The Appalachian Trail is marked with one consistent method; a 2"x6" white paint stripe on the side of a tree and every 100 to 400 yards there is normally a "white blaze" to keep you on track. Blue blazes mark everything from side trails to water sources to shelters to shortcuts. Because they mark shortcuts … Continue reading Dirty, Rotten, Good-For-Nothing Aqua Blazers
Author: The Smiths
Checking In After 1300 Miles
So as we've been blogging this summer the blog has become more popular with more people reading every week. The problem comes when we can't get onto a good computer to upload any updates and our followers think we either fell off a cliff somewhere or beat up our feet on the Pennsylvania rocks so … Continue reading Checking In After 1300 Miles
800 Miles = Nutrition Breakdown
In one of our first post about trail nutrition we made a comment about coming back and touching on this all important topic as the hike progresses. For the first 700 miles nothing came up worth wring about but in the last two weeks it seems like almost every hiker we meet up with is … Continue reading 800 Miles = Nutrition Breakdown
Boots to Birks 