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(Mini) Shakedown near the Tecumseh Trail
A wonderful charity event, lovely people, and an opportunity to shakedown a few gear odds and ends - not a bad way to spend a Saturday.
The AT Chooses You
The day I decided to hike the AT, really decided that next season was my season, it wasnt so much a decision as coming to a realization of something I already knew.
Dehydrate This!
Exhaustive research has lead me to the basic conclusion that weight=bad, food=good, therefore food that weighs as little as possible is best. What weighs most food down? Water. How does one get rid of excess water and maintain deliciousness (to say nothing of nutritional value)? One dehydrates it!
Day Hiking in the Olympics (Part 2)
A ridgeline hike, a steep ascent, deer, and rolling clouds round out our stay in the Olympics.
Dayhiking in Olympic National Park
A short, but adventure-filled, trip to Olympica National Park further inspires a future AT thru-hiker!
Hope springs eternal, but the spring is dry
Hope springs eternal, but this spring is (currently) dry.
Enter the AT Mirage
That old adage is true sometimes life hands you lemons, and you want to squirt them in other peoples eyes. No, wait. Thats not how it goes.
An Impropable Thru-Hike Dream is Born
People keep asking me, Have you seen WILD? or, Did you know Robert Redford has a movie coming out about the AT? and I keep saying, Not yet, but I want to!" Neither one of these is why Ive decided to thru-hike the AT.
Officially an Appalachian Trials Blogger!
I just found out that I am going to be an official blogger for Appalachian Trials. Im both elated and nervous.