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Appalachian Trail Day Hiker
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Office worker and weekend hiker. Working on the Appalachian Trail 14 State Challenge, one day hike at a time. Big fan of house cats, National Public Radio, and books. NY-24 Politics and North Country Public Radio.
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Delightful hiking on cloudy day in Troutville, Virginia on my way down to Tennessee. About 7.6 miles from the Route 11 trailhead out to the Fullhardt Knob shelter.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #dayhike #virginia
September 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Last big trip of the year, visiting family in East Tennessee and getting in some AT hiking out to the Watauga Dam, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. So grateful to be able to visit these places and spend some time walking in the woods.
#appalchiantrail #hiking #dayhike #tennessee
September 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Beautiful weather on the first hike of September on the AT in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. About 5.5 miles out and back from the Hawk Rock Overlook trailhead to the Cove Mountain Shelter. The hiking season is winding down, so I made sure to savor this autumn adventure.
#appalachiantrail #pennsylvania
September 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Short weekend hike on the AT in Massachusetts, south of Great Barrington, starting off at the Sheffield Road trailhead. Mix of bog and quiet forest, a nice flat easy hike. This makes state #9 working towards the 14 State Challenge.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #dayhike #massachusetts
August 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Great hiking on the AT/Long Trail in Vermont today, from the Route 9 trailhead out to Maple Hill and back. Hot, dry weather of late, but the trail was cool and muddy in places. The photo from the powerline corridor shows a view of Bennington in the distance.
#appalachiantrail #vermont #hiking
August 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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On the AT this weekend, starting the Connecticut section, hiked about 8 miles from the NY Line out to Bull's Bridge and back. Great hike, I was afraid the rain and storms would make the trail too challenging, but I really enjoyed the mist and damp and dark forest.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #at
July 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Back in January, I had no idea that 2025 would be the year I hiked the Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail via day hiking. Feeling proud, grateful, and exhausted. More day hikes coming soon, be warned New England.
#hiking #appalachiantrail #Maryland #dayhike
July 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Sunday hike on the AT in Maryland from the Wolfsville Rd trailhead tp Ravens Rock Rd crossing. Muddy. Muggy. Buggy. Got an early start this morning to beat the heat, then enjoyed the AC in the car on the long drive home to Northern NY. A joyful weekend hike.
#hiking #appalachiantrail #maryland
June 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Sunday hike on the AT in Maryland from the Wolfsville Rd trailhead back south to Pogo Campsites. Rainy, muddy, and rocky trail made for many slips and close calls toward the end. Despite the weather, there were lots of hikers on the trail. So close to the PA state line!
#hiking #appalachiantrail
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Hiking the AT in Maryland this Memorial Day Weekend, from the US 40 Trailhead out past Annapolis Rock to the Pogo Campsites. I hit the trail early and managed to avoid the big crowds. Hiking is such a gift, and I have so much more trail ahead of me.
#appalachiantrail #at #maryland
May 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Beautiful weather this weekend for hiking the AT in Maryland, still moving northward towards the PA line, one day hike at a time. 10 miles out and back, from Old South Mountain Inn to US Route 40, just wonderful easy hiking compared to hiking up Lamb's Knoll last time.
#appalachiantrail #Maryland
May 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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April 2025 hike on the AT from Lambs Knoll to Old South Mountain Inn. Spring is in the air and the trees are blooming. A lovely day of hiking in 80 degree weather! About 40% of the way through Maryland, getting closer to the PA line every trip.

#appalachiantrail #hiking #Maryland #AT #dayhike
A section of the Maryland AT showing a rocky trail through the woods during early Spring. A section of the Maryland AT showing a trail sign at the Old South Mountain Inn trailhead. The General Jesse Reno monument along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. A section of the Maryland AT showing a scenic overlook at White Rocks lookout.
May 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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April 2025 hike on the AT from Gathland State Park to Lambs Knoll. A cold and muddy day on the trail this morning, continuing my day hikes to complete the entirety of the Maryland section this year. Loving the trail, Maryland is amazing.

#appalachiantrail #hiking #Maryland #AT #dayhike
April 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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March 2025 hike on the AT from the Weverton Cliffs trailhead to Gathland State Park. A warm, breezy, wonderful day on the trail. This is the second of a series of day hikes to complete the entirety of the Maryland section.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #Maryland #AT #dayhike
A section of the Appalachian Trail, showing a dirt path through the woods. It is early Spring with no leaves on the trees yet. A wooden sign post on the Appalachian Trail, showing the path the trail follows north and a side trail out to the Weverton Cliffs A view of the Potomac River taken from the Weverton Cliffs The entry to the Gathland State Park, showing the park sign and the National War Correspondents' Memorial
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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March 2025 hike on the AT from Harpers Ferry to the Weverton Cliffs trailhead. Gloomy, foggy, windy: a glorious hike after the relentless winter. This is the first of a series of day hikes to complete the entirety of the Maryland section.
#appalachiantrail #hiking #Maryland #AT #dayhike
A sign on the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia with the pedestrian bridge/railroad bridge in the background. A section of the Appalachian Trail near the Weverton Cliffs trailhead, showing a dirt path through a small wooded area. The trees are bare of leaves on this gray day in March. The bridge carrying US Route 340 over the Potomac River, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The pedestrian bridge over the Potomac River, the beginning of the Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail.
March 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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August 2023 hike on the Appalachian Trail out to Mount Minsi in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania. A steep, rocky hike on a 4.8 mile loop trail. Ran into some thru hikers at the summit. They kept going, I headed back to the trailhead. #hiking #pennsylvania #dayhike
Rock covered section of the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, leading up to Mount Minsi. A sign on the Appalachian Trail at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, explaining the rules for the use of the trail. A view of Lenape Lake surrounded by trees. The surface of the water is covered with vegetation. A view from the summit of Mount Minsi, looking across the Delaware River to New Jersey, with a view of Mount Tammany.
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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October 2022 hike on the Appalachian Trail from the Compton Gap trailhead to the Fort Windham Rocks, in the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. My very first steps on the AT, I remember not wanting to turn around and walk back to my van that was waiting at the trailhead. One of the best days ever.
A section of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, a narrow rocky path surrounded by lush vegetation. The Fort Windham Rocks, a pile of boulders stacked and resting against one another in the forest of the Shenandoah National Park. Trailhead on the Appalachian Trail, one solitary minivan in the parking lot after a gentle rain.
November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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April 2024 hike on the Appalachian Trail from the Carver's Gap trailhead to Jane Bald, near Roan Mountain in Eastern Tennessee. About 2.6 miles out and back on this section of the trail. Some wonderful expansive views on this hike.
#hiking #appalachiantrail #tennessee #dayhike
November 19, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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No hikes til Spring, but still enjoying local walks. Stopped to see the "Burlington Street Cats" a feral cat colony that lives in an old chicken coop that someone set up for them. They get regular food and water from volunteers.

Also got to pet a well-fed house cat out on his front steps. 10/10.
A chicken coop on the side of a city street, surrounded by bails of straw, with stray cats lounging in the morning sun. A big furry black cat, obviously well fed and content, sitting on the front steps of a house.
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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May 2024 hike on the Appalachian Trail from Indian Grave Gap to Beauty Spot, in Eastern Tennessee. This was the first trip where I hiked with the bubble, encountering so many amazing thru hikers on this trip, seeing my first actual trail magic setup, and feeling like I had found a home. #hiking
November 15, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Memorial Day Weekend 2024 hike on the Appalachian Trail from Turner's Gap to Monument Knob, near Boonsboro, Maryland. About 3.9 miles out and back to the Washington Monument. So many butterflies on the trail that day. #hiking #appalachiantrail #maryland #dayhike
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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May 2024 hike along the Gorge Trail at the Salmon River Falls Unique Area in Oswego County, NY. Short, steep climb down and back to the base of the falls. One of my favorite close-to-home hikes when I can't get out on the Appalachian Trail. #hiking #upstateny #dayhike #newyork
November 15, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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October 2024 day hike on the Appalachian Trail in Dutchess County, NY from the Depot Hill Road trailhead out to Mount Egbert. About 3.5 miles out and back on a solitary Halloween hike through the woods, stopping at the Morgan Stewart Memorial Shelter along the way.
November 15, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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October 2024 day hike on the Appalachian Trail in the Worthington State Forest in northern New Jersey, from the Route 80 trailhead out to Sunfish Pond. About 8 miles out and back on a stunningly warm and sunny fall day. #hiking #appalachiantrail #at #newjersey #dayhike
A portion of the Appalachian Trail, showing a rocky trail through the woods during an Autumn morning. Sunfish Pond, a large glacial lake in the Worthington State Forest on a calm day with water and blue skies. A trail sign giving information about Sunfish Pond on the Appalachian Trail.
November 15, 2024 at 1:42 AM