Only BOOM could walk right past a shelter! If he had me on his shoulder instead of tucked in his pack, I could have stopped him! But, you know Doug, right? Eye on the prize and all that. Just get to the finish line. You know, if he would listen to me once in a […]
I always forget to get Yoda out of my pack until I’m finished my hikes! This post is just going to be the photos I took this morning while I was getting flogged by Mother Nature. This is the kitchen at the cabin my family has had forever at Pecks Pond in the Pocono Mountains […]
Four miles in 3 hours. Out and back from the Wawayanda Shelter. I’m finished with hiking in deep snow. No more delusional optimism. My spirit is broken. I’m exhausted physically and mentally after only 4 miles. I’m not coming back up here until the Trail is hikable. Even following snow shoe tracks was difficult. If […]
I parked my Rav down the road and walked up to the Trail. I have this 15 mile section left going north to finish New Jersey. I was having no fun. The snow was consistently between 15 and 20 inches deep! Where the AT was hollowed out, it was even deeper at times! Here’s my […]
I don’t actually remember the name of this product. But I do remember what happened. So, I was at the Peters Mountain Shelter for the night a few weeks ago. I pulled in early and got out my cooking stuff, to make whatever for dinner, and there it was. The “Wild Animal Self Defense” […]
Right about here I was thinking to myself, “What am I doing?” The plan was to come to our cabin at Pecks Pond, spend the night so I can get an early start, and knock off a few of the 20 miles I have left to finish NJ. Well I was up at 4am. Looked […]
These are the steps into the hill leaving Duncannon, SOBO. The Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club is responsible for these steps and pretty much the entire 25 miles I hiked. They have done an INCREDIBLE job! You’ll see all sorts of trenches, bridges, and stonework along this well cared for Section. Thank you very much. […]
As I worked my way up through NJ and down through PA for the last month, I had forgotten the feeling you get on the approach to a river. It must be a large, old, and impressive river. The Delaware. The Potomac. The Susquehanna. Yes. The Susquehanna. My parents attended Susquehanna University until their Junior […]
That is Scott. From now on, I’m calling him “Sherpa.” That word actually means “eastern people.” People from the mountainous region of Nepal. Tireless mountaineers. It fits. Sherpa carried my pack (said he wanted to try it out) for nearly 8 miles, and I think I slowed him down! I had planned to hike 10 […]
That’s when it began. My Section Hike of the Appalachian Trail. I just wanted to document the day when I made a firm decision. 5 November 2017. I wonder when I will finish. ? I think I will guess. 25 December 2022. 5 years. I need to hike about 200 days to finish. 1825 […]
Gray In The Woods 