My name's Chuck, but it's "Stoic" to my trail friends. In 2016 I quit my teaching job and thru-hiked the P.C.T., losing 40 pounds, a good deal of fear, and various pieces of equipment along the way. Now I'm back in Seattle and teaching again, and the teenagers in my class tell me I look like "Tom Hanks from that movie with the volleyball...no offense." You can find me on Instagram and Twitter @mckchuck.
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Thru-Hiking in the Age of Trump
One of the nice parts about thru-hiking is that its incredibly easy to make friends. Everyones sharing such a wonderful experience, one that almost
Dec 31, 2016 : Chuck McKeever
Keeping ‘The Watch’: How Thru-Hiking Changes Your Sleep Cycle
Turns out long-distance hiking can accidentally put you in touch with a reeeeally old way of catching Zs.
Dec 20, 2016 : Chuck McKeever
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