Dec 1, 2016
Gabe Burkhardt has hiked on the Appalachian Trail three times:
2014, 2015, and 2016. He completed his thru-hike in 2016 but has
covered more than 4,000 miles on the trail. When I hiked with Gabe,
in 2014, he was known as Hermes, and his calm intensity left quite
an impression upon those around him. Coming back to the trail with
the intention of an entire thru-hike in 2016, he charted his course
with a truly visceral blog, named Almost
Unsalvageable. He has a bunch of his artwork on the site and
I've included a couple of examples at my website, mightyblueontheat.com, in the show notes for this
episode (for some reason, these pics don't get shown on iTunes or
Stitcher). The first one is of Gabe on the sign at Katahdin, the
second is a picture of the indispensable Miss Janet, while the
third is a terrific representation of the AT sign, made from the
equally indispensable Snickers!! 
You can also
contact Gabe at gabeburkhardt@me.com and he'd be
delighted to give you any assistance that he can. Don't forget to
rate the show on iTunes and Stitcher with a review and a few kind
words (or even what you really think!!) about the show.