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 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...]
BirdShooter’s Takeaways From Trail Days 2019
May 25, 2019 By Leave a Comment
BirdShooter’s takeaways from Trail Days 20191. Trail Days is 10X the size it was when I last went in 1999 (our 5th year reunion)2. Separating the town from Tent City was a good idea3. Any registered police officer within a 6 county area works Trail Days4. Hiking 40 miles in to Damascus is easier than finding parking at Trail Days5. Trail Days is a business, there were ~60 vendors this year6. Trail Days is a party, somethings never change7. Tent City is a visual, cultural, and culinary … [Read more...]
Episode 63: Black Sunshine
April 15, 2019 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 63, I speak with Black Sunshine about his 1994 thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. This is the second release in a flashback series where we speak with 11 prospective thru-hikers about their attempt to complete the A.T. in a single year. It was recorded in Charlotte, N.C. on March 5th, 1995, and is part of a series to honor the 25th anniversary of our '94 thru-hike on the A.T. In the episode, Black Sunshine tells us about his winter start in Georgia, the Virginia blues, and his … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain, North Georgia – December 22, 2018
January 27, 2019 By Leave a Comment
This is a video of a December 22, 2018 backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain in North Georgia. We hiked in a few inches of snow that came down the prior day, but most of it melted as the temps climbed to the low 40's during our hike. Yonah Mountain can be seen at sunset in the distance. My 13 year old son gets photo credit for many of the pics. … [Read more...]
Episode 60: Troubadour
January 26, 2019 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 60, Troubadour tells us about his 1994 thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. This is the first release in a special bonus series to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our hike, and it was recorded at Trail Days on May 13, 1995 in Damascus, Virginia. After finishing the A.T. in 1994, Troubadour went on to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 1999 and the Continental Divide Trails in 2002 - walking nearly 10,000 miles and completing the Triple Crown - which we discuss in detail in Episode … [Read more...]
