TBT: In Search of Bigfoot
"So here we are, sitting in the dark on a Sunday night, searching the woods with night vision technology, looking for a seven-foot-tall ape-like creature who walks on two legs and is not supposed to exist."...
August 2008
What’s Out There?
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People vs. Pollution
North Carolina sues TVA over air pollution crossing state lines...
The Replacements
On a very, very, sad note, my husband left me today . . ....
Humanitarian Hiker Michael Farley
thedirt Humanitarian Hiker Michael Farle On August 5, Richmond, Va., hiker Michael Farley will embark on his fourth Proper Walk—a ten-day, 300-kilometer t...
Run Sam, Run
Sam Thompson, a Mississippi native running for The North Face’s endurance running team, is currently tackling the Colorado Trail speed record. The Colorado Trai...
Bear Attack
An 8-year-old boy was attacked by a small male black bear while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The bear attacked as the boy was crossing a s...
Sherpa Observations
Were past the midway point now, so I figured I'd share some of the random things Ive noticed on and off the trail...
Beat the Heat
There’s hot, and then there’s the Third Circle of Hell kind of heat that we’re dealing with right now. Forget global warming—we’re talking about global baking, ...
The Fat of the Matter
When I weighed myself on the scale at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, I came in at 135 pounds....
Pablo: The Tale of An Aging Dog
<em>“What truly sets nose aquiver in moist anticipation is a trip to the woods . . . Once or twice a week, we go running along the Mountains-to-Sea trail...
Is it really over?
This past Saturday afternoon, surrounded by friends and family, I reached the long awaited summit atop Springer Mountain . . ....