Jun 29, 2026

The miles continue to pile up, with a twenty-mile day this week. It's true that the terrain is particularly conducive to twenty-mile plus days, yet I've been surprised at the speed at which I've been able to get back into the hike.

I was only able to get one interview with other hikers these past few days; my old friend...

Jun 25, 2026

I've been upping the mileage this week and am back to the levels I was achieving prior to my shin splints. I know, I need to be careful, but it is clear that I don't lose my "legs" during my enforced stoppage.

This week, I ran into several new faces as well as some old faces. I interviewed Dennis the shuttle driver,...

Jun 22, 2026

At last, I'm back on trail, choosing Harper's Ferry as my start point to launch my hike to get to Katahdin before October.

These first few days back on trail have been testing, as I knew they would be, but I've been pleasantly surprised at how well my body has switched back into hike mode, given the three weeks...

Jun 18, 2026

This is a bit of a transition episode for the podcast. I wanted to talk about going back to the trail this week, but there isn't a great deal to say about it that I haven't already said. So this week I sat down and recorded a few reflections on what I've learned in forests and on mountains over the past twelve years.

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Jun 11, 2026

Today, Greg Fisher takes us back to the Appalachian Trail in the 1960s, when he and two other 16-year-olds took a 17-day hike on the trail in New Hampshire, taking in the awesome Franconia Ridge along the way.

For Greg, that led to a more than 50 year...