Not Quite Thru: Appalachian Trail 2012

When you gotta go, a privy beats a squat

On the approach to the Great Smoky Mountains

Hungry hikers, meet kind citizens

If you've never hitchhiked, how do you start?

All set up in our Lightheart Duo. Rain or shine, this is home.

A hospitable setting encourages recuperation

Serendipity touches our trip to Gettysburg, the oldest Gettysburg Guide our guide

Foul weather accentuates a troubling section of trail

A planned zero day becomes an extended stay

It's been more than a decade since I lived out of a backpack for more than a week.

Slogging through another day of rain, we question why we're here

Trail magic comes to us in the form of a legendary maintainer