I am no longer on Eastern Time. Now on Mountain Time

May 14, 2016 By Leave a Comment

I am no longer on Eastern Time. Now on Mountain Time.

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28° last night at Panther Creek. Even the dog needed a sleeping bag…

December 22, 2015 By Leave a Comment
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Signs it's time for a hike …. the Hampton Inn gives you a room key with hikers on it!!!

August 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
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Boone Dawg’s Backcountry Rest Stop

July 30, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Boone Dawg in the backcountry after a big day on the Trail. He found himself a nice spot….

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Episode 28: The Benton MacKaye Trail

July 29, 2015 By Leave a Comment

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 – […]

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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 […]

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Appalachian Trail, Walking On A Dream – May 2, 2015

May 11, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Took a hike with my son and our dog last weekend. Had an interesting start to the backpacking trip and nearly perfect weather for our camp out. Here is the dream version of the video.

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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 […]

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The Boyz and the dogs do a walk over and leave me in the dust

February 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Hiking northbound on the Appalachian Trail about two miles from Bly Gap and the Georgia-North Carolina border. The Boyz and thedogs do a walk over and leave me in the dust.

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