The second section of the trail on the BMT is another fifty miles of mellow walking. Perhaps it was the new ultra-light backpacks we were hiking with. Shoutout MatSix Ultra-Light. Maybe it was because the BMT is much less vertical than the AT, but we could keep an average of around eighteen or twenty milesContinue reading “Benton Mackaye Retrospective (part two)”
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Freezer Bag Meals: What we eat Backpacking
Listen, backpacking can be hard. There is nothing like working your butt off finally getting to camp, throwing your pack down, and realizing you still have to prep your food, cook it and then clean it all up. It is in these moments we grab for the granola bar, get in your sleeping bag andContinue reading “Freezer Bag Meals: What we eat Backpacking”
Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Summary
It was a cold, wet day when we started hiking the Appalachian Trail in North Georgia and it was a cold, wet day in Northern Maine when we finished. Hiking 2193 miles takes quite a while, even if you’re quick and a whole lot can happen during that time. We started in early February. OurContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Summary”
Benton-Mackaye Retrospective (Part One)
Looking back on it, the Benton Mackaye Trail is basically split into four major sections. I think about the sections as the distances you have to walk until you can get more food. The first two marches are roughly fifty miles each, and the second two are one hundred miles. Keep in mind that weContinue reading “Benton-Mackaye Retrospective (Part One)”
BMT – First Impressions
There was a great feeling of nostalgia walking up to Springer Mountain again. It has been six months since we finished the Appalachian Trail and when I saw the white blaze, I couldn’t help but smile. To get onto the Benton Mackaye you can either start from the Springer Mountain parking lot or walk upContinue reading “BMT – First Impressions”
New Hampshire (part 2)
There is more to the White Mountains than just Franconia Ridge and it would be a mistake to stop talking about the New Hampshire sections of the Appalachian Trail there. The Presidentials are the most famous part of the White Mountains and our time there was incredible. Not only did we have great weather andContinue reading “New Hampshire (part 2)”
New Hampshire (part one)
The White Mountains are something else. They challenge even my writing skills. Where to start. Well, first of all, the infrastructure and community are both unlike anything I’ve seen in the United States before. Spread throughout the forty-two infamous peaks is over twelve thousand miles of rigorous trail. There are many who walk every inchContinue reading “New Hampshire (part one)”
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”
from the other side 