All Appalachian Trail posts in order:
- The Last, But Not Least, Hostel
- Monday Morning on a Beach in Maine
- Foraging to the Beach
- Whitecap Mountain
- Blue Blazing Some 100 Mile
- Taking My Sweet Ass Time in the 100 Mile
- Going Full Camping Mode in the 100 Mile Wilderness
- Shaw’s Hostel
- Thru-Hikers are Diverse and Awesome People
- Human Nature Hostel
- Wild Ass Maine
- Goodbye New Hampshire
- Mt Madison and AMC Hut Work for Stay
- Mount Washington
- Tearing Up in the Presidentials
- Zealand Falls
- Going Feral After a Lafayette Sunrise
- Franconia Ridge: The Best Ridgeline on the AT
- 4K #2 & 3 Kinsman Mountains
- Hiding Out at Eliza Brooks Shelter
- Wet in the Whites
- I’m Still Alive
- Gold Panning
- 4K #1 Mt. Moosilauke
- Under New Hampshire’s Forest Canopy
- Wachipauka Pond
- Hexacuba on Mt Cube
- Smarts Mountain Fire Tower and Cabin
- New Hampshire’s Green Tunnel to The Whites
- Exiting the Hanover Vortex
- Restoring Down Sleeping Bag Loft
- Hiker Friendly Hanover
- Leaving NYC for Hanover by Train
- 20 Miles on Foot in NYC
- Me and My Pack in NYC
- New York’s a Zoo
- New York: The Night After Attempt
- New York: Day After Attempt
- New York Overpasses Are Your Friend
- NY Double Marathon Attempt (pt 3)
- NY Double Marathon Attempt (pt 2)
- NY Double Marathon Attempt (pt 1)
- Entering New York
- Getting Out of New Jersey and Boredom
- Trail Magic and Trail Angels Explained
- New Jersey: Hiker Hunger Strikes
- New Jersey: Day 100
- Delaware Water Gap
- Pennsylvania Fast Forward
- Getting Caught Up
- Bouncing to The Whites
- Pennsylvania: More Timely Trail Magic
- Quarry Gap: The Appalachian Trails Best Shelter
- Sleeping Behind the Bar err… The South Mountain Hotel
- Finding Inspiration to Make Amazing Happen
- Pennsylvania: Return of the Bride
- Maryland In 2 Days
- Maryland: Back On My Feet In State Number 6
- Harpers Ferry and the Fate of the Boat
- Aquablazing 200 Miles, The Flood Finale Into Class IVs
- Aquablaze Day 17: Sailing! About Damn Time…
- Aquablaze Day 16: Last Hurdle Into West Virgina, Dam 5 of 5
- Aquablaze Day 15: Warren Dam
- Aquablaze: Night Row, Racing Storms
- Aquablaze Day 14: Shenandoah River State Park
- Aquablaze Day 12-13: Country River Take Me Home
- Aquablaze Day 11: Those Damn Bachelorette Parties
- Aquablaze Day 10: Bed Boat
- Aquablaze Day 8-9: Let the Rains Begin
- Aquablaze Day 7: Almost Screwed and Dam 2 of 5
- Aquablaze Day 6: Dam 1 of 5
- Aquablaze Day 5: The Heart of the South
- Aquablaze Day 4: A River Is No Bear-icade
- Aquablaze Day 3: Cows, Corn and Pollutants
- Aquablaze Day 2: Hobo’ing It Up
- GoPro is Dead, Long Live GoPro!
- Aquablazing 200 Miles on the Shenandoah River? Yep, Day 1…
- Fast Forward…
- Saying Thank You and Goodbyes
- Nature Subsidized Lunch on Tinker Cliff
- Flying High on the Most Iconic Cliff on the Appalachian Trail
- Summiting McAfee Knob
- On a Crazy Train to Catawaba
- Virgina Creeper
- National Forest #6, Virginia and the Fourth of July in Damascus
- My Partial “Damascus Dash” into Virginia
- Boots Off at Watauga Lake and Injuries on the Trail
- Getting Back to it, in the Rain, Again…
- Another Short Rehab Day on a River, Again…
- Waterfall Stealth Camp #3
- The Station at 19e
- Hobbling to Roan, TN
- Erwin, TN on the Nolichucky River
- My 44 mile, 24 Hour Cherokee Challenge
- 300 Miles and Snakes on the Trail
- Hot Springs, NC and Rafting the French Broad River Zero Day
- Pisgah National Forest
- Standing Bear Farm
- Smokey Mountains Day 7: Biggest Day Yet
- Smokey Mountains Day 5-6
- Gatlinburg Zero Day
- Smokey Mountains Day 4: Highest Point on the Appalachian Trail
- How To Use Bear Cables
- Smokey Mountains Day 3: Good Boy, I Mean Bear!
- Smokey Mountains Day 2: Tennessee
- Smokey Mountains Day 1: Dam Opened, Permits, and Sketchy Fire Towers
- Fontana Dam, Last Stop Before the Smokies
- Indians and Ghost Stories on Whiteside Mountain
- Prepping for the Smokies
- Story Time #1: Arthur’s Bear Story on the AT
- NOC Tour on the Maxed Out Nantahala River
- Nantahala Log Cabins
- Fire in the Rain
- Nights at Gooder Grove and the Stone Tower
- Crossed My First 100 miles
- The Bear Part of Yesterday
- Lots of “Firsts” Today
- Rain Rain Go Away, It’s Another Hostel Day.
- Failed Night Hike Due to Bear Scare…
- Goodbye Enota, Hello Trail
- Work for Stay Experience #1 – Enota
- My First Full Zero(s) at Enota Mountain Retreat
- Neels Gap Hostel and Outfitter Tour
- Blood Mountain Shelter Tour
- First 5 Summit Day
- “Troubled bear” country
- Quick video review of my first 4 days on the AT
- First hiker box search
- Hostel Mondays
- Water concerns
- Foot care
- Camping above a waterfall
- There’s Ospreys in them there hills
- And thus it really begins…
- Night 1: Blackgap Shelter
- Amicalola Falls, ass already whipped!
- Amtrak train viewliner room review
- Off a midnight train to Georgia
- Testing the Amtrak facilities…
- My gear breakdown video
- I’m off for the AT!
Awesome to meet you today on top of Springer Mountain. Have already read your blog post and love knowing I know someone out there doing what I really want to be doing. Soak it all up and enjoy every moment.
Rafe and Kathy Armstrong
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Thanks guys, and your words are encouragement. Good talking to ya’ll.
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Enjoyed talking with you on the Shenandoah River while your raft patch was curing. I’ve told a lot of folks about your adventure.
Thanks for sharing your journey with me.
Create a great day!
Mark
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Mark I enjoyed it too, and I’m still making it down river, afloat! I’m at the Newport dam waiting for rains to stop before I port. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Very nice to meet you on White Cap today !.. Katahdin was looking your’ way !! 👍
Awesome job !! I’m jealous..
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Thanks for the food! I swear those grapes felt like they had energy drink in them. Huge boost!
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