A long distance thru-hike isn’t cheap. You would think so, right.  I mean you are walking away from the rat race for six months to “live off the land.”  HAH! […]

I get asked, quite frequently, “Won’t you miss your life?” Of course I will. You can’t spend six months away from the people and things that make up your daily […]

I bought a new pair of hiking boots.  Well, new to me.  I bought a pair of gently used Merrell Moab 2 boots from REI Used Gear.  I have been […]

As I am about to start 48 Peaks, yet another hiking book, I find myself reflecting on the last book I *tried* to read.  I haven’t been able to bring […]

I have a small collection of medical problems: bipolar, rosacea, edometriosis, obesity.  None of these really worry me on the trail.  Exercise is a good thing for them all, except […]

Every Monday and Wednesday, TiAna and I get together for a lunch bitch session.  We talk about our classes, our significant others, our families, our lives in general.  Lately, though, […]

To make sure that I kept this promise to myself, and to spread the cost of gear over a longer period, I’ve started buying my gear. First, the tent. The […]

No joke, I’ve probably read 3 dozen books about the AT. I started with A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. And after 3 dozen books, Bryson’s is still […]

Around ten years ago, I discovered the Appalachian Trail and started daydreaming that I could walk it. A movie, a documentary really, called 2000 Miles to Maine is what got […]