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Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
North Carolina Part 3 - Tennessee Part 1 Appalachian Mountains as State Lines The AT generally follows the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. They also often are what help to...
Sweet (North) Carolin(a) – Neil Diamond
A State of Three Halves North Carolina runs for approximately 314 miles through the AT. There are three distinct sections to traverse: From the Georgia state line to Fontana Dam,...
What We’ve Learned From One Week on the Trail
We started with great expectations. Stomp the Approach Trail, get to Springer, and start passing the white blazes. I didn't see me stopping at every staircase, taking a breath, looking...
A day on the Appalachian Trail
The best mornings are when I wake up in my tent after a night without my rain fly. I can see birds fly in the canopied trees above my sleeping...
The First 100 Miles: Hiking My Own Hike
I have walked 138 miles. That's six percent of the Appalachian Trail if you're doing the math. It's just fine if you're not. I'm trying not to. When I started...
“Because It’s There”: My Personal Everest
Every person I come into contact with who hears that I plan on hiking the full Appalachian Trail asks me why I do it. To quote mountaineer George Mallory: “Because...
My AT Gear List: 10 Pounds That’ll Take Me To Maine
After spending godknowshowlong going through every gear list video, blog post, and forum that the internet has to offer - here I am. In the spirit of "Hike Your Own...
I Just Called To Say I Love You
Mile 10.4 Horse Gap, Georgia Horse Gap isn’t an ideal campsite, the clearing we chose is on quite a slope. There is a forest road pretty close that apparently gets...
What the Hell Have I Done?
What the hell have I done, who in their right mind decides to hike over 2,000 miles alone? ME! That's who, and I'll tell you why...