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Under the bridge just outside Harper’s Ferry, I found this. Just to the right there was an abandoned backpack, some clothing, and a pair of sneakers. I remember thinking that someone must have given up…

Sassafras. If you crumble the leaf in your hands it smells like lemon. If you steep the roots you get tea. Sometimes the leaves only have one section to the side of the middle section.…

Looking a little lost here after 4 days and 45 miles. I have NEVER gone that long without a shower! It was great. I have spent my entire life getting up, showering, and showing up.…

Yeah. That’s me now Erle Douglas  “BOOM!” Shobert. BOOM! has been a calling card for me since the 20 mile hike a few weeks ago with my friend Karma. 20 BOOM! It was kind of…

Ok.  This post is going to be more of a vent/rant than anything. I buy slightly used shoes sometimes on Ebay.  I USED to have success in this area.  Not any longer. First I should…

I’ve decided to section hike the AT. Really. The whole thing. Today, I started connecting the sections I’ve previously done.  When my friend Karma and I did THE 20, that’s THE 20, ( it will…

Karma was right.  Gray Dawn sounds too depressing.  The trail can be depressing all by itself.  No need to encounter a guy named Gray Dawn.  How about Apocalypse?  Maybe Beelzebub? Chernobyl?  Ha. So I will…

So, the first guy I meet in the trail asks me if I have a trail name.  I say no but my blog is titled “Gray In TheWoods.”  “Gray Dog,” he says. “No, “Greyhound,” he…

I’ve just eaten a bag of pretzels, a Quarter Pounder with cheese, French fries, and chased it with a large bottle of Gatorade and a medium shake! Guess I was hungry. What a great day.…

Yes, I’m smiling after all this pain, exhaustion, semi-delirium, dirt, nausea, nose blowing, sneezing and diarrhea. Why? Because I started this 4 day hike with a cold, and went anyway. Because I smiled and was…