To The Mason-Dixon Line
May 27. After spending a few hours at the AT Conservancy I packed my gear and headed for the historic downtown of Harpers Ferry. One new item I picked up…
From 3 Amigos, to 2, to 1
When Meat left Waynesboro for his sister’s graduation I hiked on ahead for a few days. The plan was to get back together when he returned to the trail and…
Harpers Ferry
May 26. Woke up in my tent on the tent pad at the shelter. It was going to be an interesting ride for the day. We took off early and…
Leaving Shenandoah
May 22. My first day back on the trail on my own at my own pace. After 4 nights staying in town and 3 relaxing hiking days I was worried…
Hiking With Seatbelt & Aunt Karen
May 19. As I sat having coffee and researching lightweight sleeping bags in the lobby of the hotel the news show on TV did a spotlight on a new way…
City Camping
May 17. I spent the rest of a lazy day yesterday enjoying the town of Waynesboro. I sat at the library a little longer, relaxed in the shade on a…
36 Miles To Waynesboro
May 12. Cold! Woke up cold but my preventative measures helped keep me decently warm last night. We packed our bags and started the 15 mile downhill to the James…
Drinking My Dinner
May 11. Frozen! We tried our new 45 degree sleeping bags last night and it got cold! I woke up in the middle of the night and put on just…
Moving To Ultralight
May 10. Woke up in a hotel in Daleville for the 3rd day in a row…time to get back on the trail! Although I wished we had left town a…
Flosser’s Firsts
Meat and I really enjoyed hiking 700 miles with Brian Sarvis, aka Flosser, aka Kilimanjaro. I won’t mention his age, but if Abe Lincoln was talking about Flossermanjaro-AT he would…
2 Months and 722 Miles
May 7. We woke up after it had rained all night and luckily it stopped raining so we could pack our wet gear…but we were heading into town today so…
What’s In My Backpack…
Just thought I should post an update about my pack and what I am carrying…I attached a photo of my pack, and here is what is in it! Inside –…