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Documenting

By Matt | April 13, 2011 - 6:52 am |December 7, 2012 Appalachian Trail, Hiking
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Max Patch

Our writing is admittedly biased and we’re not able to give the full report of the trail life. This isn’t some sort of conspiracy but the fact is that there are times that we’re so involved in the moment that we either can’t report about it at the time, we’re … Continue reading →

Mondays

By Matt | April 12, 2011 - 6:49 am |December 7, 2012 Appalachian Trail, Hiking
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Clothes Drier

Holy Monday’s! For two weeks straight now, we’ve had huge thunderstorms on Monday night and both nights we’ve had to stay in our tents. Last night was especially trying because we’d just hiked our biggest day yet, 27 miles, and then had to set up the tent on a windy … Continue reading →

People

By Matt | April 9, 2011 - 6:44 am |December 7, 2012 Appalachian Trail, Hiking
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Gordon Smith

A big part of the trail life is the people and the society that forms out here in the woods and trail towns. We’ve had positive experiences already, some with people we’ve known, and others that we’ve been wanting to meet or have met for the first time. At the … Continue reading →

Miles

By Matt | April 5, 2011 - 6:40 am |December 7, 2012 Appalachian Trail, Hiking
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Matt at the GA/NC border

We’re getting our hiking legs back quickly and picking up our routine as well. After a crazy night of thunderstorms and lightning, in which our tent performed valiantly and kept us safe an d dry, we are now sitting in our tent near a shelter with the sun going down … Continue reading →

Weight

By Matt | April 1, 2011 - 6:27 am |December 7, 2012 Appalachian Trail, Hiking
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Size does Matter

I have 4 important numbers to share at the start of this trail. First is weight: 149.6 lbs for me and 124 lbs for Julie. As a point of reference, our normal running weights are 138 and 121 respectively. As you can see, Julie did much better than I did … Continue reading →

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