We left off as lil Belle and I had just escaped the hailstorm in the Roan Mountains and were enjoying some chicken wings at the Station at 19E, which was one of my favorite hostels we have been to thus far. It was attached to a bar that had over 350 unique beers and cannedContinue reading “Injury on the AT”
Category Archives: Backpacking Adventures
Storms over the Roan Mountains
Yeah open wide mountain balds are beautiful but what about during a storm??
The Smoky Mountains
A picture nor a thousand words is worth the experience of seeing the beautiful in person. Which is ironic considering my reason for writing today. Over the past week we hiked through the Great Smoky Mountains, and nowhere has this premise felt more prominent to me than it did looking at the great smoky mountains.Continue reading “The Smoky Mountains”
The Last One to Katahdin wins
Longterm stares at me, dumbfounded. He is standing in front of a door which leads out to his little porch and the sunny, warm day beyond. We stood there trapped by an awkward silence for a moment. I watch him grimace in discomfort as he tries to think of the nicest way to phrase whatContinue reading “The Last One to Katahdin wins”
Trail Names!
It has been almost two weeks. So much has happened, It feels like we are starting to get the hang of it. We have been planning our weeks by working with the weather instead of hiking through the weather. That being said, there are still plenty of days (most actually) where we have been hikingContinue reading “Trail Names!”
The Trail is Still Better Than Quarantine
It has been a tough week. The weather has been nasty, our gear keeps getting soaked, and it feels like everybody we have encountered along the way has been pessimistic about our journey. Even the customer service rep from Tarptent told us that we shouldn’t be hiking the AT in February. That is when weContinue reading “The Trail is Still Better Than Quarantine”
A Good Start To The Appalachian Trail
If you consider a good start getting lost…
from the other side 