Departures
- mhanmore
- April 4, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Adapt
- mhanmore
- March 29, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
So, we have a bit of an announcement to make… after a long weekend of winter skills seminars and talking to locals in the Sierra mountains we’ve decided that the trail we’ve been planning all this time just doesn’t exist this year, because it’ll be buried under ten feet of snow when we get there. […]
Read MoreSuperheroes
- mhanmore
- March 23, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
So this is the blog entry where I’ll ask you for sponsorship. Some of you won’t read any further, and that’s fine. There is a saying on the trail, “hike your own hike” and the more I think about that mantra the more I think it is great advice for life. I’m going to talk […]
Read MoreTrail by Numbers
- mhanmore
- March 14, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
2 hikers 2,650 miles 5 months camping 43 ascents of Mount Everest (489,418 feet total climb) 150 meals of freeze-dried instant mashed potatoes 57 mountain passes 3 states 19 major canyons 91 national parks/forests/wilderness areas 1,000 litres of water to find, collect & filter 60% failure rate
Read MoreWhy?
- mhanmore
- February 21, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
But why not just take a week’s holiday like everyone else?
Read MoreTo Blog
- mhanmore
- February 12, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
Having determined to walk from Mexico to Canada it seemed only fair that I should quickly evolve into a better correspondent. Here shall follow my efforts.
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