Location: Unknown Shelter Morning came too quickly in the hotel room. I wished that I had hours on end to waste in that room which had everything I needed and wanted. However, the trail calls. I woke up around 8:00am and ate a quick breakfast after putting my clothes in the wash. Before I knew […]

Location: Econolodge, Daleville, Virginia I woke to the patter of raindrops on the tin roof of the shelter this morning. A couple of the five section hikers had woken earlier and were hard at work on menthol cigarettes and coffee. The air was warmer this morning than many recently, but still there was a chill […]

Location: Unknown Shelter I woke late this morning. I slept through my alarm. I did it at home, I do it out here. I ate breakfast in my sleeping bag as usual. I ate the second box of chocolate donuts. After packing my bag, I got out of my sleeping bag, exposing my bare legs […]

Location: Unknown Shelter This morning wasn’t as cold as the last few, but I stayed in my sleeping bag to eat breakfast. Once Wrongway stoked the fire and had it blazing again, I moved all of my gear to the picnic table and packed by the heat of the flames. Everything was covered in ash […]

Location: Unknown Shelter Today the Topsail King Mackerel Tournament is in full swing. When I started walking this morning, I was thinking about where I’d be fishing if I were in the tournament and how badly I wanted to be fishing. I packed my pack from my sleeping bag again this morning. The morning was […]

Location: Unknown Shelter in the Shenandoahs I woke late this morning because the sun took forever to reach the floor of the valley. 9:00am looked more like 7:00am. Thunderstorms, waves of them, kept me awake much of the night. I don’t think Wrongway slept well either. He tossed and turned and woke up to pee […]

Location: Shelter south of Waynesboro, VA I was in and out of Waynesboro today for supplies and badly needed chores. I hiked seven miles in the gray morning to get to the road that leads into town. I beat the rain fortunately. I had planned to first visit the Office of Tourism to reference a […]

Location: Today was tough. Twenty miles damn near killed me. I started early and stopped at Lewis Mountain Campground for breakfast at the camp store. I had two bowls of cereal, a honey bun, and cheese. I couldn’t do laundry or take a shower as I had planned because I didn’t have cash or coins […]

Location: Bearfence Mountain Hut 28 miles today and I am spent. The Shenandoah Park has tons of mountains. I was up and down all day and the burning in my calves won’t let me forget it. I started fairly late for such a big day. This morning resembled the last two days so I wasn’t […]