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Shenandoah Shenanigans

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I surpassed the 1,000 mile marker today near Bluemont, VA. There was a colorful post with “1,000″ painted on it to mark the spot on the Trail. I thought about taking a picture of it, but it was raining pretty hard and I decided against it. A few yards from

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Tragedy. Magic.

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Hello internet! First and foremost, I want to bring up the unfortunate tragedy that occurred during Trail Days. There were no fatalities and since I never attended, I remain unscathed. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Trail Days, it is an annual celebration of Appalachian Trail hiking. Hikers

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Norovirus

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The Norovirus is traveling north with us hikers as we contaminate every shelter, hostel, hotel, motel, buffet, and Dollar General along the way. I thought I had this thing beat after being exposed to it in a shelter from two different afflicted hikers – one just 2 sleeping bags away

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6 Days in the Smokies

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I didn’t know I’d be climbing mountains of ice, but I did it anyway. I’d been wanting to hike the Smokies for years and as I was ascending the mountain range, I began to remember why they called them “The ‘Smoky’ Mountains”. My climb up started well enough from the

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Headed into the Smoky Mountains

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Howdy folks! Wow. This walk has been a doozy so far. The climbs are getting easier and the down-hills have been less painful. My biggest foe insofar has been the weather. I knew I’d be walking into some crazy stuff, but some of these days have been ridiculous! Half of

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