Archive for the ‘Hiking’ Category

new CDT video released.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 687 views

I enjoy getting emails about new hiking videos being released and this particular one i've been anticipating for some time. Last year at Trail Days (2007) in Damascus, VA, I spoke to Mark Flagler of FlaglerFilms about his "Appalachian Impressions" movie. He had remembered me from the previous Trail Days ...

The Spirit of Hiking has visited me once again.

Friday, December 7th, 2007 411 views

So, It's been awhile since we've chatted. Yeah, life can be a bit overwhelming at times as well as a constant test of fortitude. With all that life throws at one during the course of any given day, hardly a one passes that I don't think about the ...

Great Smoky National Park - Day 2

Sunday, November 26th, 2006 498 views

    Woke up numerous times throughout the night, 2:30, 3:30, 5 something and 6:00 before finally getting up around 7:15am. I figure that I kept waking up because I am used to getting around six hours of sleep a night. Go figure, but hey, I'll take 10-11 hours of rest ...

A Walk in the Great Smoky Mountains

Saturday, November 25th, 2006 435 views

    Having been a bit disappointed/frustrated about my inability to be able to stay overnight in the mountains of Maryland (due to lack of gear,) I went to REI just days after that trip to get properly outfitted. I'd packed and repacked everything a couple of times and thought that ...