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Day One – Leavetaking
It Begins with Tolkien Before I start writing about my adventure I want to share a quote from the Hobbit that inspires me as I move
Days Zero minus one and Zero
Well, the journey begins. I can hardly believe that the time has finally come to make this dream a reality. We start with travel to Atlanta on a
The Final Countdown
What happens when the abstract ideas and dreams in your head start to coalesce into reality? That’s where I find myself with the start of my AT
Shakedown: Time to Test the Gear
What Do I do With All this Stuff? New gear is fun to look at strewn about the floor, but what’s next? The gear needs a thorough "shakedown" or field
How I Am Preparing for a Through Hike of the AT.
Here’s a little secret. You can’t truly prepare. I once heard the trail described this way: The first third of the distance is physical, the next
Gear Choices – aka Analysis Paralysis
Undertaking a 2,200-mile trek on foot necessarily involves a lot of gear. With that, come a lot of gear choices. How does a self-identified gear
Why Hike the Appalachian Trail?
Perhaps the better question is: Why am I hiking the "Appalachian Trail"? While it may be an easy question, there is no easy answer. the Italian