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Nearly 20 years ago during my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, I wandered in to Pearisburg, Virginia after hiking in the rain for ten miles. The Rendezvous Motel was near the A.T. and it was a welcome break from the rain. I'll spare you the details (which you can read about at this link), but the […]
This is classic … from a thru-hiker named 30-Pack that I met on the Appalachian Trail last year a few days north of Springer. He's about to start the Pacific Crest Trail in April …
It's that time of year again when excited (and sometimes anxious) thru-hikers start arriving at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain. This year the A.T. clocks in at 2,185.9 miles according to the Appalachian Trail Convervancy's Data Book. It grew in length by 0.7 miles over last year and included a relocation just […]