I very recently posted on Instagram a photograph of the final two gear items I purchased and included in my gear for my attempt at a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. The items were...
From Parent Trap, our family’s favorite movie: ANNIE: You sure you don’t want some trout, Mom? Is that okay, by the way? If we start calling you Mom? MEREDITH: I think your...
Recently I have made a few posts focused not about my thru-hike as an epic adventure, but as a way to “give back.” When I decided to undertake this journey I also decided to...
We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune. ...
Now that my plans to try to backpack the entire length of the Appalachian Trail have become more widely known, I get a lot of questions. Some ask if the trail is “mostly flat.” Some...
In the summer of 1974 I participated in “Boys State” in Connecticut; a week-long “camp” where we studied U.S. government and political science. While there one...
This post is rated “I” for intermediate, meaning it is neither basic information, nor little known.** During the last three years I have been more than fascinated with the AT and the...