“A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place.”
- Paul Gruchow

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Grandfather Mountain Trifecta

A wise hiker once told me, mother nature doesn’t care about your itinerary, and this past weekend I learned just how right they were. For the past few months, I put plans into motion that would...

Little Schloss & Big Schloss Loop

Hello friends, its been a while!!! For my first overnight hike of 2023, I took a short 1.5 hour drive to the George Washington National Forest. I tackled a 17 mile hike using nearby trails to...

Shark Valley Tram Trail: A Biking Adventure in The Everglades

Part 1: Fun Facts Trail Name: Shark Valley Tram Trail Location: Everglades National Park, Florida Permits Required: Yes Trail Type: Loop Direction Biked: Counterclockwise. Month...

Long Trail: Epilogue

Hello again everyone, I wanted to use this post as a sort of wrap-up for my long distance hike of the Long Trail. I will post some fun facts about my hike and at the end will have my GPX files my GPX...

Long Trail: Day 22 (Journey’s End)

October 5th, 2022: VT-242 to the Canadian border (11.4 miles) Years of planning have led me to today. 262 miles down…11 to go. Like a kid on Christmas, I was so jazzed when my alarm went off. I...

Long Trail: Day 21 (Nearo Day in Montgomery Center)

October 4th, 2022: Hazen’s Notch Camp to VT-242 (5.6 miles) With a short day ahead, I slept in a little later than I normally would. Thankfully the mice left me and my gear alone. I had three...

Long Trail: Day 20 (Devil’s Gulch & The Orange Bandana)

October 3rd, 2022: Spruce Ledge Camp to Hazen’s Notch Camp (13.5 miles) The handwarmers I purchased at Johnson Hardware paid off. I put a few in my sleeping bag and though it was overkill, I...

Long Trail: Day 19 (The Moose Encounter at Codding Creek)

October 2nd, 2022: Roundtop Shelter to Spruce Ledge Camp (15.1 miles) I got out of bed very early today. Once again, fighting through the cold and weariness, I packed up my gear and said my final...

Long Trail: Day 18 (Resupply at Johnson)

October 1st, 2022: Sterling Pond to Roundtop Shelter (14 miles) Today was an interesting day. I had to make it 10 miles to Johnson Hardware, resupply, then continue an additional 4 miles to my...

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