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February 4, 2018
Life Outside the Cubicle + GIVEAWAY!
UPDATE: This GIVEAWAY is now closed. Winners are: Stephanie and Melissa, you will be contacted by email for your signed copy of “Life Outside the Cubicle!” Did we really thru-hike the Appalachian Trail? It seems like all a dream now – a really, really good dream. But we have our memories, experiences, pictures, videos, friends […]
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February 2, 2018
5 Lies Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers Tell
Most Appalachian Trail thru-hikers start the trail as a neophyte and end it as an expert. Along the way they learn that some of the things they had been told about the trail just aren’t true. These are five of those things for us. 1. Virginia is easy/flat Before we left on our thru-hike, we […]
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January 25, 2018
5 Reasons To Hike As A Couple
Before we left on our AT journey, several people asked us if we were sure we sure we wanted to hike as a couple, to be together day and night, in the woods, with no regular showers … for 6 months!?? Were we crazy? Not in the least. When Sunsets and I quit our Dallas […]
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January 19, 2018
5 Photogenic Spots on the Appalachian Trail (that aren’t McAfee Knob)
There are hundreds of photo opportunities along the 2200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. I wanted to showcase my five favorites. Since these are shots from our journey there are not any from early on in the trip … it was always raining. Rain and fog shut us down at many well known locations—Max Patch, […]
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January 12, 2018
5 Signs You May Be a Recent Thru Hiker
Six months, 2189.8 miles, 5 million steps, tramping through 14 states. No matter what stat you use to define it, there is no denying that an Appalachian Trail thru-hike is an impressive feat. It can be life changing … and habit forming. Some of these habits don’t fit too well in the real world, making […]
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January 8, 2018
Shoulder Strap Water Bottle Holder
This post was initially a contest where we gave away a backpack strap water bottle holder. That giveaway has ended. Still, this is an incredible, useful product, please continue reading. All along our thru-hike we received oohs, ahhs, and questions about the water bottle holders we used that attached to the shoulder straps of our backpacks. Like […]
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