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On our way out for a hike at Fort Parker State Park, we noticed a sign for Old Fort Parker Historic Site and we decided ...

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Sugarloaf Bridge in Milam County, Texas is a 234-foot long, pin-connected Parker Through Truss bridge located over the Little River near Historic Sugarloaf Mountain. I ...

Fort Concho, established in 1867, is located in San Angelo, Texas, and was established in order to protect frontier settlements, establish law & order as ...

There is a lot of controversy about who the real Billy the Kid was and where he is really buried. Did he die near Fort ...

A grave in the middle of the street? What in the world, was my first thought when coming across this. Y'all know I love odd, ...

Walk The Distance is an app available for iPhone's through the app store and will turn your step count into virtual mileage along the Appalachian ...

We headed out to Fort Parker State Park for some day hiking. I was surprised that we were able to reserve a day pass the ...

In no particular order, I have started keeping a list of books for hikers & backpackers (or those that love reading about outdoor adventures on ...

Milton Reimers Ranch Park is located in Dripping Springs, Texas just down the road from Hamilton Pool. It offers hiking & biking trails, rock climbing, ...

It's day 29 (March 18th) since I started my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and a little over 2 weeks since I left the trail ...

Day 11-27 since my thru-hike started was spent mostly in a blur of sorts. I know I had a lot of followers worried and I ...

I AM NO LONGER UPDATING THIS LIST AS MOST PLACES HAVE OPENED BACK UP EXCEPT FOR SHELTERS AND PRIVIES. I am keeping an ongoing list ...

How to send packages to a thru-hiker. If you are looking to have resupply boxes mailed to you or if your family and friends want ...

Hiawassee, Georgia is a popular stop off point on the Appalachian Trail for resupply and rest. But, what does Hiawassee offer to hikers that make ...

Day 9 was a zero-day for me as I try and get my head back in the game and dodge the frigid cold temperatures of ...

Day 8 started with me waking up to a wet sleeping bag (quilt). Well, my toebox was drenched. It took me a while to figure ...

Day 7 started out with a late checkout from the hotel. We got a ride to Neel Gap from our shuttle driver Splitter. After a ...

Day 6 is our first zero of the hike! Today we spent time doing laundry and resupplying. The coolest part was meeting Shiitake and her ...