First off, thanks for reading. I’m going to put my blog on hold for a while. I have a new job. I want to see how and if this forum fits with my new responsibilities. I’ve been hired by the Pacific Crest Trail Association to, well, talk about the Pacific Crest Trail (and many other [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Pause. Redirect.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Be Safe.
Posted in Everything else on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Everything has been eclipsed by some really bad news. A very close friend has seriously injured himself while playing outdoors. I’m distraught. All of my thoughts are with him at the moment. I urge you to be safe out there. Some of the activities that we partake in truly are dangerous. Please, please, please be [...]
Backpacker PCT Project
Posted in Backpacking, Pacific Crest Trail on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Read my BACKPACKER profile from my Pacific Crest Trail Project.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail South.
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Backpacking on April 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been off trail for the past few days. It’s a remarkable feeling. After four hundred miles of walking, I’m in thruhiker shape. My legs are rock hard, I’ve lost the my normal bits of flabbiness and I’m tan. I could walk another two thousand miles. Fitness is not the reason that I hike. But [...]
Snow and Ice
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Backpacking on April 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today has been my favorite day on this trail so far. A little after midnight, the shelter crew and I were woken up by thundersnow. The world was an intense place for half an hour. We had loud claps right up on our ridge and almost an inch of snow came along with it. Very [...]
From the jungle to the arctic.
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Backpacking on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First photo: The crew with thumbs up after a neighboring table bought their dinner without telling them. Second photo: Cherry Gap Shelter. I hung out in Erwin, TN for two half days. While it has some sort of official “great trail town” designation, it wasn’t. Uncle Johnny’s Hostel was home to over a dozen of [...]
