This is a video slideshow of my 1994 Thru-Hike on the Appalachian Trail. I mixed the video two years later in Charlotte, NC using an old VHS camera and a mic/mixing system from the Video Editor. The technology is archaic by today's standards but it captured the moment at the time. The slideshow clocks in at nearly 40 minutes which is likely too long for most, and my kids tell me I sound a bit sad in the early narration. But be patient - things pick up as we close in on Katahdin. If nothing … [Read more...]
Photos From The Appalachian Trail In Pennsylvania
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ATPA 1: Appalachian Trail Marker At The Church Of The Mountain ATPA 2: At The Mason Dixon Line Just South Of The Pennsylvania Border ATPA 3: Almost Stepped On This One: A Pennsylvania Rattler ATPA 4: The Halfway Point On The Appalachian Trail ATPA 5: The Lake A Pine Grove Furnace State Park ATPA 6: Hiking Through A Farmer's Field Enroute To Boiling Springs, PA ATPA 7: The View From The AT In Boiling Springs ATPA 8: Laid Back Sue, Squeeze Box, & Mad Markum Take … [Read more...]
Protected: Rebel’s Farewell Video: April 26, 1998 to November 23, 2010
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...]
Letting Rebel Go: Saying Goodbye To Man’s Best Friend
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I miss my dog – not that I don’t have a new one, but I can’t forget my old one. It was 18 months ago, when Rebel sat outside the door watching me pack for a hike to The Perch in North Georgia. He died within ten days of that trip, and I vividly recall (and photographed) him sitting by my shop door – barking as if to join me. Arthritis kept him from the trail in his later years, but he never gave up hope that I might take him along. I have a new dog now, and he too has … [Read more...]
Protected: DOLPHIN HEAD – TRIP REPORT, APRIL 6, 2012
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...]
Protected: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Gold Branch Trip Report – February 24, 2012
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...]
Protected: Fontana Lake (Mile 79 Campsite) Trip Report – April 21, 2012
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...]