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Appalachian Trail Hike: Atkins to Bland to the Colbert Report

By admin On June 28, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 49 Caps, Hippy Kippy, Five O’clock and I leave Atkins and hold a strong pace. I feel good for the first time in a long time, and I allow my stride to stretch out and eat up the miles. Hippy Kippy, a professor who has an annual summer class on the trail, is on [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Damascus to Atkins to the Colbert Report

By admin On June 28, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 43 I’m back on the AT, after a week hiatus for an edit, and I’m going revisit my roots in an effort to capture some of the magic that once transported me up the trails. Reducing core pack weight (gear, no food, no water) is a must, and I am now at 10 pounds. [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Damascus to Trail Days to the Colbert Report

By admin On June 27, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Okay, I admit it. I do not party like I did when I was younger. Although I have friends in Tent City, I decide to get a motel 15 miles away from all the hubbub. The next day I come back and try to find Whisper, a soft-spoken young man who left his poles on [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Dennis Cove to Damascus to the Colbert Report

By admin On May 21, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 37 At the 15 mile mark, accompanied by Chucktown and Straw Hat, I pitch next to Laurel Creek. A storm blows in and the lightning is ferocious, bolt after bolt blasting surrounding peaks. The storm eases and I fall asleep, wake to squeals outside my tent. No, I have not been transported to a [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Erwin to Dennis Cove to the Colbert Report

By admin On May 20, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Days 29 & 30 In Erwin, I hole up in a motel and watch the Bin Laden story on cable news. I go out for chicken wings at the Pizza Plus down the way, resupply at IGA, but most of the time I am in front of the television. The next day I hitch to [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Hot Springs to Erwin to the Colbert Report

By admin On May 20, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 23 Whew! I’m on the trail after a three week hiatus to work on an macro edit for my next book. (Black Heart on the Appalachian Trail.) I had big plans to exercise, went for a two mile walk one Tuesday morning, and that was it. I planned to curb my eating, but I [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Privy Survival

By admin On April 24, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
For some hikers using a privy is as natural as unzipping a sleeping bag. For others, perhaps less skilled at crapping in a closet, the experience can be terrifying. Here are ten suggestions guaranteed to calm the nerves. 1. If the privy tilts at a 45 degree angle, plan an escape avenue before entering. 2. [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Davenport Gap to Hot Springs to the Colbert Report

By admin On April 24, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 20 After a day off at Motel 6 in Newport, Tennessee–I had my car stashed at the hostel–I drive up to Hot Springs and hang out with Firefly and CrankDaddy at the library. We talk about Rocket Rick, who has been diagnosed with a stress fracture below his knee. He plans to get back [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: Fontana to Davenport Gap to the Colbert Report

By admin On April 23, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 14 The climb up Shuckstack is graded and gorgeous, and I make it to the top without stopping. It’s breezy, chilly enough for me to have on my outer layer. Raspberry walks up and we share a laugh. Seems like we always meet at the high points. He heads up to the tower and [...]
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Appalachian Trail Hike: NOC to Fontana Dam to the Colbert Report

By admin On April 21, 2011 · Add Comment · In Appalachian Trail hike
Day 11 “Think about it,” Three Bags says. “A goat will eat anything and I mean anything. You bring a goat on the trail and you don’t even have to feed it. Plus you’ll have fresh milk every day.” I’m at Sassafras Gap Shelter, the water source a mere twenty feet down the slope, and [...]
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