Rain, Wind, and KFC All You Can Eat!
April 4. Woke up in the hotel and took a relaxing morning with coffee and a walk around town. It is nice to start the day with running water and…
Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2012 with Chris ‘Tarzan’ Clemens. A northbound AT thru-hike from Georgia to Maine in 2012.
April 4. Woke up in the hotel and took a relaxing morning with coffee and a walk around town. It is nice to start the day with running water and…
March 30. Woke up in the Grand Prix hotel in Gatlinbrug for the third morning in a row. At least today we should be heading back to the trail! We…
March 25. Cold morning! It felt like crossing into the Smoky Mountains dropped the temperature a good 15 or 20 degrees! I sent a lot of my warm clothes home…
March 20. It was nice to be back on the trail. After some rest and relaxation in Franklin we were able to pound out a good 8 mile afternoon hike…
I am connected again! I received a new-old (used) phone from home today, special delivery from Brian’s wife Ann, thanks Amy and Ann! Now it is time to update the…
Well, yesterday while I was at the store buying some supplies, trying to hold 2 boxes of Slim Jims, a box of Pop Tarts, cheese cloth, a small deodorant, baby…
March 13. Stopped raining! We still had to pack up wet tents and gear, but at least the rain had stopped! We hiked until about 1 PM and the sun…
March 8th. Slept in our first shelter last night…kinda slept! Had a big breakfast with Amy’s family this morning, time to go check in as a thru-hiker and hit the…
All the hours I spent the past few months watching videos, reading blogs, and not packing my gear…it all adds up the week before you leave! We finished assembling our…
With our start date fast approaching (4 days away!) I’ve been spending copious amounts of time getting my gear in order. Everything has been weighed down to the ounce, put…
Today is my last day of work at FoodTools. Six years of good times, lots of traveling, and many lessons learned. I wouldn’t trade it for anything! Tomorrow I’ll be…
In 8 nights I will not be falling asleep on a soft European pillow top mattress padded with a memory foam topper and an extra thick mattress pad, I’ll instead…