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Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 3
The fall colors and views just kept coming It’s another warm sunny day, and we’re up and back on the trail by 10:00. We hike briefly through some of the maples that fascinated my wife. In retrospect, they remind me of Weirwood trees from…
Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 2
The day things got REALLY good The 4th day of our little section hike through Grayson Highlands was when we started to hit the stuff we came for, and my wife accordingly took a ton of beautiful photos. So many in fact that this…
Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 1
A perfectly timed couples hike By the fall of 2014, our growing family (then with kids aged 17, 13, 11 and 8) had been on quite a few overnight hikes together on weekends, but although the older ones seemed to enjoy them, it turned…
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 4
The final push to Rodman Reservoir The three of us awoke to soaking wet tents. Who would’ve thought that camping on grass near a large body of water would lead to terrible condensation? As a result, we took our time breaking camp, doing what…
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 3
Poets and beer and bears, oh my! Per usual the resident crackhead sandhill cranes woke me at dawn. I wasn’t really feeling breakfast, so I settled for a Snickers, then fought my way through the palmettos to offload some cargo. I checked my water…
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 2
Prairies, foot pain and HEAT By 8:30 I had made breakfast (Heather’s Choice), topped off my water at the campground spigot and packed up. I said goodbye to Alexander Springs and headed 0.5 miles back down the spur trail to rejoin the Florida Trail….
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 1
A comedy of errors before the hike even begins My ability to meticulously plan out a hike a month in advance and yet still leave an important piece of gear behind is unparalleled. But I outdid myself on this one. The 9 hour drive…
Racing Diego to Pearisburg Pt. 2
“Dude, I think I’ve got an ear infection!” It’s COLD in the morning, and Mule is hurting. It’s after 8:00, but none of us are in a hurry to go out into the frigid world, Gritty included. Mule thinks he has an inner ear…
Racing Diego to Pearisburg Pt. 1
This was the section hike that went anything but as planned. Mule had 3 of his 5 kids competing in our state high school swim meet, and he didn’t get back to town until 2 AM Sunday morning. He spent a (too) hurried 30…
5 Days in the Winds Pt. 2
We last saw our heroes sucking wind at the top of Lester Pass So great, we finally made it to the top of Lester Pass. But per yesterday’s “cliffhanger,” our troubles were far from over. There was a sizable patch of thick snow remaining…
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