Posted from Waynesboro, VA mile 863.7. I know I’ve been slow on posting updates on where I’m at and things I’ve been doing. The reality is I’ve been too busy having experiences to write about them. It kills me because I have so much time to think on the trail about all the stuff I want to write about. But when in the woods my day is packed with hiking and camp chores, and when in town it’s packed with…
May 18-May 30, Miles 344.3 – 470.6 Posted from Pearisburg, VA mile 637.0 I know it seems like I focus a lot on the more challenging aspects of this trip. Really much of it is quite beautiful awesome hiking, and pleasant weather. I’d describe it similar to how I’ve heard storm chasing or sailing described: hours (or days) of boredom punctuated my moments of sheer terror. While it’s rarely boring out here, hiking itself is quite monotonous. The momements I…
Let’s talk about rules for a minute. Rules help maintain order, and in a chaotic environment like hiking the AT rules help keep people civil. There are well known trail rules (or etiquette) such as always use your red light at night when possible to avoid bothering other people, and downhill yields to uphill (unless the uphill needs a break anyway which is often the case). I’ve come up with a set of my own rules to live by on…