Mexico to Canada on the CDT
Majestic views on the ridge line approaching Pearisburg, VA. (April 29, 2015)
Published on May 6, 2015
Boiling water in the fire to clean out my cooking cup. (April 28, 2015)
Settlers of Katadin at Dismal Falls. Karibu created a DIY version of Settlers…
An evening angler catches fish next to Dismal Falls. (April 28, 2015)
Knock and Burnout wash their feet in the very cold waters of Dismal Falls, VA.…
A gypsy moth nest. While fascinating to see, these are sadly one of many…
The Kimberling Creek VA suspension bridge. (April 28, 2015)
Published on May 5, 2015
Scout powers through a morning hike along a ridge line as he recounts the story…
A lovely feature we started to see in Virginia - valleys of grassy farmland for…
Sir gets inventive and tries to make a quesadilla over the fire with a stick…
Knock, Karibu and I with Trail Dreamer, a true trail angel from the New Hope…
Sometimes, it’s hard to believe it’s spring. At higher elevations, trees are…
Escaping the fog and light rain for lunch in a rare four walled shelter at…
Published on May 4, 2015
Sir and Karibu model their new knit hats, courtesy of the New Hope Union Church…
We’re in Blacksburg, VA for a zero, hanging out with Burnout’s (astonishingly…
Apparently Marion VA is the birthplace of Mountain Dew. Oddly, the building was…
Sometimes trail magic is as simple as a plastic bag with ice and one lone beer…
Wind swept trees in Grayson Highlands. It’s almost always windy and cold on the…
Wild magic sparkle ponies in Grayson Highlands, VA! (April 22, 2015)
Published on May 3, 2015
Obligatory recreation of the header photo from our blog in Grayson Highlands.…
Burnout and Clifhanger have a dance party in the distance of Grayson Highlands.…
Knock and Burnout cuddle Clifhanger to keep him warm on a cold morning. Hanger…
Scout not falling out of the second story of Thomas Knob shelter. (April 22,…
Stealing glimpses of the sunset as we rush to get to Thomas Knob shelter before…
More balds! Buzzard Rock, VA. Maybe. My notes aren’t very good so who knows!…
Published on May 2, 2015
Scout, Knock and Burnout are excited to be on top of Buzzard Rock, VA. (April…
A fairly typical lunch scene - we stop at a shelter picnic table, filter some…
Crossing the Luther Hassinger Memorial Bridge where the AT mixes with the…
A deer skull resting on a trail sign to Beartree Gap, VA. (April 21, 2015)
Scout and Knock crossing streams near Beach Grove Gap, VA. (April 20, 2015)
Forrest, the owner of the most impressive beard we’ve seen on the trail yet.…
An eastern fence lizard, spotted outside Damascus VA. (April 20, 2015)
Published on May 1, 2015
Through grinding uphills and knee-clattering downhills, the constant of the…
Published on April 30, 2015
One quarter done. (April 25, 2015)
Published on April 25, 2015
Naturally the best part of being in town is enjoying beers with other hikers on…
Published on April 23, 2015
Damascus VA, the definitive trail town. Around a thousand people live here, and…
Burnout is sad in TN, and happy to be back in his home state of Virginia.…
Virginia! We’ve done 465 miles to get here, and it’ll be more than 600 miles…
Scout and Burnout hike through a lovey meadow near TN-91 and Shady Valley.…
Breaking camp at Vandeventer Shelter, one of our last stops in TN. (April 16,…
Hiking around Watuga Lake TN and it’s dam. (April 16, 2015)
Published on April 22, 2015
Watunga Lake, TN. Picnic benches and warm weather made for a perfect lunch…
Upper Laurel Fork, TN. One of those spots that is so impressive you just have…
Laurel Falls, TN. (April 14, 2015)
Knock and I at Laurel Falls. Probably the biggest waterfall we’ve seen yet.…
Firefly flying her kite on a rainy, windy day on Hump Mountain, NC. Little…
Burnout, Cliffhanger and Knock attempt to hitch for a resupply at Roan…
Sunset from Overmountain Shelter, a converted barn. We slept on the bottom…
Hiking is serious business. Jane Bald, NC. (April 12, 2015)
Published on April 21, 2015
An unknown hiker rests at Round Bald, TN. (April 12, 2015)
Scout tries to play with and adorable but unimpressed corgi at Carvers Gap.…
Possible our last traversal of the NC and TN border, at Carvers Gap. (April 12,…
Approaching Roan Mountain, a beautifully done section of trail. We later…
Peace Dog pitches people on joining Trail Tinder - people wear green, yellow or…
Knock, Strardust and Yogi overlooking Erwin. (April 9, 2015)
Overlooking the Nolichucky River as we head down into Erwin, TN. (April 9, 2015)
Team Pie and Sister Em on top of Big Bald. (April 8, 2015)
Published on April 20, 2015
Climbing over rocks at Bearwallow Gap, a particularly technical ridge line.…
One of our many crossings between North Carolina and Tennessee, next to I-26.…
A red spotted newt. On rainy days in North Carolina, we would see these little…
The Shelton gravesite, a Civil War era family burial near Flint Gap, TN. (April…
Massive photo dump, now that Knock has wifi! Greetings from Damascus, VA. …
Published on April 19, 2015
Knock’s shelter log art. (April 6, 2015)
Published on April 9, 2015
Saw signs for this store along the trail and figured we should check it out.…
Published on April 7, 2015
Rich Mountain, NC lookout tower. Kinda wish we skipped this one to be honest…
An American Oil Beetle we spotted today. We actually saw a beaver in the river…
Scout inspects a dam along the trail. (April 5, 2015)
Our campsite along the French Broad River in Hot Springs, NC. Beats staying in…
Unexpected trial magic from Nina and Dave! They are looking at buying a cabin…
Starting to see wild flowers pop up along the trail! Think these are called…
Stardust and Yogi Bear! More trial friends from Florida that we’ve been hiking…
Hiking up Max Patch in North Carolina - a big man made bald with excellent…
Published on April 6, 2015
Taking a snack break next to a mysterious alleged FAA radar structure near the…
Cliffhanger and Scout as we do a little road hiking. Just following the trail!…
Burnout, right after exiting the Smokies and approaching I-40. (April 1, 2015)
Lounging around in scenic vistas and green groves for lunch. (March 31, 2015)
Cliffhanger, another new friend from Ashville NC that hiked with our crew for a…
Hiking through fog in the Smokies. I suspect we had some amazing views walking…
Sunset in the Smokies, looking out from the Ice Mountain Shelter. (March 29,…
Heavyweight, another friend we’ve been hanging out with a lot. You may be able…
Published on April 5, 2015
Trail magic at New Found Gap from Beth and Bernie’s Honeybun Cafe! Truly the…
One last dump of snow pictures. One through four from Clingmans Dome, and the…
Snow covered Smokies, as seen from Clingmans Dome. (March 28, 2015)
Climbing the observation tower at Clingmans Dome, the high point of the entire…
Gumbi and Gruffalo! Gumbi was a housemate of one of Allies coworkers in DC so…
SNOW! Our second night in the Smokies, we got five inches or so of snow. We’d…
Scout, Knock (Allie) and Burnout on our rainy icy day. Having a group of great…
It rained during our first night in the smokies, and then froze eveythng. We…
Published on April 4, 2015
Apogee looks out from the Shuckshack Fire tower near the entrance of the…
Scout and Heavyweight as we enter the Smokies via Fontana Dam. We’ve all been…
Greetings from Hot Springs, North Carolina! We had an easy 9 mile day to get…
Published on April 3, 2015
Scout writing notes at Fontana Shelter while we wait for a ride. (March 25,…
Published on March 27, 2015
Sunrise at Fontana Shelter. Since we were taking a zero day (no hiking), Allie…
Hanging out at Fontana Shelter, with Dog Doo, Doo Dog, and Heavyweight. (March…
More signs of spring as we hiked down into Fontana Dam. So far, all the…
Published on March 26, 2015
Slingshot and Aremis play after a long day of hiking at Brown Fork Gap shelter.…
Laundry and zero day with Heavyweight and Turbo at Fontana Village.
Published on March 25, 2015
Staying a lot the Fontana Hilton tonight. It’s a giant shelter (fits 2x as many…
Published on March 24, 2015
Allie spotted a black a black rat snake crossing the trail as we left the NOC!…
Published on March 23, 2015
Dog at the NOC. (March 22, 2015)
Hanging out at the Wesser Bald, NC lookout tower after a rough climb. (March…
Published on March 22, 2015
Clif at The Jumpoff (I think?) March 22, a couple miles outside Natahala…
Hitting up the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina. (March 22, 2015) …
Franklin, North Carolina. Couldn’t imagine a town being nicer to visiting…
Published on March 21, 2015
Stream near Coleman Gap, NC. (March 18, 2015)
Seen on Standing Indian Mountain, NC. (March 17, 2015)
Beautiful weather finally! Miscellany from around Deep Gap, NC (March 17, 2015)
Published on March 20, 2015
Sunset at Bly Gap, NC. (March 16, 2015)
Ants feast on a beetle. Cowart Gap, GA (March 16, 2015)
Published on March 19, 2015
Delicious sour gummy worms. Bly Gap, NC. (March 16, 2015)
100 miles down! And the ~30% grade trail leading up to it. Easily the steepest…
A quick list of backpacking tricks we’ve picked up! John “Apogee” and Lorela,…
Published on March 18, 2015
Hitching into Hiawassee to resupply and dry off. It was Allie’s first time…
Published on March 17, 2015
First state line! Officially done with Georgia and now in North Carolina.
Lots of Allie hiking in the rainy haze around Georigia on March 14, 2015. And…
Home for the night. So much rain. Camped while ascending Rocky Mountain from…
Published on March 16, 2015
Air plant that was hanging out in the middle of the trail. (March 12,…
After rain every day or night for our first week, we finally day blue sky on…
Published on March 15, 2015
Trail dog, seen near Deep Gap Shelter, GA (March 15, 2015)
