Scott Jurek on the Appalachian Trail
When Luis Escobar asks “Do you want to do something epic?” you should either sit down, or run away. You never know what to expect. You might end up hitchhiking…
Adventures in Self-Publishing
Ever had a bad case of writers block? Yeah…well, that’s not what happened to me. After returning from my Appalachian Trail thru-hike I had no problem writing, proofing, and re-writing…
Running Shoes – Brooks Cascadia Review
Strava keeps sending me emails. At first I thought it was nifty. You can document the shoes that you used for your run, you know, so other people could see…
A Tribute To Kilimanjaro
Here is a tribute video to Kilimanjaro (aka Flosser, aka Brian Sarvis, aka Flossermnajaro-AT)…the man of many names… Kilimanjaro hiked with us for the first 700 miles of the Appalachian…
Humor – I’m Going To Hike The Appalachian Trail
A little bit of humor today, Appalachian Trail style.This video showcases a typical conversation when you tell someone you are going to hike the Appalachian Trail. I don’t think that people…
The Hometown Newspaper
My hometown newspaper (the same one I used to be a paperboy for) included a story about my Appalachian Trail journey last week! The article started with a big front…
Getting Published!
Shortly after returning from my Appalachian Trail thru-hike I was asked to contribute a feature article to a fitness magazine. The focus was to be on the sport of “Fastpacking”…
Giving Presentations
As I settle into the “real world” after the trail I’ve realized one thing…that I like talking about the trail! I don’t mind rounds of rapid fire questions about me,…
A Hiker In The City
It is well over a month now since I completed the AT. I have been working on settling back into “reality” and I’m not sure if I’m being successful or…
MEAT Completes The AT!
Hot off the press…my hiking buddy (and college roommate) Meat just completed his 2012 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail! We hiked the first 900 miles together and then both “hiked…
Sweet Home California
Three weeks have already gone by since I reached the summit of Mount Katahdin and I don’t know where the time has gone. I spent two weeks traveling across the…
What is this “Day Hiking” you speak of?
The alarm rang at 5:45 AM.It was only a little over a week since I’d finished the Appalachian Trail and I’d been mostly relaxing, but I was ready to get…