On May 5 we celebrated a combination of our planned and anticipated Erwin Day and the traditional Cinco de Mayo, a new holiday I called Erwin de Mayo. We kicked off the festivities with a whirlwind tour facilitated by local friend Shane. We started with a massive barbecue feast in
I met Chris and Jenna at the Blue Mountain shelter in Georgia. I was about to set up my tent when I heard a tree branch falling across the trail. It turned out Chris had spotted an abandoned food bag up in the tree and roped the branch down. It
I met a hiker from Finland at the Springer Mountain shelter, before my first night in the woods. She sped ahead, and everyone thought she was long gone. Turned out she caught the norovirus and had to spend a few days in town; she ended up in our group and
On the day we left Hot Springs, Strider and I hit a milestone: we completed our first 20x4, meaning that we progressed 20 miles by 4:00. This was also our group's first 20 mile day. We came out here to be badasses. -Strider It's expected
One of the Danish hikers was very impressed with rural Georgia cuisine. well this here's a story about a hiker named Wilson give this man a sausage and he'll walk right up that hill (son) went down in that holler and what did he see just
From the edge of the Smokies, we made our way over the ridges to Hot Springs, the next trail town. The first major vista of this leg was Max Patch Bald. We arrived during the weekend and shared the mountain top with abundant day hikers. On the way up we
On the morning of April 20, we walked across the top of Fontana Dam and into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park boasts a population of 2,600 black bears. To protect the bears and tourists from each other, additional regulations are in place. All camping must happen
This one's about a fellow hiker, biker and songwriter. well this here's the story about a hiker named Moss loves to pick a banjo and they play it like a boss went down in that holler and what did they see? just a cooler full of
Best dude in town. well this here's the story about a dude named Travis mess around with his friends and he'll probably kick your ass went down in that holler and what did he see? just a basket full of berries from the cactus berry tree
We're heading into the Smokies tomorrow, so here's the photo backlog.
From Franklin, NC we set out on a six day leg to Fontana Dam, the doorstep of the Smokies. Weather was overall good for photos, so I will share some here. Conditions were good for a quick sunset trip from the Siler Gap shelter up to Siler Bald for photos.
This here verse is about a real one. well this here's the story about a guy named Randy freezer full of moonshine and he drank it just like candy went down in that holler and what did he see? just a jar full of berries from the moonshine