Gear nerd-out

It’s Saturday morning, AKA the only time I ever have time to blog! I normally go in early and take a few runs before work but it’s waaaay too busy at Stratton on the weekends to even think about riding. Since I’ve been trying to get everything together for the trail, I thought I’d organize…

I am thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail because…

A wise man once told me, if you’re going to do something, you better have a damn good reason why you’re doing it! It was Zach Davis, author of Appalachian Trails. The guy is basically a genius. His book talks about the mental aspect of strapping a pack on your back and walking 2,000 miles. I…

4 Months and Counting

It’s December 14, 2015. What’s significant about that?! Well, not much. Except that there are ONLY 4 MONTHS left to prepare for our thru-hike! I’ll let you in on a little secret.. I’m not very good at preparing. Neither is Jake. Never have been, probably never will be. I’m not going to kid myself and…