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This post is two weeks in the making at this point. Throughout my thru hike attempt, it’s a regular occurrence to chat with other hikers about the “next big thing” on the trail. Starting out, it was Blood Mountain in Georgia. Once we got through Neel’s Gap, it was the Albert Mountain climb. All alongContinue reading “Great Smoky Mountain National Park”

I’ve taken to hiking and camping this past week with an individual that goes by “AquaDog”. We have similar and complementary interests that make conversation natural, hike at similar speeds (he can run away from me on the downhill but you best believe I’ll track him down when we start climbing), and just generally getContinue reading “AquaDog and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”

I’ve come to enjoy using this blog to explore different methods by which to share pieces of my trip with the folks back home. I’ve been messing around with shooting videos on the trail using the monopod trekking pole attachment and cell phone mount I decided to bring along on my AT thru hike attempt.Continue reading “Day 12 Video Update”

I am writing this post from a motel in Franklin, North Carolina, where I’ve decided to take my first “zero day” (a day where you don’t walk any miles) of my thru hike attempt on day 9. So how did I get here, you ask? Glori, Pete, and I stayed in Atlanta last Friday andContinue reading “Week 1 in the Rearview”

Disclaimer: I am not a scientist. If you’ve watched my videos, you’ll know that one of the primary tethers that will keep me returning into towns is the need to charge up the various devices I plan to bring on my thru-hike attempt. No matter how deep my desire to immerse myself in nature, I’llContinue reading “Charge Me Up, Buttercup”

One of the more interesting pieces of gear I’ll be taking on my thru-hike attempt is the Mountain Laurel Designs Pro Rain Poncho. A true multi-use product, this garment will function as my rain jacket, backpack cover, and shelter. Tarps are already a fairly niche product in 2021 for backpackers, so let’s start there. PictureContinue reading “Poncho Tarping 101”

See those all caps? I can hardly contain my excitement as I’m writing this post. In advance of the genesis of my A.T. thru-hike attempt, I’ve spent hours and hours researching, collecting, testing, and organizing the gear that I’ll be taking with me. So, without further ado, see below for a breakdown of everything you’llContinue reading “THE GEAR POST”

It’s been a repeatable, predictable, yet unique experience when I have the opportunity to describe my plans for 2021 to someone with fresh ears. Across the board, there’s a common response of encouragement and excitement, but I’ve been struck in noticing that the accompanying level of concern and trepidation forms a bell curve. Unfortunately, ifContinue reading ““You’re doing what now?””

I’m overwhelmed with a feeling of gratitude to start 2021. I’d decided some time ago I was interested in chronicling the coming year via blog, and it followed naturally that the first post herein aims to describe this state of gratitude. I am grateful for my family, immediate and extended. The folks that instilled inContinue reading “Grateful”