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Hiking Out of Virginia
Hiking Out of Virginia Video Link - Click Here Day 85: Mountain Home B&B and Cabbin, Front Royal, VA to Liberty Hill Lane (19.4 miles, marker 991.8) Yet another slackpack...
Shenandoah Resupply
Click here to view my video of Shanendoah National Park Day 80: Swift Run Gap, US 33 to Bearfence Overlook (9.7 miles, marker 919.6) Very mellow start to my...
Shenandoah, Family, and Friends
Day 75: Rock Point to Rockfish Gap (15.5 miles, marker 864.3) Today was packed full of interesting and wonderful moments. Woke up a few minutes after midnight and could see...
Training My Mind
Day 68: Daleville to Bobblets Gap Shelter (18.6 miles, marker 748.9) The hike out of Daleville was much like hiking out of any town. A good amount of uphill to...
Testing My Limits
Day 57: Long Neck Lair Alpaca Farm and Hostel to Bear Garden Hostel (12.7 miles, marker 558.5) Today was one of those simple walk in the woods kinda days. The...
Whatever it Takes
"Everyone has a book in them, and that, in most cases, is where it should stay." I have for many years, held an ambition to write and publish a book....
Looking Back
Day 35: Erwin, TN to Cherry Gap Shelter (17.3 miles, marker 361.4) Today's hike took me over Unaka Mountain, another truly stunning place and a lesson to myself. My original...
End of Book 1: New Hampshire and Maine
As I recount the past few weeks, I find myself bewildered by how time, and trail progress passes me by. It has been hundreds of kilometers since Lincoln. We have...
Final Reflections Before the Appalachian Trail
The time has come, and today is the day. My parents and best friend camped at Amicalola with Isaac and me last night, so as I write this I'm about...
Anxiety Ascent: Why I’m off the trail
I wake up in my room, surrounded by four walls and my black cat walking over my down comforter. The air conditioning is cool and my bed is soft. This...