This is a 5 minute slideshow of some of my favorite pics from my hike on the Appalachian Trail – April 10th to October 15th 1994. I spent 188 days on the A.T. in ’94 passing through 14 states, 8 national forests, 6 units of the national park system, and 60 state park, forest, or game lands. The video is higher definition and shorter than this one and was created in April 2019 to mark the 25th anniversary of my hike. Runtime is 5 minutes, 04 seconds. … [Read more...]
Episode 69: A Dozen Ways To Die
October 31, 2019 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 69, Cardiac and Drone Boy are back after a nearly two year hiatus to discuss a "Dozen Ways To Die In the Backcountry" - an article that first appeared in Backpacker Magazine in 2008 and was recently published online. The topic tonight is timely since we record Halloween eve and take a "stab" at the Top 12 reasons hikers and backpackers get killed in the wilderness. We also discuss what was left off the list (and merits inclusion) plus offer up some lessons to assure you are … [Read more...]
Episode 68: Teenage Thru-Hiker
September 30, 2019 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 68, "IronWill" Callahan joins the show to tell us what it's like being a teenage thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. In February of this year, Will left Springer Mountain at the age of 17 and hiked northbound to Woods Hole in Virginia where he discovered he had a fractured tibia. After taking a break to heal, he returned to the trail to finish his hike - completing the Vermont to Virginia section southbound. In the podcast, Will talks about what it's like being one of … [Read more...]
TRAIL DAYS 2019 PODCAST – PART THREE
September 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Gary “Drone Boy” Vaughan recorded N2Backpacking Episode 64 live in my studio on June 8, 2019. This is the third of a three part series with video from the drive up to Damascus, Virginia and back. He also mixes in some interesting drone footage and parade video from the annual event. … [Read more...]
TRAIL DAYS 2019 PODCAST – PART TWO
September 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Gary “Drone Boy” Vaughan recorded N2Backpacking Episode 64 live in my studio on June 8, 2019. This is the second of a three part series with video from the drive up to Damascus, Virginia and back. He also mixes in some interesting drone footage and parade video from the annual event. … [Read more...]
TRAIL DAYS 2019 PODCAST – PART ONE
September 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Gary "Drone Boy" Vaughan recorded N2Backpacking Episode 64 live in my studio on June 8, 2019. This is the first of a three part series with video from the drive up to Damascus, Virginia and back. He also mixes in some interesting drone footage and parade video from the annual event. … [Read more...]
