1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (231+ words) I’ve had 4 different visitors join me during portions of my thru-hike. Having friends and family join can be both exciting and daunting. Exciting because I miss my loved ones and cannot wait to reunite with them and show them what…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1206+ words) In 1992, The Historian attended a speech President Jimmy Carter gave at the Southern Historical Association held in Atlanta, GA. When Carter ascended the podium, he looked slowly and carefully at the audience and said, “Hello All You Rich people out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (360+ words) From (mile 2562.1, elev 3580) To (mile 2575.1, elev 1600) High Bridge bus stop (Stehekin) 13 miles With a goal of taking the mid-day shuttle, I woke up at 5:30 and got out of camp by 6:15. Shoe Goo was at the official camp site 1/2 mile down…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (374+ words) Today it was finally time to conquer Mahoosuc Notch, a patch of trail that is notorious for being the slowest and hardest mile of the entire AT. I guess all the hikers were eager to get started, because when I…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (707+ words) 15.4 miles From Sitkum Creek (mile 2514.5, elev 3800) To Milk Creek (mile 2527.7, elev 3492) Climb 3756 Descend 4104 Weather: 46-65f sunny After stopping early yesterday, I got plenty of sleep and was awake by 5:30. But I still wasn’t terribly fast getting out of camp. I ate…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) I’m officially home from the trail. Well, trails, more accurately. A sunrise on the AT in Maine. A sunrise on the CDT in the Winds. I’m curious how this double content thing is going to go. I hope I haven’t…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (841+ words) After breakfast with Toolman, he left Ice Cream and me to go find Frito, who—after splitting from us at Creede—had suffered his own set of misadventures through the weather, including getting stuck for a while in flooded Pagosa....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (235+ words) Curveball today, we ended up taking taking a zero. We really didn’t want to but my phone has become virtually unusable but more importantly, Shooter was not doing well and really hurting. By now it was early afternoon and I…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (337+ words) I awake from the Greenwall Shelter. It’s about 6:45. I can’t lie; my legs are a little rubbery from the previous day’s push, but I’m excited to go. My first order of business is to get water. I quickly find a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) Friday, August 14th, 2026 I ascend into the Bigelow Peaks and am rewarded with incredible views of southern Maine. Looking at Avery Peak from Little Bigelow Mountain. Looking at Sugarloaf Mountain from Little Bigelow Mountain. Looking at Avery Peak from the trail....