As you may have surmised from the previous couple posts, we did not have the best mental state going into the last 1/3 of our Appalachian Trail thru hike. Our feet hurt, we had less then spectacular scenery and to be perfectly honest we simply were not having fun anymore. We had just spent two … Continue reading The Slackpack Experiment; Aug 7th to Aug 19th
Hiking
Duncannon, PA: July 18th (1143mi) to Greenwood Lakes, NY: August 1st (1367mi)
After managing to successfully leave the Doyle Hotel relatively unscathed, we pushed on further into Pennsylvania. As you may have gathered from the previous post The Halfway Hangover we didn't greet this task full of gusto and vigor but rather kept plugging along, putting one foot in front of each other. Unfortunately, at this point … Continue reading Duncannon, PA: July 18th (1143mi) to Greenwood Lakes, NY: August 1st (1367mi)
The Halfway Hangover
In the previous post, I had briefly mentioned something I wanted to write a little bit more about to share a more in-depth version of our Appalachian Trail experience. It seemed like after hitting Harper's Ferry, which is the traditional and iconic halfway point of the Appalachian Trail, both Lindsay and I became consistently more … Continue reading The Halfway Hangover
Boots to Birks 