Let’s face it—taking several months off to hike the Appalachian Trail can be an expensive proposition. Your trip of a lifetime can easily cost thousands of dollars, so here are some of the most effective ways I’ve found to help ease the bite. Some of these require a little planning and discipline, but the financial [...]
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At one point in time, potential thru-hikers could budget about a dollar per mile to cover their expenses on the trail. That day has long since past, with the [...] I purchased my Marmot DriClime windshirt in Manchester Center, Vermont, during my southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2000. Prior to this, I was using a 100-weight fleece shirt that [...] It’s always the small things that get me excited about trips. One of these is my ziplock wallet. I always empty out my regular wallet and put the bare essentials [...] Rituals are important for Jess and I. Little things make a world of difference when you’re putting you head down in a different place every night. We take an inflatable pink [...] In 2000, I spent six months thru-hiking the 2.000+ miles of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. That was a life-changing experience for me, and from the time I finished, I knew things just were not going to be the same from that point on. I made a promise to myself that every five [...] January 24, 2001 Well, this journey has finally come to an end. I woke up at 5 am to hike the final 2.5 miles to the top of Springer Mountain on 1/11. I reached the top in plenty of time to watch my final sunrise of the trip. [...] Jan 11, 2001 Hey ya’ll – just wanted to throw out a quick note saying that I climbed Springer Mountain in Georgia to watch the sun rise, thus finishing my journey on the Appalachian Trail. What a fantastic way to end the trip. I’m still kind of in this state of overwhelming bliss, [...] Jan 7, 2001 Hiawassee, Georgia I’m sitting in a Laundromat in Hiawassee, Ga., making a laughingly vain attempt to get the funk out of my clothes. Having not seen a washing machine in more than a week, all my clothes, not to mention myself, were in dire need of a thorough cleaning.
On the way back to Fontana Village *This was written on a Greyhound bus on the way back to the trail. I went home for a few days off at Christmas to wait out some miserably cold weather. -JP Hey ya’ll, First off: Hot Springs, NC Hey ya’ll, Just wanted to throw a note out that I’ve made it to Hot Springs, NC in fine shape. The walk from Erwin to here was absolutely fantastic. The weather was great and the views were just incredible. I had what turned out to be one of the best days [...] December 8, 2000 November 14, 2001 Howdy folks, I’m writing from Troutville. Virginia, which is right down the road from Roanoke. According to my friendly Data Book, I’ve drug my carcass along the Appalachian Mountain chain about 1450 miles leaving about 715 miles left to go. It feels really good to be looking at the last 1/3 [...] Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Finally Back in the South, or close to it. Hey folks! Sorry to have a lapse in writing but the computer access problem crept up again in Pennsylvania. Let’s see, where to start? Well. I’m sitting in Harper’s Ferry. WV, having walked through Pennsylvania, and Maryland to get here. About 1165 miles [...] Somewhere in New Jersey Mile 900 “Hey Buddy – You want this grinder on a wedge or what?” And so it was that I walked into New York and New Jersey on this AT trip, and I guess some explanation is in order. The AT over the last 150 miles or so cross several roads [...] |
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