When I talk about backpacking, I try to convey that the getting there is as important as the destination. Hell, the destination is often no more than some little road in the middle of nowhere or a mostly flat spot to pitch a tent. There is nowhere in particular that we are going to, just [...]
I have returned from my backpacking trip. I’m tired and sore, but overall it was a good trip. And I have now walked every step of the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. That’s about 230 miles. In all, I’ve walked just about 600 contiguous miles on the trail from the PA-NJ line on the north side [...]
I watched the debate last night. I keep hearing that this debate was close. Go figure. Obama was clear and consise and told us exactly what he want to do. McCain was angry. Very angry. I can’t belive that anyone actually wants to vote for this guy. Now all the Replublicans understand what it felt [...]
I love the weather this time of year. Clear, crisp sunny days. But I can’t enjoy it, the days draw shorter and hint of another dark winter. I know I keep saying it, but I really need to relocate myself to a somewhere without a winter. One of these days it is going to happen. [...]
It happens every year. I take my last backpacking trip in late October or early November. I say to myself, last trip till Spring… And I mean it, when I say it. I go on with my life. The busy holidays in December. The short, but cold and dreary days of January. And then it [...]
A tale of two hikers. 7:36 AM We pull in to a gravel parking lot and begin to get our packs ready for a 3 day hike that would take us from Blue Mountain (just southeast of Palmerton, Pennsylvania) to the Delaware Water Gap; where the Delaware River cuts through Kittinany Mountain at the PA-NJ [...]
I went backpacking. Again. I know, it’s almost boring. It was a great weekend. I’m sure its just me being paranoid, but as the end of Dubya’s term gets closer, I keep waiting for some one to announce that they are extending his term indefinitely, citing terrorist threats and what not. Thanks Monty, Mango and [...]
When planning a backpacking a trip, I always look at a detailed map of where I will be hiking. I look for places that we camp, taking into account the distance between camping spots, and the amount of climbs in any given stretch of trail. But sometimes, the map just doesn’t have enough information. The [...]
I was so excited about being started on my big hike, that I climbed the first stretch using nothing but adrenaline, I think. But the climbing continued. I soon set into a good stride and was making great time. I took in views of the James River Gorge and was amazed at the thought of [...]
A huge trip is what I planned. What I got was a long climb. And that’s okay. We drove hundreds of miles and for hours. We left Shutter’s car in small parking lot by the side of the road outside of some small Virginia town. He threw his gear in my truck and we continued [...]
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