Long distance hiking
The Dirt on the Trail: Chapter 8
500th Mile and Mass on Sunday We left Jesse a thank you note for letting us stay at his place in Salisbury, gave Chance the dog some love, then headed...
The Dirt on the Trail: Chapter 7
Destination: Pharmacy The antihistamines I took overnight helped prevent further swelling, but I still had a cankle. We passed by Shenandoah Mountain which was painted with a 911 Memorial Flag,...
The Dirt on the Trail: Chapter 6
New Jersey to New York and July 4th The next day was short, but we finally got to see some bears. After hearing about how many bears are in New...
The Dirt on the Trail: Chapter 5
I'm Finally Back I'm back on the trail after 8 weeks recovering from a case of "granny bones" (I got a stress fracture in my lower right tibia). To be...
Book Review: Thru and Back Again
4,600 Miles The longest of America's National Scenic Trails runs 4,600 miles through the North Woods of North Dakota to the High Peaks of New York. Although the Andrew Skurka...
Trail So White- Why The Trail Needs More Diversity
The trail is teeming with diversity. It's a very diverse group of white men. White men from all over with all different backgrounds and stories. But they are white, white,...
Rethinking How to Hike My Own Hike–There Will Be Consequences
For the record, Virginia...not flat, not easy. I was 360.8 miles in to my flip-flop thru hike and looking forward immensely to a zero at the Quality Inn in Waynesboro,...
The Good, the Bad, and the Muddy
The fates are conspiring against us. Or maybe I should say they're conspiring for us, because oddly enough, every time we decide we're fed up with this hike and decide to...
Hiking Amnesia: Impressions from a Mid-Trek Break
Thru-hiking is a lot like childbirth. The minute it’s over you forget the pain, you forget the misery of scaling mountains with a heavy pack strapped to your back. You...
Porcupines, Cookies, and Other Unexpected Adventures
I mentioned in my last post that on the Appalachian Trail nothing seems to go as planned. Every week is full of surprises -- some funny, some wonderful, and some...