Modern Day Mountain Man

I have to say, it’s hard for me to remember a time before I was hiking in Virginia. As I’ve said before, Virginia contains over 550 miles of the AT, nearly a quarter of the whole trail. If you’ve had much connection with the trail, you’ve probably heard of the Virginia Blues. It’s the state […]

This far along in the trip, I think there are some things most thru-hikers can agree on. One is that a successful thru-hike takes discipline and planning. In order to make the miles, it’s necessary to stick to a schedule, discipline yourself, and keep some sort of an itinerary at least a few days in […]