Have you ever felt like you were a character in a horror movie? This one time we hitched a ride into Smithsburg Maryland to eat at a local deli and grab some supplies at dollar general and our ride back out to the trail felt like we were riding into the latest installment of theContinue reading “On Hitchhiking”
Category Archives: Backpacking Adventures
Pennsylvania Rocks and Trail Magic
Pennsylvania is the next big challenge after Virginia. Here, it isn’t the grade that’s difficult; it is the terrain. There are rocks everywhere on the trail. Small and sharp rocks, big and loose rocks: for miles and miles. In addition to the rocks it has been hot. Like heat advisory hot. Imagine this; you’re tryingContinue reading “Pennsylvania Rocks and Trail Magic”
Cooking on the Trail: What we sent back home
We’ve cooked in these pans for months. They’ve fed us out West as we hiked National Parks, they’ve made some pretty darn tasty burritos after a day of hiking and exploring. They’ve whipped up the best stir fry of fresh veggies a person can eat over a campfire after a long day! We trust themContinue reading “Cooking on the Trail: What we sent back home”
All About Hiking Shoes For Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail in 2021
The appalachian trail is a tough place to learn lessons about shoes. Shoes are the most important piece of gear to any thru hike and figuring out the right ones for your feet has proved trickier than it may seem. No wonder they are the most talked about piece of gear on trail. When lilContinue reading “All About Hiking Shoes For Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail in 2021”
Out of Virginia
After the ordeal that was aqua blazing, we decided it would be best iF we booked it out of Virginia. The “Virginia blues” are a real thing. (But the southern half was great) though southern Virginia was beautiful, the latter portions weren’t all that glamorous. The rolling green hills and farmlands of southern Virginia wereContinue reading “Out of Virginia”
Canoe disaster on the Shenandoah River
Ok. So, we ended up “Aqua-Blazing” this week. That is, when you go down the river instead of hiking the trail. Truth is, we hiked 50 miles into the Shenandoah National Park and weren’t that impressed. It was about 90 degrees out and humid as hell. This part of the trail was like a neverContinue reading “Canoe disaster on the Shenandoah River”
IF your friends jump off a bridge
IF your friends told you to jump off a bridge, would you?” Depends on the friend, really. There are certainly friends who I would ignore, should they ask me to jump off a bridge, but there are others that I trust enough to jump off a bridge, were they to ask. But let’s say theContinue reading “IF your friends jump off a bridge”
Trail Days & Hiker Haze.
It took us about a week to get back into the groove after getting back on the trail. From then until trail days we hiked every single day. Our averages the first week weren’t impressive but we slowly got back to walking around fifteen miles a day (and my ankle was not thrilled on thoseContinue reading “Trail Days & Hiker Haze.”
Spring on the Appalachian Trail
Spring is upon us. Over the past month the Appalachian mountains have blossomed with life. All the forest critters are coming out of their winter refuge. Baby bunnies hop along the trail beside us as we make our way to Maine. Lizards scurry across our path as we turn round narrow green corridors peppered withContinue reading “Spring on the Appalachian Trail”
Back to the Basics
We have been back on the trail for 3 days since our week off in Ohio. With my sprained ankle feeling much better it seemed high time for us to get back on the trail and start hauling ass to Maine. We passed the 1/4th mark our first day back… it’s almost been three months,Continue reading “Back to the Basics”
from the other side 