The Saddlebacks - what can I say? It was a great climb. Very exhilirating. I used my secret weapon today - Vitamin C Power Blast!. This is a vial…

Excellent day today. Not only was I able to cover 19 miles by 4 o'clock, I got to swim twice, take a nap, go into town and have two dinners. Bonu…

What a nice, easy day. I had an incredible breakfast with Wane-No, Tataruga and Poncho at Pine Ellis (thanks Paul & Ilene) and got a ride t…

Talk about good timing. Wane No and I got into town just before the thunderstorm hit. I have been very fortunate weatherwise and have only had to…

I said that I was going to attack, and attack I did. I was the 4th one out of camp, but the first one through the notch. Man, was it a great feel…

I honestly feel like today represented an enormous turnaround for me. I got up and out late, (last one out of the shelter, which is rare), but I …

Well, well, well.  Another day that hasn't gone as planned.  Big surprise.  I WANTED to do 17 miles today and tackle the ever dreade…

Drove back this morning and returned my rental car.  Decided that at 93 degrees on teh Farenheit scale, it was too hot and too late to start t…

Another uneventful day off.  Resisting the temptation to start drinking coffee again was key.  I can sleep so much more betterer when I h…

A day off.  I went into work, just to say heelo, and I swear it's like I hadn't been gone for a single day.  Other than that, cheers!

Nothing too interesting.  Hiked to the road, hitched into town (thanks so much Elaine) met up with James and Scott and worked some stuff out.&…

Ugh.  I'm getting fed up.  Another short, crappy day filled with knee pain and exhaustion.  I shortcutted the trip up the wildcat mo…

A day full of accomplishments, but not a great day.  I got up and out really early and over to the Lake of the Clouds Hut by 9a.m.  The p…

Decided that today was going to be a short day - 6 miles, but unfortunatly that did not make it an easy one.  I had breakfast (all you can eat…

There isn't too much to say about today.  I like hiking by myself a lot.  Not having to consult two other people and reach a consensus ab…

Yesterday was probably the worst day on the trail so far, and today was probably the best.  I've heard it said that it is darkest before the d…

Today is not my day.  Within 3 minutes of setting out, I dunked both feet ankle deep in the brook (unintentionally).  I took a wrong turn…

Happy Independence Day.  To be honest, I don't really care.  There is no BBQ with beer and fireworks to attend, so I'm kinda at a loss.&n…

A 20 mile day.  Feels like we haven't done any distance like that in a long time.  But it wasn't so bad.  The terrain wasn't terribl…

We got a late start today.  James hiked back down to the car with Sis, and then back up with the food that we left in teh car overnight. …

Scott and James needed to go to the outfitters, Scott for a new stover, and James because he was driving Margie's car.  Those two dudes went b…

Finally in New Hampshire!  Woohoo!  The trip into Hanover was entirely uneventful, except for the fact that the countrystore in West Hart…

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Plan change.  I talked to Margie today and she is going to meet us for the early part of the weekend in Hanover, NY.  So instead of headi…

Rain, rain go away.  Replace yourself with Guiness... We got Mango's note and high tailed it over Killington Mountain and then back down the o…

Today was all about disappointment.  We were walking all day with the promise of burgers and ice cream.  Seriously kuje a dream come true…

I spent the vast majority of the day in town today.  Thanks to Kristington for driving up .  I don't know if I can explain how nice it wa…

I spent the first half of this morning "fishing".  Everyone that passed chuckeled because I was only using my hands.  We covered 10 miles…

Today was absolutely miserable.  I have had the worst allergy attack/cold in recent memory.  I took Claritin - to no avail.  Day Qui…

Goregous day today.  We met "Restless" on the trail in the a.m..  Seems like a pretty cool guy.  night Rider says that his claim to …

We PLANNED on a big day today, but things don't always turn out the way you plan.  Everything happens for a reason though.  We decided to…

Thanks a ton to Justin, who gave us a ride back to the top of Mt Greylock to continue our northward journey.  The super rally-car maneuvers th…

Today, I got the whole crew out hiking.  There were 8 of us doing a 4 mile stretch from the Jones Nose parking lot to the summit.  I have…

A day off.  Today was filled wiht napping, a trip to EMS, a drive to Albany, and Brad's apartment warming party.  Brad, Justin, Paul, Dia…

Today was my absolute favorite day on the trail so far.  Mike agreed to pick up our stuff, so we could slack pack(only carry what we need whil…

Score! A super easy day for the hiking trio.  16 miles of easy terrain.  Sleeping in a cabin - with four walls.  A pond.  Make …

To explain the events of last night, I feel teh best medium would be rap.  Old school rap, where a story is told.  As I am a writere, and…

A day of great sights and great progress (its funny how sometimes you get inspiration just when you need it).  We woke early, had a tiny break…

What a hideous day.  No one was on his game today.  We needed to hike 18 miles to be on track for a Friday arrival in Dalton but it wasn'…

Dear Mom and Dad,     Thanks so much for coming out to see us in Kent, CT today.  Lunch was delicious and so were the Guinesses…

Five states down people.  Really starting to get into the flow.  The weather dried up today and the sun came out,  but it's still pr…

So I am no military expert, but I am willing to bed we are near some kind of military base.  Clues: constant gunfire in the distance, tank tra…

Tonight we are stealth camping.  That basically means camping right near the trail in an unmarked campsite.  We have a fire going, which …

Ugh. Double Ugh.  If the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain, then the rain in Harriman State Park falls mainly on our hears.  It p…

Three words: over. lee. ambitious.  We decided it would be smart to try to do 26.5 miles today.  A little more than a marathon.  But…

We finished up our 2 day stint with father figures.  Everything happens for a reason.  Just as we were coming down one of the laast hills…

Awesome day.  Scott (Night Rider), Mr. B (Crypt Keeper), James (No Cheese), myself (Norm), and Pops (Hillbilly Jim) all came out for the day.&…

Used this opportunity to relax a little, but the weather was crappy, so no beach.  I went to EMS, and then food shopping, and then to the mall…

Not much to tell you today except that we are home.  We passed 14 really easy miles by 2:00 and waited for Margie to pick us up.  Thanks …

Okay, we need to cover 20 miles today and 15 miles tomorrow in order to make it to my pick up location near High Point State Park, NJ.  We wer…

Today we bid farewell to PA, and all of its rockiness.  If anyone says Pennsylvania isn't rocky, they are lying.  If they tell you that i…

So we woke up at 5a.m. thirsty as anything.  It was like having a really, really bad hangover with none of the fun or blurred memories that 17…

Today was a hard day.  Probably the hardest since we have been out here.  For a while now, we have been hearing about the climb out of Le…

Easy day today - Sleep late, hike.  Eat lunch with Hansel and Gretel, hike.  Have dinner at the blue mountain inn.  Beer.  Hike…

We slept at the Pavilion in Port Clinton and work up with mouse poop 6 inches from my face.  Great way to start the day.  We rose and wal…

I slept like garbage last night, so I'm tired.  We have to get to Port Clinton, PA today because we need to get our mail drop from the post of…

Last night was a trip.  We talked at length with Leprechaun.  A 50 year old from Alaska - Fort Yukon.  He is hiking the AT to the Lo…

Last night was very social.  We had Kate and Fiona, Groundhog, SirHawk, 007, and Furious in the shelter.  We all just joked and laughed a…

Ok. so we are back on the Trail today and it feels good to be back out here.  Let me catch you up on what happened at the Doyle yesterday.&nbs…

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Last night can be described in one word: c-c-c-c-cold.  I don't know what the temperature was, but we have 35 degree bags and we were both shi…

Today was the hardest day so far.  We woke up to the pouring rain, had to get ready to go in a down pour, hiked 14 miles and then finally came…

Happy Mothers Day! Mom, thanks for everything, Love your two wookies.  Today was a day of firsts.  First full say on the trail.  Fir…

We started the day in Harpers Ferry, WV (Thanks to Virgil for the ride) and crossed over the footbridge into Maryland at about 2 p.m.  We did …

Here goes nothing. The journey begins. Wish us luck. Chris and James depart at 11 AM

So here we are. In Arlington, VA. Visiting with Jason T-bone Virgil and getting ready to do the damn thing tomorrow. The day included a lot of go…

If you would like to send me something (letter, snacky cakes, cigarettes, booze, not mail bombs), then you can mail them to these locations. Th…

Ok folks, its 12:01. I'm sitting at my computer whose monitor is propped up on a card table so old that dinosaurs looked in my window before and ma…

Today I got James from the Rensselaer Train station. For those who don't know, James is my brother and hiking partner and is pretty much exactly li…

I think I mentioned once before that I was getting involved with a project with the Second Grade class at the Heatly School in Green Island. Specia…

What a nice day. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining, I was ready to get out and do a short hike just to keep my head in the game. I che…

I have to say it - today was a very productive day. I am pretty excited, because I got the biggest piece of outstanding preparation done, which w…

Today Justin and I took on the mighty Mount Williams, coming in from North Adams, MA. We had planned to go all the way to the summit of Mount Gre…

Doing some more work to get ready for this adventure today. It seems like an everlasting process. Getting comfortable with my gear is my first goal…

Today was just another day back on the work scene. 24 work days left until my departure. Man, this is getting exciting. I registered my own domai…

Today I really just spent some time by myself and thought about the journey I am about to embark upon. I really don't feel like I am ready to do …

Took some time today to get some miles in with my bro. We planned on leaving from the summit of Mt. Greylock and traveling 16 miles South to wind…

It's time to start getting ready for shore. I have done a little bit of prep work and training so far, but its high time to get my ass in gear.