Blog Archives

Appalachian Trail Day 34: Isaacs Cemetery & First Solo
First day of being solo, it was hot as balls, and I saw my first snake on the trail. Oh, and I passed by Isaacs ...

Appalachian Trail Day 33: Up & Over Hump Mountain to 19E
Nighttime thunder and rain, a foggy/misty morning, climbing hump mountain, some injuries, leaving NorthCarolina for good, and finally making it to 19E AT MilesTriple B ...

Appalachian Trail Day 32: Hiking the Roan Highlands
Today we did the Roan Highlands, and it was a beautiful day for it. The weather was great. We did some bonus trails, and there’s ...

Appalachian Trail Day 31: Highest Shelter on the AT
We’re back on the trail! Rain and mist greeted us as we hiked four miles uphill on a muddy trail, carrying heavier packs than usual ...

Appalachian Trail #5: Injury, Rain Delay, & Trail Days
We made it back to the trail, ready to do our first key swap. But the week ended with another injury, several days of thunderstorms, ...

Appalachian Trail #4: Made it to Uncle Johnny’s
We started the week still in Gatlinburg and ended it at Uncle Johnny's, where I came up with a wild idea. More about that in ...

Appalachian Trail #3: Injury & Gatlinburg
We started off the week with a 12(ish) mile slackpack, then a trip to the ER, and ended it by exploring Gatlinburg for three days ...

Appalachian Trail #2: A Wildfire Changes Our Plan
Week 2 started off with a 14-mile slack pack that I originally remember in 2020 as being easy. My Tramily felt otherwise, especially when we ...

Appalachian Trail #1: Forming a Tramily
Miles Since Last UpdateTotal Miles HikedMiles Remaining 0 38.2 2160.2 This week was full of laughter, making new friends, and forming a Tramily. Appalachian Trail ...

Appalachian Trail: Pre-Trail Gear Changes
Since we had to come home briefly from our BamaToBaxter hike due to Suspenders' health issues, we decided to make some gear changes before heading ...

Pinhoti Trail Day 29: Oakey Mountain
Oakey Mountain isn't as tall as Dugger Mountain, but man it kicked our butts worse than Dugger did. It took us 9 1/2 hours, and ...

Pinhoti Trail Day 28: Dugger Mountain & Plane Wreckage
Today, we started the "harder" section. It honestly felt the same as all the others, lmao. Yes, the climb was longer and more significant, but ...

Pinhoti Trail Day 26 & 27: Laurel Shelter to Burns Trailhead & a Zero Day
After a poor night's sleep, we woke up, had breakfast, and headed out. The plan was to go to a shelter 1.5 miles from the ...

Pinhoti Trail Day 25: Pine Glen Campground to Laurel Shelter (& a Ghostly Tale)
The trail leading out of Pine Glen Campground is super nice, and I am not just saying that because it is flat, lol. The trail ...

Pinhoti Trail Day 23 & 24: Slackpacking & a Zero
Pinhoti Trail Day 23: Slackpacked 14 miles Today, we slackpacked from the start of the Heflin Spur to Pine Glen Campground for 14 miles! We ...