It was definitely freeing to exit Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It’s a great place, but just not the best section to thru [...]

Since leaving Fontana and entering the Smokies a lot has gone by. My first day in I waited by Moment and Sunrise’s packs [...]

It’s been a few days since my last post. They’ve all been tiring and I had a lot to do while I had [...]

Coming out of Franklin has been pretty cold at Siler Bald shelter. I took a really easy day there. I met a few [...]

Yesterday I had a good hike coming out of Water Oak Gap. It rained a fair bit overnight so the tarp was good [...]

Yesterday I hike the 6 or so miles in to Dick’s Creek Gap. As luck would have it, the van for Top of [...]

I left Blue Mountain shelter this morning. I took a pretty easy day yesterday, only 7.3 miles. My right foot was sore from [...]

Today was beautiful. The sun came out and warmed up everything. All my stuff dried in the sun this afternoon. The morning started [...]

Today is a short day. I only went to Blue Mountain shelter. I didn’t see many new faces, but I found the Germans [...]

Today was another slog in wet shoes through tons of mud. I started out at Lance Creek, just outside the bear canister zone. [...]