#at2017

[craigwilliamjohnston]

. . In 2017 I set out to create a serious of portraits along the Appalachian Trail. I decided to make a stop in Asheville NC And that’s where I ran into Nathan Robinson He was playing along the sidewalk. He has a great booming voice. There’s was just something there and I knew I had to take his portrait. @nathanrobinsonmusic . . #makeportraits #monochrome #naterobinson #asheville #northcarolina #portraiture #craigwilliamjohnston #bostonphotographer #thruhiker #appalachiantrail #musicianportrait #streetphotography #streetportrait #throwback #AT2017 #triplecrownhiker #photographer (at Asheville, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwZDGklgAW/?igshid=1sza3jlgw9gdw

[megancoxmusic]

Time Travel from the Diary of J Wiggles:

April 19, 2017

Day 15 11.6 Miles Cold Spring Shelter Mile 125.6 Weather, chilly and damp all day Difficulty 6/10 - lots of nagging ups today, but nothing too hard Emotions: pretty good

Tomorrow: the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Pretty excited for a hot meal, a beer, and to get my package. And to send forward another package to Fontana Dam cause I have WAY too much food. Ha. Can't wait to lighten my load a bit. Feeling a bit less lonely today, hiking with Bluebird and the South Africans. They've been fun and funny and kind. In the shelter tonight - maybe more rain tonight. It's my second night in a shelter, first without Jake. So we'll see how it goes. I am missing J a lot lately. More than I thought I would, honestly. Feeling that pull toward comfort, wanting warmth and cozy cuddle comfort, kittens and blankets and snuggles and hot showers ... but can't think of that too much now. Keeping my eyes on the prize ... one landmark at a time. NOC, Fontana, Smokies, maybe Gatlinburg, Standing Bear Hostel, Hot Springs. Miles 137 to 273 - about 136 miles. Including tomorrow that's only 12 days at 12 miles/day. Dang. It goes fast. Though so slow. Today is my 2 week trail-versary. I've been out here for that long (with 5 nights in beds) ... (and 2 zero days, and 3 nero days) ... but I"m feeling good. Like I can just keep going. And that's what I need to keep doing. Moving forward.

[dbontheat]

September 7, 2017 -- Acadia National Park.

I’m no longer hiking to camp every day. I finished the trail -- the goal I was working toward all year. My legs hurt, I’m exhausted. But I’m in Maine and I don’t know when I’ll be here again. So we traveled to Acadia National Park, on the coast of Maine near Bar Harbor. It’s my third national park this year, but this time I’m not hiking through it. In fact, I really don’t want to hike. I pick the shortest and easiest trail because that’s all I can do mentally and physically. But I’m not ashamed of taking the pleasure of sitting in a car resting while others are out hiking more. I need a break -- it just happens to be in one of our country’s most beautiful places.

[samuelmrtn]

Persist in the good

[atthru2017]

NEWS NEWS NEWS!

Rachael and I initially planned to get up to Harper's Ferry (mile 1020), where she would leave and I would go on. We got pretty close and instead decided to go into Charlottesville, which is about 863 miles into the trail. AAAAND I decided that I'm also going to end my hike there.

The 800+ miles we've done have been a ton of fun. When I hiked the PCT I had a lot of moments where I wanted to leave the trail, but I always felt compelled to the do the whole thing. When you have to hike 20+ miles a day, that's really not possible unless you are absolutely determined. And honestly, I'm happy to get back to work and sleep in a bed and so on. 

I was worried that I would regret the decision, especially given that we are in such good shape now, but I really don’t. So that’s that! And of course, it’s worth noting that I wouldn’t have made it fifty miles without Rachael. She’s one of the toughest people I know (and generally great). Anyway I have a ton of photos to post, so stay tuned. 

[ashevillephotography]

View from the Appalachian Trail winding through Max Patch in western North Carolina. #appalachiantrail #at2017 #maxpatch #pisgahnationalforest #blueridgemountains #visitnc #nc #northcarolina #themountainsarecalling #appalachia #ashevillephotography #camiphoto (at Max Patch)

[scent-of-pine]

[g-machine]

I'm camping on the summit of Rocky Mountain tonight, a hard sweaty climb up from Unicoi Gap, but so worth it. 54 miles in. #at2017 (at Unicoi Gap)