Goodness what a debacle she’s become. Last night I looked up at the ceiling in the spare bathroom and noticed a water spot. Checking the attic didn’t reveal anything. When I heard the dripping later I checked again. I was … Continue reading
I finally finished my trip report for this year’s section of the AT. You’ll find it under the Trail Reports -> North Carolina section. I broke each day into its own report for easier reading. You can read on to … Continue reading
Well, after a week trying to forget what the real world is, I’m painfully back in it. The NC/TN AT hike was, for the most part, a success. I didn’t quite cover the planned mileage but I had a great … Continue reading
It doesn’t appear that clear skies are in my future. The forecast looked so good before TS Beryl had his way. Now it looks like I’ve got a damp future for next week’s hike. Rain gear don’t fail me now!
Since I had some time to kill sitting around the house while TS Beryl dumped a bunch of rain on us when I should’ve been hiking I decided to be productive with my time. I thought this would be a … Continue reading
So here I am sitting in my office thinking I should be on the trail. Unfortunately the stars didn’t line up this week. I was still battling the sunburn from my previous stupidity and not looking forward to putting a … Continue reading
On Wednesday I got a package in the mail and it contained my new Bear Mountain Bridge Hammock Ultra Light from Jacks R Better. I set it up in the backyard Thursday and messed around with it a little bit … Continue reading
I’m working hard to provide some new content in an effort to further enhance your backcountry experiences. One area that’s near and dear to my heart (and belly) is food. 🙂 Check out the main menu and you’ll see that … Continue reading
After years of being rolled into the legislation preventing hanging anything from trees in our state parks there’s hope on the horizon. Thanks to the efforts of numerous people the State of Florida is beginning a one-year pilot program to … Continue reading
Ok, I’m going hiking after work tomorrow so I should be packing but I wanted to share how tonight’s presentation went. I’d offered to do a talk on backpacking with hammocks for the Trailblazers and tonight was the night. We … Continue reading