August 2008
“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.”
Read More >Were past the midway point now, so I figured I’d share some of the random things Ive noticed on and off the trail
Read More >0 – blisters I have had over the past 1,800 miles.
Read More >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, particularly here in the Southeast where temperatures routinely hit the triple digits and the humidity hovers around 100%. If you’re trying to grow a fungus, this weather is ideal.…
Read More >When I weighed myself on the scale at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, I came in at 135 pounds.
Read More >Pollution Increases Oxygen-Starved Ocean Pockets
Read More ><em>“What truly sets [my dog Pablo’s] 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 . . . Once he leaves the couch cushion and hits the trail, Pablo quickly shifts gears from flat boredom into flat-out joy:…
Read More >National Park Adds Acreage, Looks for More
Read More >This past Saturday afternoon, surrounded by friends and family, I reached the long awaited summit atop Springer Mountain . . .
Read More >Barry Poss was well on his way to life in academia. A James B. Duke Fellow in sociology at Duke University, Poss was within one chapter of finishing his dissertation when he left his studies in 1975 and took a job with County Records in Virginia. In 1978, Poss founded Sugar Hill Records, the venerable…
Read More >Following the trail blazed by the South Beyond 6,000 (hike 40 peaks in Southern Apps taller than 6,000 feet) Georgia State Parks has created their own hiking challenge. The Canyon Climbers Club reserves membership for people who have hiked Georgia’s four canyons, Amicalola, Tallulah Gorge, Cloudland Canyon, and Providence Canyon. To join the club and…
Read More >West Virginia Mountain Community Pushes for Wind Farm
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The box should read: “May cause dizziness, nausea, and lightheadedness. Do not drive, operate large machinery or hike 40 miles on the AT until you know how this medicine will affect you.”
Read More >Your Favorite Sugar Hill Record<br /> <em>Musicians, Radio Hosts, and Fans Reveal the Best of the Venerable Acoustic Label </em> <em> “Just one? How do I pick just one?” Like choosing your favorite child, it seems that choosing your favorite Sugar Hill disc is a near impossible task, as this was a common refrain found…
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