It took me a while to get it put together, but after 4 months I have finally put together a photo recap of my 2014 thru hike of the Appalachian…
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It’s February and that means that the thru hiker class of 2015 is starting off soon. Hiking the entirety of the Appalachian Trail is a daunting task and the first…
Winter Backpacking in Harriman State Park
As I mentioned in my last post, “What is a Microadventure?”, I am trying to get out on an adventure at least once every month this year. January is a difficult…
Somewhere in the southern Appalachian mountains I stumbled across a shelter and sat down for lunch. I flipped open the shelter log and found that one of my fellow hikers had penned a…
What is a Microadventure? Exploiting the 5-to-9
A microadventure is an escape from the ordinary in everyday life. With planning, practice, and a little bit of dedication, you can be camping on a hill tonight and at work…
My Worst Day on the Appalachian Trail
Everyone tried to tell me.
Hiking in White Mountain National Park was hard. SO SUPER HARD. I would only be able to do, like, 8 miles a day.
“That’s ridiculous,” I thought, “I can walk 20+ miles a day; certainly 13-16 miles a day in the Whites would be cake.”