I’m don’t consider myself a peakbagger, but I have climbed a significant number of the 48 peaks that comprise the White Mountain 4000 footer list this year while section hiking the Appalachian Trail. So with the approach of winter, I’m seriously considering climbing more during the winter season in order to stay in shape and practice the mountaineering skills I picked up last winter. There are actually more than 48 four thousand foot mountains in the Whites. This list, which is maintained
After an eight day hiatus, California Collision. Yeah, I ended my Upper Peninsula Upventure trip, so it's time to finish documenting that blog-o-vacation. But I will start posting about my second summer journey this week. To those who say I shouldn't run two travel series at once, I counter with this bite of wisdom from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Although not as well known as the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Cr
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My friend Martin left a comment on my last trip report , saying the he was beginning to see the appeal of hiking the Appalachian Trail. To put this in context, Martin lives in the UK and hikes a lot in Scotland. He’s a lightweight backpacker like me and is one of my far flung blogging friends. His comment got me thinking about why I hike the AT. It wasn’t obvious to me at first. The reality is that I probably will never finish section hiking all 2,172 miles of the Appalachian Trail.
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