This article originally appeared on The Trek. Albert Mountain, NC, to Davenport Gap, TN Distance: 138.9 miles Total distance: 238.9 miles We had just settled into our sleeping bags for the night when a piercing howl shattered the silence of the shelter. The cry was answered by several nearby yips and cackles. “Are those coyotes?” …
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This article originally appeared on The Trek. Five days out from the start date of my AT thru-hike, I found myself unable to move five feet beyond my toilet. Apparently I had contracted norovirus before even setting foot on the trail.
This post originally appeared on The Trek which you can read here. With the start date of my AT thru-hike quickly approaching, I’ve been dividing most of my free time between pacing around my apartment and meticulously weighing my gear like a chemistry student performing his final lab practical. Last weekend, however, I thought a better alternative …
This article originally appeared on The Trek, which you can read here. Hi. I’m Brian. For the past six years, I’ve been working as an animator director during the day and blogging about food at night. I’ve managed to design a pretty sweet life for myself, and I am truly grateful for all that I …
A few weeks ago, I got the opportunity to spend a night at Mt LeConte Lodge in Great Smokies Mountains National Park with a group of fellow hiking enthusiasts. Considering you can only get a reservation at the lodge by lottery, it was an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often. The lodge can only be …
After filling my belly with some delicious Russian Cabbage Soup, I spent the second half of my Dockery Lake camping trip hiking to Blood Mountain. Standing at 4,459 feet, Blood Mountain is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. No matter what route you take to get there, it is highly worth the …
As I summited Tray Mountain–the second highest peak on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia–the sun was still warming my face, but a brisk wind signaled that a chilly November night lay ahead. I was taking part in an overnight backpacking trip with a group from the Atlanta Outdoor Club. It was getting late in the …
This post contains affiliate links. Lately, I’ve been on a little quest to find the perfect hiking shoe. It’s been a bit of a challenge because I have gigantic size 13 feet that are both wide as a shovel and flat as a board. Shoe manufacturers don’t exactly cater to my kind of feet. In the past I’ve had some …
It’s 4:30AM on a Saturday morning. I am awoken from a peaceful slumber by the ear piercing shriek of an alarm clock, which I immediately begin to slap like a misbehaving donkey until it stops. After a few minutes of staring blankly at the ceiling, I somehow manage to drag myself out of bed and peer …