I got to spend Labor Day weekend with 3 of my favorite hiker pals, on a two-night camping trip. It was too damn hot. I was too damn out of shape. My pals weren’t ready to run marathons, either. Still, we had the best time. We were in the woods! Our adventures included a 7-mile…
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Shallow ditch dug alongside the trail, to make it easier for water to drain off.
I’m proud to say I’ve been given the responsibility to maintain a tiny piece of the Appalachian Trail. Duties include trimming weeds and branches that encroach on the trail, removing trash, and repainting the 2-inch-by-6-inch white rectangles (“blazes”) that mark the trail. (Luckily, “my” section of trail has neither a shelter nor a privy, so…
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Read More Halloween 2020 BackpackingAppalachian Trail: Nov. 6-8, 2018 Heading south along Whitetop Mountain, toward Buzzard Rock. The rain had ended but a strong – and cold – wind accompanied us along the path toward Buzzard Rock. Buzzard Rock. We would have stopped for lunch here, but the wind encouraged us to keep going. The cold, cloudy and rainy…
Read More Three days and two nights on the Appalachian Trail“Does anyone know what day it is?” asks the young man trying to get a signal with his flip phone. “SUNDAY!” comes the immediate reply. One can’t really blame the fellow for not remembering. He’s hiking the Appalachian Trail. Someone who chooses to take on all 2,168.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail will be at…
Read More Lunchtime on the Appalachian Trail