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

A Love Letter to the Black Snakes of the Appalachian Trail

Dear black snake: I apologize for the many colorful and totally inappropriate words I said when I first saw you.

Jun 8, 2017 : Kat Ignatova

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