Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shelter, not a creature was stirring – not even a mouse (if you believe that). Merry Christmas!
Prevention Magazine interviewed me earlier in the year ….
December 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Prevention Magazine interviewed me earlier in the year for an article titled “7 Tips For Safer Hiking With Your Dog“. I believe it appeared in the August 2014 issue, but here’s an excerpt from the online version: “When Steve Goodrich’s 3-year-old dog, Boone, sees him get out the backpack, the black Lab leaps for joy. “He goes crazy,” […]
100% Chance Of Rain? Backpacking To Plum Orchard Shelter
December 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The weatherman said there was a 100% chance of rain today, and he was 100% right! It rained all morning, and all afternoon. I confess that I'm still not sure how I was talked in to this trip, or how we got away with it at all. Despite the gloomy weather (and our ventures in […]
Just saw this trailer for a movie based on the 90’s book Blind Courage…
October 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dirty, Wet, Dog!!
May 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Bill Bryson’s Walk In The Woods Begins Filming
April 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Passionate about the Appalachain Trail? Live in the Southeast (particularly in Atlanta or North Georgia)? Then this is your big chance to hang with Rob and Nick – they just started filming a Walk In The Woods based on Bill Bryson’s A.T. memoir. The movie is due for release in November 2015, and filming at […]
Hiking With My Dog On The Benton MacKaye …
March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
After an unseasonably cool winter, the weather finally broke and we decided to take the kids out for an overnight hike. We did this one on a Friday night to avoid conflicts with spring sports and with spring break. Here we are at the parking area at Three Forks on the Appalachian Trail. The dog is […]
Bill Irwin, First Blind Hiker To Hike The Appalachian Trail, Is No Longer With Us
March 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I read Bill Irwin's book during my 1994 thru-hike – very inspiring. He was the first blind hiker to hike the entire Appalachian Trail and did it with the assistance of his dog Orient. Sad to hear that he has passed over the weekend: “Bill Irwin, who in 1990 became the first and only blind […]
Is Reese Witherspoon Hiking With A Dog In The Movie Wild?
October 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The filming of the movie Wild has begun, and both Cheryl Strayed and Reese Witherspoon are tweeting photos from the set. As you recall, the movie is based on Stayed's best selling book which chronicles her adventures (or mis-adventures) on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995. The wardrobe team got this one right, because they have Witherspoon decked […]
Tough Week For Hikers In Maine
July 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Maine is a tough place to hike – and many expereienced backcountry explorers know that, but this week was exceptionally merciless. On Tuesday, two women and their dog were rescued at dusk on a backcountry trail at Roque Bluffs State Park, then as they headed home the true tragedy struck. The Kennebec Journal reports… “Two women hikers who had […]