Subjectively speaking, the terrain from Partnership Shelter to Pearisburg is not one of my favorite areas of Virginia. Views seem few and far between.One night, I bolt upright at 1...
Before leaving the hotel, I fashion myself a makeshift rain fly with a plastic bag and hope for sunny weather. We all head to the lobby for breakfast, piling our...
Two zeros at the Best Western in Banner Elk. Six of us holed up in a room. We gorge on the free breakfast. Explore town. Try more restaurants. Watch all...
After a leisurely hike up Roan Mountain, I find Tenacious lunching at Roan High Knob shelter. The shelter is a cabin, enclosed with log walls on all four sides. I...
‘Let me know when you’re in the Hot Springs, NC to Erwin, TN area,’ reads a text on my phone. Woody: a semi-retired friend I’d met on my first section...
I awake to find a pool of water at the bottom of my tent. Condensation drips from the walls; every now and again, spritzes of water land on my face....
