In Episode 28, Sprinkles and NoKey tell us about their ultimate thru-hiking summer – walking 1400 miles on four major trails on the East Coast – including the Benton MacKaye, Finger Lakes, Northville-Placid and Long Trails. Forewarning, we spend the majority of the podcast discussing their 20 day, ~290 mile hike on the Benton MacKaye Trail – […]
The Dog Rides A Slide!!!
July 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Showers Bring Waterfalls And Flowers For Our Summer Backpacking Trip To Panthertown Valley
July 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Panthertown Valley is one of my favorite hiking spots in North Carolina. It is located near Cashiers, NC in the western section of the State and was purchased by the Nature Conservancy from Duke Power in 1989. Panthertown is now part of the Nantahala National Forest and has been growing rapidly in popularity – especially […]
Appalachian Trail, Walking On A Dream – May 2, 2015
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Benton MacKaye Trail Trip Video – March 8, 2015
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REI Alpharetta – Over 800 people waiting in line at 10am
March 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment
REI opened their 5th store in the Atlanta metro area today in Alpharetta, GA and clearly their marketing folks have figured it out. There were over 800 people waiting in line at 10am when the doors opened. Yeah …. people love free stuff, and REI delivered. The first 200 in the door received a water bottle with a $25-100 gift card […]
A Thru-Hiker Looks At 20
March 4, 2015 By Leave a Comment
It’s been 20 years since I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. There’s no doubt, it was a different Trail back then – fewer thru-hikers, no cell phones, and no websites to research the A.T. prior to heading out. Thru-hikers today are better informed, better connected, and significantly better prepared than when I hiked in 1994. That […]
Episode 26: Blind Courage
February 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 26 of the N2Backpacking podcast series, I speak with Director Clint Ross who is hard at work with Producer Paula O'Neal on the film adaptation of the book Blind Courage, which is based on the 1990 Appalachian Trail thru-hike of Bill Irwin – the first legally blind hiker to complete the entire Trail within […]
The Boyz and the dogs do a walk over and leave me in the dust
February 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Walk In The Woods premieres to mixed reviews
January 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Walk In The Woods premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week to mixed reviews. Here's a sampling… The Guardian “Plenty of silly little incidents ensue along the way, with lots of jokes about advancing years. Most of these episodes are far too low-stakes to carry a movie and the bigger picture, about two men past their prime […]