Archive for the ‘Backpacking’ Category

Brothers Backpacking The Appalachian Trail – Part II

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Day two of the First Annual Brothers Backpacking Adventure started off with a hot bowl of oatmeal, instant coffee for me and some type of powdered drink for little bro. It was cool enough to start the hike wearing a sweatshirt but by the time we were half way ...

Brothers Backpacking The Appalachian Trail – Part I

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

As you know, I hung out the "Gone Backpacking" sign and headed out to the Appalachian Trail this past weekend. It was a real treat to have a hiking partner along for the two day, 20 mile trip. My youngest brother Lee made the trip down from Pennsylvania ...

Blog Closed Today – Gone Backpacking

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

There will be no new post today since my youngest brother will be visiting this weekend to take his first backpacking trip. Don't worry, I am almost certain that this adventure will provide plenty of fodder for an article next week. Have a great weekend!

Finding The Answer In The Woods

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

On Sunday, Scott Schwarzer and I decided to take advantage of the great fall weather and take a walk on the Appalachian Trail. We departed from Catawba Mountain, located off Route 311 in Roanoke County, at around 0730 hours and 9.5 hours later we walked out of the woods ...