WE MADE IT
What a journey. We thank you all for your support in our epic endeavor, and will write more soon about the end of our trip and some final...
A DAY IN THE LIFE
I awake at 5:45AM. I'm wrapped tight in a down quilt, warm as an oven, surrounded by a shade of blue cast by my tent. It's still dark,...
Checking In and Fire Closures
Greetings from Erwin, TN and mile 1,847! In response to the concerned calls and texts we have received in the last few days, we just...
ON DOING ONE THING REASONABLY WELL
A few days ago, I was approaching the end of a 19.5 mile day just south of The Priest in Virginia, deep in thought about the effects of...
THE FIRST HALF
And just like that we have 1166.7 miles under our belt. The past eight weeks have been a whirlwind as we have strained to put down 10,...
THE EIGHT STATE UPDATE
Eight states. That's 628.2 miles. It's hard to believe we've made it this far, and it's flown by. Here's a quick and dirty run down of...
NINE BEAR
After 350 miles, I got a trail name. I should be clear that in past hikes I went by “Banana Pudding”, or “BP” for short. This trail name...
MAKING MEANING OF THE MILES
Spoiler alert: long distance hiking can get a little uncomfortable. There are times, for instance, when it is a Saturday, and you haven’t...
GETTING STARTED
194.7 miles in 17 days It has been a fun and busy trip already, and we've been delayed in catching up on the blog. Everyday feels very...
“I JUST QUIT MY JOB TO HIKE THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL!”
That’s not quite accurate, but Caitlin and I have enjoyed saying it to each other in excitement over the past couple of weeks. In truth,...