Murders involving the Appalachian Trail (AT) are super rare. In fact, the handful of murders on the Appalachian Trail is extremely low relative to the number of millions of people that hike the trail each year. When I thru-hiked, murder and violence were not something I really worried about when planning the trip. I worried even […]
A Night at Uncle Johnny’s in Erwin TN – Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 146
Location: Uncle Johnny’s Hostel (Erwin, TN) Mom dropped me off this morning at the trailhead for the last time. I carried a full pack again, and started south, only a few hundred miles from Springer Mountain. I moved slowly but steadily down the trail. My slack-packs and zero day made me sluggish, but I made […]
5 Dangers that Could Kill You Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness
This sign is at the beginning of the 100 Mile Wilderness, the notorious one hundred mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail from Monson, Maine to Katahdin: Of the 2,000+ plus miles of the Appalachian Trail, this may be the most ominous sign, aside from perhaps the warning message scribbled hastily on paper and affixed to […]
Slackpacking from Carver’s Gap to Hwy 19E – Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 145
Location: Beech Mountain, NC I took yesterday off to spend with family. I said goodbye to Chris, Sarah, Liza, and Winn this morning. They had come to Beech for the weekend, and they would return to Durham while I slack-packed today. Mom drove me to Carver’s Gap where I started my slack-pack towards 19E. I […]
Relaxing at Beech Mountain Before the Last Sprint to Springer – Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 144
Location: Beech Mountain, NC I left the hostel this morning after paying the caretaker five dollars for letting me stay. It was every bit of 18̊F outside. I said goodbye to the brother and headed out on the trail. The morning was clear, but the forest and trail were frozen. I can feel the frozen […]
Thirty Miles Hiking to Kincora Hostel – Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 143
Location: Kincora Hostel (Dennis Cove Rd, TN) When I woke up this cold morning, all of the clothes I had hung in the shelter to dry last night had frozen. My shirts and pants were stiff and my socks had ice crystals on them. I was wearing dry clothes inside my sleeping bag, but I […]
Backpacking into Tennessee – Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Day 142
Location: Double Springs Shelter, Tennessee I left Damascus today in the hot morning. I was dragging all day. Having slack-packed for two days, I felt that I wasn’t going to reach the top of the first mountain with a full pack pulling down on my shoulders. Shortly after leaving town, I met Cold Feet slack-packing […]
Hiking into Damascus VA – Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Day 141
Location: Damascus, VA (Mount Rogers Hostel) I have new boots. Mom brought three pairs from REI in Raleigh, and one pair fits me. I decided I needed to switch from trail runners to boots because of the winter weeks ahead. My shoes no longer kept water off my socks and they poorly insulated my feet, […]
Finding Ponies in the Grayson Highlands – AT Thru-Hike Day 140
Location: Old Mill Inn, Damascus, Virginia After spending the night in Marion, VA, mom drove me back to the trail crossing where we had met. I left all of my overnight gear with her, and I only carried snacks and water for a twenty mile day hike over the Grayson Highlands. I enjoyed walking with […]
Sleeping Bag Fails in Icy Temperatures – AT Thru-Hike Day 139
Location: Francis Marion Hotel Last night was the most sleepless night I’ve had on the trail. I may actually have slept less on other night, like the night in Pennsylvania that the rain overcame my tent and I woke to rushing water in the pitch black, but last night certainly was an uncomfortable sleep. The […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- …
- 72
- Next Page »