appalachian mountains

I've been mapping out lots of no shuttle packrafting trips in the southeast over the past few years. If there's a navigable river or creek with a trail system, I've probably got a route for it. One of my favorite places to whitewater kayak back in the day is the Cumberland Plateau in TN/KY. I...

I've been mapping out a lot of packrafting linkups in the southeast this year in Kentucky and Tennessee...Red River Gorge, Big South Fork, Obed area...but I've had my eye on a few further east in North Carolina. I generally avoid the Appalachian Trail but on this trip it was a means to an end...

A seven mile round trip hike to Katahdin Lake … hiking through a green tunnel with the reward of having lunch with outstanding views! Katahdin peaking over the trees we ate lunch while enjoying this view post hike relaxation at Millinocket Lake with Katahdin across the water …

Wolfpit Trailhead 3/15 - 3/18/20 (3 nights) 2020 bag nights: 3 Linville Gorge has been on my todo list for a while. I had considered a trip in December but I ended up sick. In the beginning of March, I started thinking about where to go for my spring break and decided that if the weather...

I'm catching up on trip reports for my blog and thought some here might like to see some photos of the Southeast Dolly Sods Wilderness (WV) March 11 - 13 2019 (2 nights) 2019 bag nights: 2 I had permission to get away for 4 nights over my spring break. The weather looked cold and dry in the...

6/25 - 6/27/18 I had a couple nights to myself to recover from Sweden and I realized that I had not been back to the Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock Wilderness in a while. I decided to start at the bottom and climb the Slickrock Trail to Naked Ground and then over to the Bob Bald and then maybe check...

i hiked 68 miles on the applalachian trail in maine's hundred mile wilderness with former thru hiker violet beauregarde, class of 2013 from 10/4 to 10/10. i met violet at gulf hagas parking area on katahdin iron works rd.we left her car there and drove to monson.we had made arrangements with...

Northern Vermont 10-11-15 to 10-12-15 After being slightly ahead of peak the previous weekend in the Adirondacks, this past weekend I decided to head to northern Vermont after checking the foliage forecast maps. My wife had too much homework and couldn’t join me, so I decided to bring my dog...

Adirondacks, NY October 2nd - 4th, 2015 This past weekend I took my wife up to the Adirondacks in the hopes of finding some fall foliage. It turns out we were a little early as it was probably about a week before peak. But this was good enough for us since everything is still green in New...

Last weekend I had 3 days to backpack and began the Great Range Traverse. This is a 25 mile hike over rugged terrain summiting 11 different peaks and gaining over 10,000 feet in elevation. This hike was listed by Backpacker as the 3rd hardest dayhike in America in this article...

McAfee Knob / George Washington National Forest / Shenandoah National Park Jul 16th to 19th, 2015 I'd be lying if I said this was one of my favorite trips. That's not a strike against Virginia, most of this trip was botched by poor planning, poor timing with the weather, and some brutal...

In part 3 I wake up at William B Douglas shelter, make my way to my food cache near Rt 11, then up and over Bromley Mountain. After that I meet up with Tom and his Notch....Bad Tom, No Good Tom, Mad Tom, I don't like Tom or his Notch :) The temperature went into the mid to upper 80's, hot and...

In part 2 of my documentary I finally arrive at Goddard shelter after a 22 mile day. I get a good nights sleep, meet the Wonder Twins (as I call them) and head off for Story Spring shelter. My stop at Glastenbury Fire tower was amazing. After a great night at Story Spring, with popcorn, I head...

My hiking goal in 2015 is to traverse the 273 mile Long Trail which travels the entire length of Vermont, from Massachusetts to Canada. In part 1 of my documentary I use the Pine Cobble Trail Head in Williamstown, MA as my entry point to my first step on the LT. Staying at Seth Warner shelter...

Mount Moosilauke, White Mountain National Forest, NH May 29th, 2015 For the second time in a month, the weather in Virginia forced me to postpone my backpacking trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. This time, I wasn't going to let the extra vacation day that I had taken go to waste. I noticed...

Join along on a trip of many firsts for me. It was my first time hiking with my buddy Sherpa (Dane), first time on the LHHT, first time with split fire wood provided, men & women privy, concrete mile markers and many, many more. I had an absolute blast, met some incredible people and can not...

Finally, a trip in 2015! Come along as we enjoy an overnight in the Adirondack Mountains. Russ (DuctTape & Sausage King) and Justin (Justin) join me for a trip to Southerland Mountain. We camped in a hemlock grove at the base of the mountain and then bushwhacked to the summit, sort of (you will...

January 31, 2015 About 20 minutes outside of Lake Placid, site of the 1980 Winter Olympics where Al Michaels asked the country "Do you believe in miracles?", is the Giant Mountain Wilderness; part of the Adirondack High Peaks region. At 6 million acres, the Adirondacks region is the largest...

A fun 24 hour trip on the new section of trail. Thanks for watching.

A Night on the Appalachian Trail 10/18/2014 I debated whether to post this since most TR’s on here are epic and this one certainly is not. I live about 20 minutes from Harriman State Park in NY and consider it my “backyard” for hiking. Roughly 19 miles of the Appalachian Trail traverses...