January 2020 – Page 5 – Wherever I May Roam

Appalachian Trail Day 7

Stealth Site to Mt. Minsi, PA 191 – 9.1 miles October 20th, 2013 The second day of my two day hike with Cody. A pleasant stroll through the rocks and leaves. A very enjoyable time with my son. He took a little spill on the Wolf Rocks bypass trail but otherwise finished unscathed. I veryContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 7”

Appalachian Trail Day 6

October 19th 2013 Wind Gap to Stealth Site – 4 miles This was a weekend hike with my oldest son Cody, who had just turned five years old twelve days prior. Our plan was to do 8.6 relatively easy miles over two days, which we did successfully. It was an amazing time with my sonContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 6”

Appalachian Trail Day 5

Fort Franklin Road to Hawk Mountain Road – 9.3 miles The rocks… that’s all I remember. Deliriously belting out every song we knew containing anything to do with rocks… For Those About to Rock, I Wanna Rock, Like a Rolling Stone… etc. It kept us occupied until we reached our extraction point at Hawk MountainContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 5”

Appalachian Trail Day 4

Stealth Site near Lehigh Furnace Gap to Fort Franklin Road – 9 miles September 30th, 2013 This part of the hike is more difficult for me to recall. More rocks… highlights were Bear Rocks and Knife’s Edge. I recall being informed that this area is known for the rampant rattlesnakes.

Appalachian Trail Day 3

Tower Access Road to Stealth Site near Lehigh Furnace Gap – 12 miles Sept 29th, 2013 This was the day Bauman dragged my bruised and bloodied carcass over/through the rocks at Lehigh Gap. By the end of the day he’d given me the trail name “IWET” (which didn’t stick) because I kept yelling ahead toContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 3”

Appalachian Trail Day 2

Leroy A. Smith Shelter to Tower Access Road – 10.4 miles The following morning we got up way too early and after Bob made us coffee we headed south towards Blue Mountain. That night we stayed at a stealth site just above Blue Mountain. We were fortunate enough to get pizza delivered to our siteContinue reading “Appalachian Trail Day 2”

Appalachian Trail, Day 1

Wind Gap to Leroy A. Smith Shelter – 4.6 miles I guess my first day hiking the AT with Bauman was on 9/27/2013. I believe he was working at Ringing Rocks Campground at the time and had just completed a short section hike of his own a few months prior. On this particular hike heContinue reading “Appalachian Trail, Day 1”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. As I approach what I assume (and can only hope) will be the midpointContinue reading “My First Blog Post”