Groovin‘ in – the first weeks
„A beginning is a delicate time…“ -Frank Herbert, Dune- Since I finally decided to hike the PCT and got a job I was thinking about it almost every day. Especially...
I Completed The Damascus Marathon!
May 8th of 2024 I completed the Damascus Marathon on a whim. I had just spent the scariest and longest afternoon of my life hiking through a lightning storm on...
Day 50: Hiker Hobbles and Milk Flavored Water
The Hiker Hobbles I slept well last night. The only problem I had was trying to convince myself to get up and start the day. It took me fifteen minutes....
Hiking with Friends
There are days that the only sign of other hikers I see for hours is an occasional footprint or cluster of trekking pole holes where footing gets tricky. While I...
Day 32 – Will It Ever Stop Raining?
Day 32 Start: Painter Branch End: Brown Gap Miles Hiked: 7.7 Miles on AT: 251.8 Today is town day! Thank goodness because everything is grimy, smelly, and damp. We...
CDT Part 2: Lordsburg to Silver City, Where Things Get Good
Lordsburg You'll hear CDT hikers talk about the small City of Lordsburg, New Mexico quite alot. It's an iconic town stop along the CDT where most hikers pass though at...
AT Thru Hike – Part II – The Smokey’s Nearly Killed Me
Picking up where we left off after Part I - “The Smokey’s Nearly Killed Me”… We walk down the lengthy paved road from Clingman’s Dome toward the parking lot. I’m...
Hampton, Deciding to Take it Easy, The Damascus Marathon
420 miles in and I'm hanging out at a hostel in Hampton TN. it's a cool place with the word ‘’castle” in the name but I'm not totally sure where...
Congress Introduces Bill To Establish Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, and Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, introduced legislation to conduct a feasibility study, with the goal of designating the Benton
Well Maintained CT – Days 46 thru 50
Back in the woods, Merry Weather suggests that I walk in front and maybe I'll see a bear. Not more than 5 minutes later Merry Weather says, “look, another bear.”...