My journey has come to an end. Thank you to all who made this possible. It feels great to be done. Enjoy the photos and thank you for following along! Bonus! Circumstances allowed me to travel to Acadia national park on the coast of Maine. Went for the sunrise and explored the park for the […]

Read more "16- Finished"

Made it from Hannover to the base of Katahdin in 20 days. It was a tough hike but here I am, and tomorrow is the last day of one great adventure.  The crews living space at the hiker hut in Rangely Maine. Great hostel! Hurricane force winds nearly blew me over multiple times on the […]

Read more "15- The day before the last"

I’m in pain but happy to say I’m on schedule! Been on a 21 mile average since Hannover, through the whites and part of southern Maine. Less than 270 miles to go and plan on being done in 11 days!  I have to say I might have lucked out with weather going through this last […]

Read more "14- Final stretch"

Hello friends. These last few weeks since Hannover have been hectic.  This is what walking in a pair of shoes for 1,100 miles looks like. Got off trail for my sisters graduation and decided it was a perfect time to finish up miles missed early on. At a University of Illinois famous bar, Kam’s. Apparently […]

Read more "13- Mopping up before finishing up "

Check out my photos from NJ -> NH.              Tried cheddar cheese on pie. Thanks Einestien for the the tip, it wa awesome.                 Trying to get a hitch back into town I ran into a farmer who just had piglets. He insisted on showing me around his farm […]

Read more "12- Just some pictures"

Since last time I have covered a ton of ground, met some great people and hiked with now life long friends. I am at a weird point on the trail where all I want is to get to Katahdin but already feel that the end is coming too soon. Fortunately and unfortunately I still have […]

Read more "11- One step at a time"

It seems that I finally have found some trail legs! Since leaving the Erwin area I have been keeping an average of 20 miles or so Maybe that’s pushing it a little too much but I’m enjoying the fact that I’m having no knee or blister pains anymore.  A quick roadmap of the last few […]

Read more "10- Changing gears"

It’s been a while since my last post, and a lot has happened. I believe we left off at the beginning of the Smokies and the long and short of it includes: bad weather, work-for-stays, more bad weather, and getting to know some great people.             The Smokies were an unforgettable lesson […]

Read more "9- Bad weather, good company "

Not as far along as I originally planned to be. Also my original miles per day averages were based off unrealistic goals. Nonetheless I’ve come far and at the moment sitting on the doorstep of the Smokey Mountains.  Right now I’m taking the a day off to watch the Super Bowl but honestly could care […]

Read more "8- Zero’s make heros"