The low after doing my longest day of the trip to date was a little lower than I was hoping. My feet were tired. I was tired and I was...

Even waking up I just knew it was going to be a good day. I felt good, well rested and I was ready to start pounding trail. I had 67...

I have never been known as one to jump out of bed in the morning and this morning was especially that way. When you are comfy, warm and...

My setup worked perfectly overnight and I stayed dry along with all my gear. In the efficient manner I have come to exhibit, I had my...

Today I got the best trail magic of the trip so far. I was on the trail early with the intent of making the Daleville post office before...

Weekends are hit or miss on the Appalachian trail. There are many backpackers just out for the weekend and they bring with them many...

If you bet it would snow today you win. Either way I lost with the weather today. The temperature hovered around freezing the entire day....

The night was cold and the wind howled all night. It seemed my two days of summer weather had come and gone. When I felt sufficiently...

Today was an eventful day. I was on the trail by the first light and began meandering along the ridges and knobs of east Virginia. It...

All night the wind howled by Chestnut Knob Shelter where I was trying to sleep. The problem was the shelter is at the very top of the...

I was on the trail by 615 with no where to go but North. Sometimes there is something special about seeing the day begin, watching the...

I got up early from the Wise shelter and was ready to face the world. I was on the ice covered trail just as it was light and skated...

Per the usual, it froze overnight and the morning was uninviting. Luckily I had enough snacks and motivation to finally get up around 7....

Three weeks in and I am blessed with some more interesting weather. Before I get in to my day of waking let me explain the weather with a...

Occasionally I will get up earlier than is probably healthy in order to plan my day around a town or post office. Today was one of those...

When you are doing lots of miles every day, efficiency is the name of the game. You want to be taking full advantage of the daylight...

I woke up barely avoiding the many puddles the leaking roof of the shelter caused and I finally got to introduce myself to the others...

Last night my headlamp got progressively dimmer as I neared the No Business Knob shelter. This is alarming as it is one of my most useful...

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I had every intention of getting up early and getting 30 miles in before dark. That all changed when some weekend hikers showed up at the...