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The Easiest Terrain, the Least Miles, the Best Weather (in Which Inti Visits Me on the AT)
Even though it was a nero--just 8 miles and change--the walk down to VA 630 felt excruciatingly long since I was so eager to get there and see Inti.
More Questions Than Answers These Days
As Bill Bryson puts it in A Walk in the Woods, one of the central features of hiking the AT is deprivation. Bryson was 44 when he hiked the AT. He
Make the Whole Trip That Way
I'm sitting next to the Nolichucky River near Erwin, TN, approximately 340 miles and exactly 44 days from my start at Springer Mountain. Bird chirps
Many Struggle, Such Doubt
This is far, far harder than I expected. Everything about my life is different now from how it was five weeks ago. And none of those differences are
Smokies Secrets: Revealed!
Some life experiences contain in them so much superlative that its hard to convey to others what they were like. We resort to hyperbole, or we
That Promised Upbeat Post
I realized a few days ago that my blog posts have all included crying. While they're all true, and I've gotten feedback from people who appreciate
Rainxiety
For someone with an anxious personality, there's a lot to worry about out here on the AT. For me, one of the principal concerns has been rain. I
Tough Times
Before I started this hike, I knew there would be tough times. I knew I'd be "finding my edges" and "stretching" and "going outside my comfort zone."
Solitude, Loneliness, Privacy, Camaraderie
Theres this tension between being together and being alone. On the loneliness side of things, theres the fact Im out here by myself--meaning
The Days Rock; the Nights … Not
Day 1: Springer to Hawk Mtn (8+1 miles) We rode up the tooth-rattling, 9-mile dirt-and-gravel road to the AT parking lot. The morning had already