PCT Videos
I recently came across some short videos from the Oregon section of my PCT 2012 thru hike. I had almost forgotten how much snow there was on the stretch between Crater and Ollalie Lakes! Thanks to fellow thru hiker, Erin Read More …
Category: Journals
PNT – Stage 6 – Bonners Ferry to Waterton Lake
Distance: 225 miles (362 km) Time: 8.5 days (8/8/11 – 8/16/11) Avg. Miles per day: 26.5 miles (42.6 km) Total Miles: 1184 miles (1905.1 km) Highlights: Polebridge Mercantile: My second favourite trail bakery in the USA after the undisputed champion, Stehekin, WA. Read More …
PNT – Stage 5 – Northport to Bonners Ferry
Distance: 149 miles (239.7 km) Time: 6 days (8/2/11 – 8/7/11)……..includes rest day in Northport. Avg. Miles per day: 24.8 miles (40 km) Total Miles: 959 miles (1543 km) Highlights: Metaline Falls, WA: Population 238. Possibly my favourite town on the PNT. Stayed Read More …
PNT – Stage 4 – Bonaparte Lake to Northport
Distance: 147 miles ( km) Time: 5 days (7/28/11 – 8/1/11) Avg. Miles per day: 29.4 miles (47.3 km) Total Miles: 810 miles (1303.3 km) Highlights: Matteson’s at Northport: Upon reaching the end of this section, I took my second zero day at Read More …
PNT – Stage 3 – Ross Lake to Bonaparte Lake
Distance: 205 miles (329.8 km) Time: 7 days (7/21/11 – 7/27/11) Avg. Miles per day: 29.3 miles (47.1 km) Total Miles: 663 miles (1066.8 km) Highlights: The Cascades Revisited: The final stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail from Harts Pass to Manning Park Read More …
PNT – Stage 2 – Port Townsend to Ross Lake
Distance: 226 miles approx. (363.6 km) Time: 8.5 days (7/12/11 – 7/20/11) Daily Average: 26.6 miles (42.8 km) Total Distance: 458 miles (736.9 km) Highlights: Edison Culinary crawl: Tiny place. I’ve seen bigger towns made of leggo. Nonetheless, in the space Read More …
AT – Thank You’s, Dodgy Knees and Sponsors
It’s often the people as much as the places which mark a journey as memorable. My AT experience was no exception. I would like to extend a big thanks to my friends that helped out on the logistical front, as Read More …
12 Long Walks: How did you afford it?
One of the questions I was most commonly asked during the course of my journey was, ” how do you afford to do what you are doing?” 1. Age: I’m 43, not 23. I worked and saved for a lot Read More …
Epilogue 2: SERENDIPITY
I smiled the smile of a relieved man. I would soon arrive in Neels Gap. A few beers, a big feed, a hot shower and a semi-comfortable mattress awaited me. Perhaps I would linger there for a day or two; Read More …
Epilogue: CHAPTERS
Life is like a book. It’s filled with multiple chapters of varying content, length and substance. Its pages invariably contain a wide cast of characters, but only ever the one author. Sometimes the difficult part of penning such a work Read More …
AT – Day 73 – 12 Long Walks
DATE: December 28, 2012 START: Neels Gap, GA FINISH: Springer Mountain, GA / Southern Terminus AT + 2.8 miles DISTANCE: 30.6 miles (49.2 km) + 2.8 miles TOTAL DISTANCE: 2181 miles (3509.2 km) There it is…….Springer Read More …
AT – Day 72 – Neels Gap or Bust!
DATE: December 27 START: Deep Gap Shelter, GA FINISH: Neels Gap, GA DISTANCE: 33.4 miles (53.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 2150.4 miles (3460 km) Lumpy & the Pirate: Latish start due to cold and slothfulness, after which I hiked strongly Read More …
AT – Days 69 to 71 – It’s a Wonderful Life…….except on Mondays
DATE: December 24 to 26 START: Locust Cove Gap, NC FINISH: Deep Gap Shelter, GA DISTANCE: 81.6 miles (131.3 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 27.2 miles (43.8 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 2117 miles (3406.3 km) It’s a Wonderful Life…….except on Read More …
AT – Days 67 to 68 – Rambling in the Smokies and Beyond
DATE: December 22 to 23 START: Newfound Gap, TN/NC FINISH: Locust Cove Gap, NC DISTANCE: 58.1 miles (93.5 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 29 miles (46.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 2035.4 miles (3275 km) December 22: Town stop…….standard late start at 10 am; Read More …
AT – Days 64 & 66 – Smoky Mountain Blues
DATE: December 19 to 21 START: Hot Springs, NC FINISH: Newfound Gap, TN/NC DISTANCE: 66.7 miles (107.3 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 22.2 miles (35.8 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1976.3 miles (3179.9 km) This particular stretch was a tale in three parts. During Read More …
AT – Days 61 to 63 – Hot Springs
DATE: December 16 to 18 START: Cherry Gap Shelter, TN or NC FINISH: Hot Springs, NC DISTANCE: 85.5 miles (137.6 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 28.5 miles (45.9 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1909.6 miles (3072.5 km) The Return of Malto: From Cherry Gap Read More …
AT – Days 58 to 60 – Kincora
DATE: December 13 to 15 START: Double Springs Shelter, TN FINISH: Cherry Gap Shelter, TN or NC DISTANCE: 89 miles (143.2 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 29.7 miles (47.7 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1824.1 (2935 km) The Boys from Double Springs: A shout Read More …
AT – Days 55 & 57 – Rainy Days & Mondays…the Virginia Remix
DATE: December 10 to 12 START: Knot Maul Branch Shelter, VA FINISH: Double Springs Shelter, TN DISTANCE: 107.7 miles (km) DAILY AVERAGE: 35.9 miles (km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1735.1 (km) Rainy Mondays: Call it the curse of the The Carpenters, but Read More …
AT – Days 53 & 54 – What’s in a Name?
DATE: December 8 & 9 START: Woods Hole Hostel, VA FINISH: Knot Maul Branch Shelter, VA DISTANCE: 63.4 miles (102 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 31.7 miles (51 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1627.4 (2618.5 km) The AT in Virginia: Two things come to Read More …
AT – Days 51 & 52 – Woods Hole
DATE: December 6 to 7 START: Sarver Hollow Shelter, VA FINISH: Woods Hole Hostel, VA DISTANCE: 54.4 miles (87.5 km) DAILY AVERAGE: 27.2 miles (43.8 km) TOTAL DISTANCE: 1564 (2516.5 km) Southbounders…….heading north: Recently I have run into a handful Read More …