I finished my AT hike at Erwin, Tennessee, 343 trail miles (550 kms) from Springer Mountain.  This is a little less than one-sixth of the [...]

Early in the day yesterday I encountered a herd of five whitetail deer. They were about 50 metres away.  In the quiet of the open [...]

Ruth: Gord is camped on the top of Bald Mountain tonight so here is a bed time story about the Hermit of Bald mountain, a [...]

I met Tim at Walnut Mountain Shelter the night before I arrived at Hot Springs, N.C.  He was out on a lengthy day hike and [...]

It was forecast to rain last night for the first time in a week.  I therefore ensured that I was in a shelter rather than [...]

This morning I saw another bear.  He saw me first and did what was best for both he and I: he ran away as fast [...]

Today I came down from the high ridges in the Smokies: last night I slept at 5,900 feet and tonight I am only at 2,700. [...]

There is one road that crosses the AT in its 70 mile run through the Park.  I found myself on the side of that road [...]

Two days ago I entered Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  This is a large park that includes parts of both Tennessee and North Carolina.  It [...]

Last night I stayed at the Fontana Dam Shelter, well known on the AT as the Fontana Hilton.  It is a beautiful and spacious shelter [...]