Flipping Out About Flip Flopping: Part 1
Mentally, Mt. Katahdin is my physical and psychological goal. It is also turning into my emotional nemesis.
Fire Destroys Historic Buildings in Harpers Ferry
Late last night over 80 firefighters from counties in West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland were called to the historic town of Harper's Ferry by a neighbor who heard the sound...
Almost Out of Pennsylvania! (Pennsyl-ROCKS-YA)
Unofficially Halfway We hiked into Harper's Ferry, West Virginia on July 2nd. Harper's Ferry is the unofficial halfway point - it is the town in which a thru-hiker...
Checkpoints and Celebrations
Firestarter and I packed out a special just-out-of-town feast, a celebration for the celebrations to come: drumsticks, corn, and beer. We grilled it all up at the Molly Denton Shelter...