Polarity. Day 8 was spectacular. That was the first morning when I felt I had my morning routine dialed in. I woke up well rested, packed up a few items from the night before, made breakfast, socialized, changed into my… Continue reading

Heavy. I started my sixth day with a great sunrise atop Tray Mountain. I had a 10-mile descent into Dick’s Creek Gap, where I had booked a bed at Around the Bend Hostel. The plan was to arrive early and… Continue reading

Scorching. Today was the day that the AT really started to show me its teeth. Perhaps it was another lesson for me not to take any day out here for granted. My thermometer peaked at 85 degrees today. That just… Continue reading

Indecision. Day 3 ended up being so unexpected and started to show me why this trail is a special place. This day presented me with a logistical dilemma that occupied my mind the previous evening and into the next morning.… Continue reading

2236. After all the waiting and anticipation, today I actually started. It rained… a lot. Though oddly, it didn’t bother me. It’s probably because I was on a mission to go do it; ascend  Springer and start the Appalachian Trail.… Continue reading

Anxiety. I’ve been thinking about many things over the past few months: the excitement, the experience, the adventure. Though as I sit here in my hotel room the night before starting the AT, all my mind wants to do is… Continue reading

Unknown. We all find ourselves facing it all the time. We may run from it, chase it, or embrace it. I find it interesting that a concept can be both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Perhaps how we… Continue reading