Mexico to Canada on the CDT
We spent some time in North Adams, MA with Elmer (wearing the Georgia gear) and…
Published on July 28, 2015
Karibu and Xypher became best friends during our stay with Elmer in North…
Mount Graylock, the high point of Massachusetts. (July 17, 2015)
Team pie posing for pictures at Mount Graylock, MA. (July 17, 2015)
Scout in an abandoned cabin south of Mount Graylock, MA. (July 17, 2015)
Real talk: sugar is the main thing hikers want to eat. (July 16, 2015)
Published on July 27, 2015
Scout and Knock hiking along a short ridge in Massachusetts. Around here you…
Historic milestones abound in Massachusetts. (July 12, 2015)
We spent a day hiking with Weed Eater, who has an amazing knowledge of edible…
Scout investigates berries for edibility. (July 13, 2015)
Two adorable golden retrievers out for a muddy day hike in Massachusetts. (July…
Unpacking a self care package Knock and I sent ourselves in Cheshire, MA. Those…
Published on July 26, 2015
Crossing into Connecticut. 10 down, 4 to go - get it!
Rocky stacking rocks on the Housatonic River. (July 11, 2015)
Little things like this make trail towns so wonderful to walk through. Seen by…
Voldermort and Burnout. 💖 (July 11, 2015)
Tree climbing near Belter’s Campsite, CT. (July 11, 2015)
Rocky crossing a stream near Cornwall Lake, CT. A beautiful section of trail.…
Published on July 25, 2015
We spent a wonderful day zeroing with the Preston family on a lake near…
Knock, Voldermort and myself crossing into Connecticut. Knocking out states in…
The Dover Oak near Pawing, New York - the largest and oldest tree on the…
Going from sleeping in the woods every night to staying a few blocks from the…
What better way to celebrate the 4th than a baseball game? Yankee’s beat the…
Published on July 24, 2015
Team Pie invades New York City! Backlash (he’s he one that actually looks good,…
Team Pie taking an afternoon break at Nuclear Lake, NY. (July 2, 2015)
Crossing the Hudson River in New York. (June 29, 2015)
Published on July 23, 2015
Some states lines have cool little signs - this one, not so much. (June 27,…
Knock looking out over New Jersey. After Pennsylvania it was a joy of a state -…
Looking down at Backlash and Rocky from the Culver Fire Tower in New Jersey.…
Published on July 20, 2015
Scout’s thousand yard stare. (June 24, 2015)
Published on July 19, 2015
When hikers find out there is a bar, next to a lake, just a half mile off the…
Backlash at the Brink Shelter in New York. He hung out all morning to wait for…
What I think may be a dogbane beetle crawling around the forest floor. (June…
New Jersey has one of the longest boardwalks on the trail, put in place to save…
Swans in the Wallkill reserve outside of Unionville, NY. (June 26, 2016)
Thistle growing in the Wallkill reserve outside of Unionville, NY. (June 26,…
Published on July 18, 2015
Knock and New Jersey’s high point in the background. Not surprisingly, the high…
Wild blueberries make for a great snack while hiking. (June 23, 2015)
A black bear crossing the trail shortly after we entered New Jersey. We’d heard…
Crossing into New Jersey from Pennsylvania on a busy bridge. (June 23, 2015)
We met Scott Jurek a few miles south of Delaware Water Gap PA! He is a…
Published on July 5, 2015
So many rocks in Pennsylvania. So many. (June 20, 2015)
Scout looking out over the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. This was one of the…
The Pennsylvania section of the AT is notorious for it’s rocks, and we learned…
Published on June 27, 2015
Looking for cool rocks in streams! We later learned these are actually a…
Rocky getting his hair cut by Frank in Port Clinton, PA. Frank has made his…
Published on June 26, 2015
Stopped by Pottsville for a quick tour of the oldest brewery still operating in…
Following the AT under interstate highways. (June 14, 2015)
Hiking under power lines on a ridge over a Duncanon PA. Hot, muggy, and lots of…
Convex mirror on winding roads selfie! (June 10, 2015)
Knock approaching Boiling Springs, PA. This section of the trail is more than…
Published on June 25, 2015
Scout has one of the most unique sleeping systems on the trail - just a tarp.…
We ran into Rocky in Maryland after not seeing him since Damascus, and he’s…
Jesus enjoys the spoils of a short day of hiking, lounging around and reading…
Burnout’s hiker face. (June 8, 2015)
Watching birds of prey is one of the best things to do on overlooks. (June 7,…
Published on June 24, 2015
Tradition dictates that you try eat half a gallon of ice cream at the halfway…
HALF WAY! This sign is actually a couple miles past the real half way point…
Mountain laurel is blooming! This is probably my favorite flower on the trail -…
Obligatory finally crossing into the north selfie. Hello Pennsylvania! (June 6,…
After the enormity of Virginia, Maryland was a blink. It rained almost the…
Our ATC registration photo! The ATC in Harper’s Ferry maintains the definitive…
Published on June 23, 2015
Thru hikers usually go through two or three pairs in shoes on their trek, and I…
Karibu napping in his makeshift tarp and hiking pole shelter, while his brother…
Crossed the 1000 mile mark on a rainy day in Virginia. Almost half way! (June…
Black bear sighting in Shenandoah National Park! This was the second one we saw…
Published on June 13, 2015
Scout and Burnout look out from Shenandoah National Park. (May 28, 2015)
Honeybuns and Burnout looking out from an overlook in the northern part of…
Published on June 12, 2015
A Timber Rattlesnake along the trail in Shenandoah National Park. We’ve run…
Hikers start a dance party at Skyland Resort in Shenandoah National Park. The…
Memorial Day sunset from Skyland in Shenandoah National Park. (May 25, 2015)
Wildflowers growing next to a barbed wire fence protecting a field of…
Fields of ferns in Shenandoah National Park. (May 25, 2015)
Scout looking out from a blue blaze rock scramble in Shenandoah National Park.…
Published on June 11, 2015
Laundry days are full of tough decisions for hikers. What is the bare minimum…
Pancakes and coffee in the backyard while we take a couple zero days in…
Published on May 24, 2015
Team Pie looking out as we climb down the Priest. (May 16, 2015)
Published on May 23, 2015
Friction on top of Spy Rock. He was one of the few other thru hikers we saw…
Party hats for my birthday on the trail! (May 15, 2015)
Pattern’s dog Fantastic Mr. Fox rolls down the window as we hitch into Buena…
Knock crossing a makeshift 800 mile mark someone left on the trail. (May 14,…
Team Pie and Chanti in front of a dinosaur in Glasgow VA. We never really…
The rhododendrons are blooming! These are easily the most ubiquitous plant on…
Published on May 22, 2015
Knock looks out from one of the many overlooks where the AT crosses the Blue…
A particularly odd trail experience - we walked into a shelter for a quick…
The Guillotine - a boulder that is wedged right above the trail, and you walk…
Knock and the Guillotine! (May 12, 2015)
Supposedly, an FAA tower that the trail runs right next to. (May 12, 2015)
A morel mushroom we found on the trail. They are edible and supposedly a bit of…
Published on May 21, 2015
Black rat snakes are a common sight for us now. They sun themselves on the…
Team Pie following the Appalachian Trail down a section of the Blue Ridge…
Waiting for the famous All You Can Eat Chinese/Sushi buffet in Waynesboro to…
Published on May 18, 2015
There’s a saying in the A.T. Community that “the trail will provide.” Trust…
Published on May 13, 2015
Overlooking the lake next to Daleville, VA. (May 8, 2015)
Knock and Scout on top of Tinker Cliffs, VA. (May 7, 2015)
McAfee Knob! Probably the most photographed spot on the trail because of the…
Published on May 12, 2015
Hikers hanging out at McAffe Knob, VA. (May 7, 2015)
Had a great stay at Four Pines! It’s a donation based hostel in a converted…
Scout and I looking out from Dragons Tooth. From this angle, you can’t tell…
Scout and the Audie Murphy memorial. Audie was one of the most decorated…
Cooling off beers in the creek by Niday Shelter, VA. (May 5, 2015)
Trail cows and Knock! (May 5, 2015)
Published on May 11, 2015
Long lunch and reading break at Keffer Oak, a 300 year old oak tree. Just a…
Hobbit and Knock at Keffer Oak. (May 5, 2015)
Early morning over a farm house near Newport, VA. (May 5, 2015)
Searching for a geocache at Kelly Knob, VA. Geocaching is sort of like a GPS…
Knock illustrates Hobbit eating in his hammock all day - he has a habit of…
Flowers blooming in Symms Gap, VA. (May 3, 2015)
Published on May 10, 2015
Burnout peers out from Hobbits hammock. (May 2, 2015)
West Virginia, by God. Rice Field Shelter, VA. (May 2, 2015)
Had to start liberally applying Shoe Goo to my trail runners to keep them…
A long lunch break, reading and napping, under the Keffer Oak, the largest oak…
Published on May 8, 2015
Running the last steps into the strip mall in Pearisburg, VA to get to the…
Published on May 7, 2015
Pearisburg VA, seen from Angel Rock. (April 30, 2015)
Views from the ridge line approaching Pearisburg, VA. (April 30, 2015)
