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)”
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Mosquitoes, Mountains, and Mud.
The Green Mountains of Vermont stand apart from the Appalachian ranges we have walked thus far. Even the colors seem somehow more vibrant here. Here the trail is full of muddy pockets that will swallow your feet. Wet moss blankets fallen trees and stones edging our squishy, brown path. The mountains continue growing taller, foreshadowingContinue reading “Mosquitoes, Mountains, and Mud.”
A Day on the Trail in Mass
We had run out of food that morning. All that was left were some very crushed up Belvita breakfast cookies. We were drinking these crumbs as we tried to push our way to town. Just around lunchtime we pass another thru-hiker, heading southbound, who told us that some lady is handing out cookies up ahead.Continue reading “A Day on the Trail in Mass”
Appalachian Trail: New Jersey to Connecticut
Since we left Pennsylvania the days have flown by.The trail community is different up here in the north. Hitchhiking is illegal in New Jersey and New York. There aren’t as many hostels, or shuttles. Hotels are more expensive. The people in towns are less familiar with hikers. We look progressively more homeless than we didContinue reading “Appalachian Trail: New Jersey to Connecticut”
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”
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”
Injury on the AT
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”
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”
from the other side 