Week 4 This week was impacted again by storms and rain. Sunday night we tented in the rain and I was awakened during the night with a wet sleeping bag in a wet tent. We packed up early Monday morning, loaded our wet gear and hiked out to … [Read more...]

It's Saturday afternoon and I am taking a day to shower, laundry my clothes and spend the night in a bunk house at the Nantahala Outdoor Center near Fontana Dam. I woke up this morning at 6:00,  packed my backpack and started hiking at 6:30 to arrive … [Read more...]

Let me wish you a Happy Easter.  In memorial of “Holy Week” as some churches call it, (the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday); I started reading the book of John.  I wanted to refresh myself in the story I’ve known all my life- the Easter … [Read more...]

Phillip's first week journal entry. It's Sunday afternoon and I have just completed my first week on the Appalachian Trail. What a challenge to me physically, mentally and emotionally. I've hiked 50.5 miles which includes the approach trail from … [Read more...]