Day 0: 29 March, 8.4 miles today (none on the BMT), 0.0 miles total, Springer Mountain Shelter, Springer Mountain, Chattahoochee National Forest, GA The AT approach trail is no fucking joke. After lallygagging for an… Read More »In Search of Redemption on the Benton MacKaye Trail, part one: a return to the scene
Day 19: 7 July, 21.1 miles today, 238.5 miles total, Story Spring Shelter, Green Mountain National Forest Days without rain: 4 It took me a while to figure out why the hostel owner in Manchester… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 5: zen and the art of thru-hiking
Day 14: 2 July, 0 miles today, 166.2 miles total, Rutland, VT Days without rain: N/A Non-hikers always assume you’re exaggerating when you tell them that Rutland’s Yellow Deli—famous all along the Appalachian Trail for… Read More »Bugs, Bruises, and Bogs on the Long Trail, part 4: at home on the AT