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AT Thru Hike: Prettiest Little Fiddlehead
Dear Diary, The reality of my AT Thru Hike is starting to settle in. I am seeing that we are not just here for a good time. It just...
“I Quit”
Explore a significant day on the Appalachian Trail where James expresses a desire to quit due to challenging conditions. This moment leads to deep reflections and meaningful conversations between the...
Day 35: Big Butt and Howling Winds
Howling Winds The good news is, it didn't rain in the night. The bad news is, the wind was howling like a train. And that was with my earplugs in....
Day 12 – Outside of Time on a Mountain Somewhere
Day 12 Start: Unicoi Gap End: Tray Mountain Shelter Miles Hiked: 5.7 Total Miles on AT: 58.2 -- note: I think my pocket map mileage is not updated to the...
300 miles and what a day!
Day 46 Little Laurel Shelter to Flint Mountain Shelter 14 miles - AT mile 308.8 Card of the day - 10 of Swords A crowd came into camp late last...
NC/TN: The Smokies, An Honest Review
Davenport Gap, Northern End of Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Mile 239.2 8 days in the Smokies. Most visited National Park in the US. Fontana Dam to Standing Bear: 72...
Birds and Rocks Filled My First Day On Trail
Walking from Harper Ferry across the Shenandoah was surreal, but reality quickly hit as I climbed several hundred feet up to Louden Heights. As I usually do, I focus on...
Leaving the Smokies and Arriving in Hot Springs
Second half of the Smokies to standing bear then to hot springs Leaving Gatlinburg I headed with Atlas and Pressure D to Ice Springs Shelter. It was about 3...
What? Free Cookie! OK
Day 45 Rich Mountain Camp to Little Laurel Shelter 11.2 miles - AT mile 294.8 Card of the day - V The Hierophant Waking up at the shelter, the first...