Dream. Plan. Live.
Read the first article in the Return of the SLOBO series, 799 Zero Days Later “I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits unless I spend four hours a day at least…sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields absolutely free from all worldy engagements.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walking When […]
Call me Goatman. In 2013, I flew to Maine with a friend and a backpack to attempt a southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. And failed. We walked for 4 months through the mountains and across rivers, hitchhiked into town for food, slept in the woods most nights, and were beholden to no schedule but […]
All hikers do it. They throw that extra into their bag, just in case. On a weekend jaunt this is no big deal. A few extra pounds are good for you. They give your legs a better workout and justify the three packs of instant noodles you’re having for dinner again and the post-hike pizza […]
Date: July 14-21 Trip length: Four days of hiking along with three days of travel on a Greyhound Bus. Conditions: 70-90 degrees during the day accompanied by slight breezes and plenty of shade. Rain storms during one day and two nights. Temperatures at night ranged from low 40s to mid 60s depending on elevation. Distance: […]
Trip Report Mt. Rogers Loop – Virginia Trip report by Kayla “Clover” McKinney. Date: Mid-May 2015 Conditions: Warm, sunny, breezy, mid-70sF during day, mid-50’s at night, some rain at night. Trip Length: 3 days, 2 nights Mileage: 18.1 miles Highlights: Wild ponies, tallest point in Virginia, beautiful mountain vistas, Appalachian Trail, rhododendron forests. […]
An Introduction to the AT By: Bryan “Ice Man” Wolf SOBO 06’/07’ I’ve heard it spoken of as romantic, miserable, magical, adventurous, life changing, and testing. I’ve spoken to those who have dreamt of the experience forever and those that have experienced it with little to no previous knowledge of its existence at all. In […]
Overnight on the AT Top 3 Hikes Less Than 8 hours from Cincinnati By: Craig “Goatman” Buckley Interested in getting a taste of the iconic Appalachian Trail without the time commitment required for a long section hike? Behold! Three hikes that will get you out on the AT for an overnight backpacking trip that you […]
February 25th 2007 Written by: Bryan Wolf and Joe White Our 1st day out of Franklin was cold and the trail was covered with a fresh dusting of snow. Parts of the trail were still pretty icy too. Ice Man took a bad fall on some ice and bumped his head. He had a bad […]
February 17th 2007 Written by: Bryan Wolf and Joe White This journal entry is going to be a little different than usual. I am short on computer time, and this will be our last entry until we make it back to Cincinnati in a week. We will post another from Cincinnati to sum up the […]
February 4th 2007 Written by: Bryan Wolf and Joe White Our first night out of Damascus brought us into Tennessee, the 12th state of the trail. We didn’t leave town till 2 in the afternoon, but we made sure we left with full stomachs. Our first impression of the trail in Tennessee was awesome, very […]
