So. I thought, that the 100 mile wilderness was located just as you enter Maine, going North on the AT. Today I found out different! It is actually located just before you enter Baxter State Park, the park where you Summit Mt. Katahdin. I’ve talked my thru hiker friend Sleeping Beauty into hiking that section […]

I was so down on Tuesday and Wednesday. I didn’t know what to do with myself!!! Returning from the trail just seems to get harder and harder as I spend more time out there. It used to be that I was eager to get back to my bed and a hot shower. Now, not so […]

EXACTLY! What a long, strange trip it’s been, this summer season of hiking the AT. It started out as…what did it start as? Can’t remember. Can’t remember much if anything these days. Well anyway, it has ended with a bang! Specifically, a deer running into my car! Then, a bee sting, a fall breaking one […]

This trip was all about the sunrises! I started at Doyle’s River Trailhead and hiked South to Rockfish Gap, where the Skyline Drive meets the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was 27.1 miles over three days. Mostly fun and easy! I’ve now hiked 679.9 miles in 70 days on the trail. I met a bunch of […]

That would be Mary’s Rock Summit! My first stop after leaving Compton Gap on my way to finish the Shenandoah National Park. I didn’t finish, but it was a total success! It was my first hike past 5 days, which meant a resupply would be necessary and a shower mandatory. Five Days is my wet […]

Great time!!! We stayed at “Ledges” and had dinner at The Settlers Inn, both in Hawley, PA near Lake Wallenpaupack. All In

Took a walk up to Sunfish Pond and back. Met one of the loveliest thru hikers yet. “Steady!” Here’s to you Steady! Enjoy your journey! Oh yeah. That’s my friend John there, too. :):) All In

This is just an old post that got shoved into my drafts!: First of all, a big thank you to my new hiker friend Scott who shuttled me to Port Clinton at 0630 from the 501 parking lot! Another gift from the Trail! He shot this picture as I started.  It was almost straight up […]

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Ahhhhhhh. I can’t hike. I can hardly breathe. Shingles. I can’t believe it! The list just gets longer. Maybe it’s just the aging process. Just another test of my resolve. No problem. Temporary setback. Today, I am supposed to play in a fundraiser golf outing for the Mike Pettine Foundation with some high school friends. […]