https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/03/21/status-of-2020-at-festivals/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20181211_1338031.jpg20181211_133803[1]My beagle Pumpkin looking into the distance at Table Rock, Peters Mtn, AT, 2018.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/traildayscanceled.jpgTrailDaysCanceled2025-07-09T03:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2019/02/01/5-questions-tim-lewis-king-of-mcafee-knob/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lewesselfie1.jpglewesselfie1https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/runwithdude.jpgrunwithdudeTim running along a trail with his father.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sunsetdog.jpgsunsetdogOne of the many amazing sunsets Lewes has captured at McAfee Knob.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/machupiccu.jpgmachupiccuLewes in August at Machu Piccu in the Andes Mountains of Peru.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lewesselfie2.jpglewesselfie2Tim Lewes, ultra-runner, unofficial king of McAfee Knob sunsets.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/grindstone100.jpggrindstone100Lewes at the Grindstone 100.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lewessunset.jpglewessunset2025-07-09T03:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/04/22/backpacking-meals-worth-their-weight/2022-04-19T16:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/01/15/toadstool-sending-video/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aidansunwide.jpgAidanSunWideThe crag Toadstool climbed on the White Rocks Trail, just off the AT in Pa.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aidaninsunrocks.jpgAidanInSunRocksToadstool surveys the rocks before his climb in Feb. 2019.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clifftopaidan.jpgClifftopAidanToadstool reaches the top of his first roped climb in Feb. 2019.2022-04-19T16:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/03/01/loyalsock-trail-high-knob-and-falls/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/trailselfie.jpgTrailSelfieTrail selfie!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/switchbacks.jpgSwitchbacksMaking our way up the switchback of High Knob.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/stretchinggina.jpgStretchingGinaGina stretches out the back on a natural ice pack.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/starstrees.jpgStarsTreesThe stars dance and twinkle overhead in the cold northen Pennsylvania night, wrapped in the embrace of the oldest mountain chain.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/stargazingfiredodge.jpgStarGazingFireDodgeStargazing.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sparkfirecouple.jpgSparkFireCoupleStar light, star bright, first star I see tonight.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/secondfallscrop.jpgSecondFallsCropClose-up of the falls' icicles.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/secondfalls.jpgSecondFallsThe second falls on Dutter's Run with its ice pools at the base.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/marysview.jpgMarysViewMary's View vista looking southwest to Smith's Knob.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ltmarkers.jpgLTMarkersLoyalsock Trail markers. On the path.2022-04-19T16:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/06/07/are-we-the-allies-we-should-be/2022-04-19T16:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/04/01/conservancy-to-expand-cove-mtn-preserve/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covemtn2020edit.jpgCoveMtn2020editThis 3D map shows the lands in bright green that The Nature Conservancy plans to acquire on Cove Mtn. later this year. 2020-06-04T16:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-puts-at-festivals-in-limbo/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20190908123305_img_20351.jpg20190908123305_IMG_2035[1]https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screenshot_20200320-194533_facebook1.jpgScreenshot_20200320-194533_Facebook[1]Letter from Damascas shared on Facebook announcing the Trail Days cancellation.2020-06-04T16:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/06/04/where-have-we-been/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jimsmask.jpgJimsMaskMe, in my mask at my newspaper's office in May 2020.2025-05-04T04:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/02/01/brewing-adventure-on-the-at/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clarksferryswanky1.jpgClarksFerrySwanky1Clarks Ferry Swankey is a traditional beer style from the 1700s that Lindgren Craft Brewery produced in 2019 to help finance the preservation of the historic Clarks Ferry Tavern in Duncannon. The tavern is one of the oldest buildings in Perry County and just a block off the AT.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/beergoblet2.jpgBeerGoblet2Beer is flowing like water along the AT in Pennsylvania.2020-03-31T20:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/03/28/rattlesnakes-stars-and-sunrises-on-big-mountain/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/starrytuscaroranight.jpgStarryTuscaroraNighthttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/foggytuscvalley.jpgFoggyTuscValleyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/foggytuscarorasunrise.jpgFoggyTuscaroraSunrisehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/reststop.jpgRestStopTaking a break along the trail so I could calm my nerves after the rattlesnake.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/photoassistant.jpgPhotoAssistantChipmunk helping to photograph the night sky.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hikeready.jpgHikeReadyRipped and ready for an overnight backpack.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hammockchillin.jpgHammockChillinHammock Chillin.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/camp.jpgCamphttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/breakfast.jpgBreakfastBest breakfast view in the world.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/snail.jpgSnailChipmunk found a good size snail along the trail.2020-03-28T23:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/03/10/gear-trap-basspros-single-person-tent/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200309_210943.jpg20200309_210943.jpghttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200308_113136.jpg20200308_113136.jpghttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20181012_094724.jpg20181012_094724.jpg2020-03-28T23:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/02/07/make-a-leather-coozy-for-a-trail-mug/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozymugsideb.jpgCoozyMugSideBSide view showing both side seams.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozymugsidea.jpgCoozyMugSideAhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozymugbottom.jpgCoozyMugBottomBottom view showing the edge seam stitching.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozyformfit.jpgCoozyFormFitFitting the leather to the mug.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozyempty.jpgCoozyEmptyEmpty coozy is useful as a cup for small items when not being used for the mug.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coozycutready.jpgCoozyCutReadyLeather trimmed, form-fit and bound, ready for stitching.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/stainlessmug.jpgStainlessMugMy favorite stainless steel mug, a utilitarian piece of gear.2020-03-22T00:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/gear-mods-repair/2020-03-11T03:19:53+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/01/24/behind-the-scene-on-the-bft/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140112202517235.jpg20140112202517235https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/refinedbaldeagle.jpgRefinedBaldEaglehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1908.jpgIMG_1908https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1865.jpgIMG_1865https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1868.jpgIMG_18682020-03-05T00:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2016/02/02/favorite-outdoors-photos-2014-2015/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/slatemorrisrunsconfluence.jpgSlateMorrisRunsConfluenceThe confluence of Little Morris, Morris and Slate runs in Tiadaghton State Forest, Pa., as seen from the Black Forest Trail. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/angelfallsicedover.jpgAngelFallsIcedOver2020-03-05T00:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2017/03/14/freezing-in-the-pa-canyonlands/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/snowsquallcollage.jpgSnowSquallCollageA snow squall drifts in from the northwest over the Letterman Wild Area in Sproul State Forest.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/29_roadhike2.jpg29_RoadHike2You can do it, Brian!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/28_roadhike.jpg28_RoadHikeNot too much farther...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/26_sunbathing.jpg26_SunBathingSunbathing.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/25_headingout.jpg25_HeadingOutJosh in good spirits, Brian suffering.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/24_morningview.jpg24_MorningViewSunny, morning view on the hike out.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/23_chemstove.jpg23_ChemStoveMy new chemical pellet stove was a good addition to the pack.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/22_inthebivvy.jpg22_InTheBivvyGo buy a Sol emergency bivvy. Inside, it was easily 70 degrees. Cozy!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/21_makeshiftwoodstove.jpg21_MakeshiftWoodStoveRepurposed old iron dome for a makeshift wood stove.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/21_dinner.jpg21_DinnerDinner at last!2020-03-01T05:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/videos/2020-02-13T02:22:26+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2020/01/20/backtracking-gear-finds-to-make-you-say-ugh/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/packabletag.jpgPackableTaghttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullpantsview.jpgFullPantsViewhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/packrainpantsloop.jpgPackRainPantsLoopGear loop on my packed rain paints.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/packedrainpants2.jpgPackedRainPants2Rain pants packed into their self contained pocket.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/packedrainpants1.jpgPackedRainPants1The packed rain pants in their self-contained pocket.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sleetstorm01.18.20.jpgSleetStorm01.18.202020-02-09T18:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/about-appalachian-outdoor-journal/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cropped-cropped-rhlogo.jpgcropped-cropped-rhlogo.jpghttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cropped-rhlogo.jpgcropped-rhlogo.jpgThe old Riverside Hooligans logo.2020-02-08T04:25:49+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/about/2020-02-08T04:21:24+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/on-the-rocks/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_20200116_092557_224.jpgIMG_20200116_092557_224.jpg2020-02-08T04:11:11+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/the-black-forest/2020-02-07T05:34:02+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/06/22/the-keystone-mission-three-generations-video/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/309finish.jpg309FinishAnother 20 miles on the boots, a million smiles in the books.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/307atmuseum.jpg307ATmuseumAT Museum at Pin Grove Furnace State Park.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/306roadsign.jpg306RoadSignHome stretch...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/305trail.jpg305Trailhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/305owenme.jpg305OwenMeMe and a Chipmunk. I think he's after the the cookies in my pack.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/303aidanwater.jpg303AidanWaterToadstool pumping water.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/302coffee.jpg302CoffeeNOT... A... FOOT.... BEFORE COFFEE!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/214fire.jpg214FireEnd of day 2.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/212tomsrun.jpg212TomsRunThe boys tried shelter sleeping.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/211trail.jpg211TrailHeading into Tom's Run.2020-02-01T20:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2017/12/31/on-the-bft-burned-socks-charred-souls/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/details_mayfly1.jpgDetails_Mayfly1These dark, early hatch mayflies were on a log we tried to use (unsuccessfully) to cross the creek. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/youngwomanbreak.jpgYoungWomanBreakTaking a break. After we restarted hiking, I took few photos.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sheltertherm.jpgShelterThermAbout 40 near the fire.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rivelette.jpgRiveletteA mountainside rivelette.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/outsidetherm.jpgOutsideThermJust 20 degrees when we woke up.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/meltedboot.jpgMeltedBootDrying (melting) my boots.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/floodedwoman.jpgFloodedWomanRaging Young Woman.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fire.jpgFireRelaxing by firelight.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dinner.jpgDinnerDinner: pasta with home-dried mushrooms, cheese and dry sausage.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/campcrash.jpgCampCrashJosh is happy to be at camp.2020-01-20T16:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2019/02/17/keystone-mission-tick-baits-tale/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tyleratwalk.jpgTylerAtWalkhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/01_boysstart.jpg01_boysstartTick Bait, Toadstool and Chipmunk at our starting point, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, June 2018.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/35_mushrooms_edited.jpg35_mushrooms_editedA cluster of mushrooms on a log on the morning of our third day, AT, Whiskey Springs.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/16_thinline_edited.jpg16_thinline_editedAppalachian Trail near Route 34, Mt. Holly Springs. This was a swampy stretch with mosquitoes the size of bats.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/11_chimneyvistaedit.jpg11_chimneyvistaeditThe view from Pole Steeple looking toward Sunset Rocks, Michaux State Forest, AT, June 2018.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/08_laurelblossomedit.jpg08_laurelblossomeditMountain laurel blossoms along the AT, June 2018.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/06_sunriseday2.jpg06_sunriseday2Sunrise on the second day, AT, June 2018.2019-02-17T14:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/12/12/table-rock-in-grayscale/2019-02-01T22:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/12/10/icymi-mountains-trails-kids-and-gear/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/susqvalley.jpgSusqValleyView of the Susquehanna Valley looking south to Harrisburg from Second Mountain, Dauphin, Pa.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mtndescent.jpgMtnDescentDescending Second Mountain on a day hike.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/horseshoemonument.jpgHorseshoeMonumentEnd marker of the Horseshoe Trail on the Appalachian Trail, Stoney Mountain.2018-12-30T02:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/03/21/round-head-vista-day-hike/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03pulpitviewcrop.jpg03PulpitViewCrophttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/08boyssadie.jpg08BoysSadieOnce more ... maybe next time.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/05boys2ndview.jpg05Boys2ndViewhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/09monument.jpg09MonumentInteresting monument near Round Head vista.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/07boyssadie.jpg07BoysSadieOK, everyone look at the camera...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/06sunrays.jpg06SunRayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/04pulpview.jpg04PulpViewhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/03pulpitview.jpg03PulpitViewThe view from Round Head's nose.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/02view.jpg02ViewChipmunk and Toadstool take in the campsite view on Round Head.2018-12-10T13:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/05/16/cracking-shaffer-video/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_8445.jpgIMG_8445Drew belaying me on Rappel Crack.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mg_8447.jpg_MG_8447https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mg_8451.jpg_MG_8451Matt, Drew, Ryan and XXXX during a break in the climbing action at Shaffer. May 8, 2014.2018-12-10T03:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/08/26/encounter-with-a-drowning-machine-video/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kayakncreek1.jpgKayaknCreekStarting out on the Lycoming Creek.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kayakncreek.jpgKayaknCreekhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kayaklastphoto.jpgKayakLastPhotoThe last photo of a concrete waterfront patio and dock right before we entered the notorious S-turn of death.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kayakjoshme.jpgKayakJoshMeJosh and I enjoying a lazy day paddling the river.2018-08-27T01:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2018/02/17/these-boots-are-meant-for-walking-nevermore/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sadiewait.jpgSadieWaitSadie waiting for Chipmunk and Toadstool to catch up on the AT.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/topviewboots.jpgTopViewBootsThese boots served me well over the years, but it's time to hang them up.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/memoryboots.jpgMemoryBootsInto the history books.2018-08-27T00:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/04/25/hiking-with-bojangles-video/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mg_7557.jpg_MG_7557"Freestyle" (right) and his son took up backpacking on a whim.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mg_7544.jpg_MG_7544Josh a section hiker from Adams County.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mg_7507.jpg_MG_7507Me and Bojangles mystified by the timed, continuous shooting mode of a camera I bought just a week earlier.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mg_7497.jpg_MG_7497Michael "Bojangles" Reardon sits stoic, tending the campfire. In October 2013, he completed the entire Appalachian Trail when he summitted Katahdin in Maine.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7481.jpgIMG_7481Fog rolls over Peter's Mountain at Table Rock.2018-04-22T17:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/04/03/exploring-the-sullivan-crags/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7372.jpgIMG_7372Sunset sky over Williamsport, Pa., following our climbing hike.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7356.jpgIMG_7356Windmills on a distant ridge as seen from OLP.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7334.jpgIMG_7334Detail of the stable wall we climbed.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7336.jpgIMG_7336Mossy boulder at the junction of Ellenton Grade, OLP and Buck Run.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7321.jpgIMG_7321The crumbling roof at the first climb. There was obvious signs of recent rock fall and Josh kicked off a small slab during our climb of the face to the left.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mg_7286.jpg_MG_72862018-03-21T16:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2015/02/15/fly-fishing-tying-a-foam-body-mayfly/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mayfly_foambody1.jpgMayfly_FoamBodyTail fibers tied in and foam body complete on the mayfly.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mayfly_complete.jpgMayfly_CompleteMy completed foam-body mayfly.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mayfly_wings.jpgMayfly_WingsDuck quill wings tied and ready for trimming.2018-02-17T22:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/09/11/making-an-antler-handle-for-a-pocket-knife/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imag1155.jpgIMAG1155Blade assembled without the outer locking ring for a test.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pilotholedetail.jpgPilotHoleDetailPilot holes and rough cuts for the assembly end.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pencilmarkshandle.jpgPencilMarksHandleMeasure and mark out the cuts for your handle.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/knifelockdetail.jpgKnifeLockDetailClose-up of finished Opinel swivel lock mechanism.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/handledetail.jpgHandleDetailDetail of the antler handle base.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/finishedknife.jpgFinishedKnifehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/antlers.jpgAntlersSelect the antler you want to use and remove excess tines.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/slotdetail.jpgSlotDetailFinished blade slot in the handle.2018-02-17T22:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2016/09/15/the-littlest-backpacker-chipmunks-tale-the-finale/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower.jpgFlowerA flower for good fortune on our second day.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bridgecrossing.jpgBridgeCrossinghttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bridgeboys.jpgBridgeBoysToadstool and Chipmunk ready to hit he trail.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wemadeit.jpgWeMadeIthttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tent.jpgHome for the evening.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shelterlunch.jpgShelterLunchhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/orangefungus.jpgOrangeFungusSome very colorful fungus on a log.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/largebeetle.jpgLargeBeetleFound this gargantuan dead beetle near a spring along the trail. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/finalstretch.jpgFinalStretchThe finish line in sight with Chipmunk leading the final 100 yards of his first backpacking trip.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/conquerors.jpgConquerors10 miles down, 220 miles left in Pa.2018-01-04T02:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2016/12/24/free-on-the-boxcar-wvideo/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/high.jpghigh2018-01-04T02:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2015/08/18/the-littlest-backpacker-chipmunks-tale/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/camprelax.jpgCampRelaxCarving sticks before dinner.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/playgroundtower.jpgPlaygroundTowerChipmunk goofing around on the playground castle.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/playgroundride.jpgPlaygroundRidehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/balancingact.jpgBalancingActChipmunk and Toadstool on the balance beam at Pen-Mar.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boulderstop.jpgBoulderStopResting at a big boulder along the trail.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rockymtnsidebreak.jpgRockyMtnSideBreakTaking a break on the descent from Quirauk Mountain.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/highrocklunch.jpgHighRockLunchHaving some lunch at High Rock before our hike.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/atbeginning.jpgATBeginningChipmunk (left) and Toadstool lead us onto the A.T.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/campfire.jpgCampFirehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/highrockpanorama.jpgHighRockPanoramaPanoramic view of Maryland and Pennsylvania from High Rock near Pen-Mar.2017-12-31T20:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2017/02/26/mountain-conservation-expands-in-central-pa/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/covemtnpano.jpgcovemtnpanoA panoramic view of Cove Mtn.'s southeastern end (center) as seen from Dauphin across the river, 2016. The mountain at center will be protected in the new Cove Mountain Preserve.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/covemtnsunset.jpgcovemtnsunsetSunset over Cove Mtn. as seen from the Dauphin Borough riverfront, 2016. The new preserve will be on the mountain to the photo's left.2017-03-15T03:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2015/07/17/tuscarora-trail-mountain-goat-worthy/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rockpath21.jpgRockPath2Skip...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rockpath11.jpgRockPath1Hop...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rockpath31.jpgRockPath3And jump!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ttsunrisejosh1.jpgTTSunriseJoshJosh of the Mountain.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ttpowerlinesunrise21.jpgTTPowerlineSunrise2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunriseweedsrest1.jpgSunriseWeedsRestA short rest and breakfast once we knew we were on the right track.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/snake1.jpgSnakeGarter snakehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/orangenewt1.jpgOrangeNewtRed eft phase of the eastern newt.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/laurelblooms1.jpgLaurelBloomsMountain laurel in full bloom. Early June was still too early for raspberries though.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/garternbeetle1.jpgGarterNBeetleGarter snake with a large beetle on his back.2017-02-26T17:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2015/09/18/reflections-on-society-from-the-wilderness/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fireandsmoke.jpgFireAndSmokehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/settingoutolp.jpgSettingOutOLPSetting out on the Old Loggers Path, January 2013.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/clearbluesky.jpgClearBlueSkyFrom the Old Loggers Path, January 2013.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/friendstick.jpgFriendStickCarving a message on a hiking stick left behind at the OLP trailhead. An outstretched hand to a friend I never met.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/foggymtnrivershire.jpgFoggyMtnRiverShireThis is the confluence of Little Morris Run, Morris Run and Slate Run in Tiadaughton State Forest, as seen from the Black Forest Trail.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stealthmoon.jpgStealthMoon2015-10-13T14:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2015/06/16/behind-the-scenes-magazine-survival-stories/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hammersleystsloop.jpgHammersleySTSLoopMap of the Hammersley Wild Area, via Midatlantichikes.com.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/safeatroad.jpgSafeAtRoadJosh and Brian take a rest at the road after hiking out of Hammersly Wild Area on our three-day survival test.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/charcloth.jpgCharclothEven the thinnest foil can be folded around cotton cloth and cooked in the fire to produce charcloth, a tinder that lights with a spark and can be used to start fire.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fishinghook.jpgFishingHookYou can use the aluminum tab from a drink can to make a fishing hook.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fieldgarlic.jpgFieldGarlichttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/soup.jpgSoupA little beef jerky, wild garlic and jewel weed leaves make a nice backcountry soup.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2144.jpgMillipedeThese large colorful millipedes hung out around our shelter. They're harmless leaf eaters.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/leanto.jpgLeanToBrian Fries and Josh Stadler rest in our shelter, enjoying the Miracle Fire.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2197.jpgIMG_2197https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2161.jpgPirateGarlicEvery where we go, Blackbeard's jolly roger goes with us. To the left is a simple grass basket I made holding wild garlic bulbs we found. They're tasty.2015-09-18T18:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/maps/2015-07-17T16:32:29+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/three-days-on-the-canyon-rim/2015-07-17T16:32:17+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/about-jim-t-ryan-2/2015-07-17T16:29:22+00:00weekly0.6https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/06/25/correspondence-from-a-sinking-canoe/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8833.jpg_MG_8833Owassee's start. I remember saying to Seth, "We can take it."https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8830.jpg_MG_8830River time is time for reflection.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8827.jpg_MG_8827https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8826.jpg_MG_8826https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8834.jpg_MG_8834From left, Seth, Josh, Tommy and I just before setting off into the rapids. Last photo of my beloved Canon.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8828.jpg_MG_8828Seth Way powering the canoe while I photograph.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mg_8832-e1403671693144.jpg_MG_88322015-06-19T03:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/10/10/appalachian-outdoor-journal-newhorizons/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cropped-img_1079.jpgcropped-img_1079.jpg2015-06-16T18:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/03/27/whats-in-a-trail-name-new-identities/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7342.jpgIMG_7342Josh Stadler, hiking buddy and extra hand in video production, takes in the view from our second cliff along the Old Loggers Path.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mg_7362.jpg_MG_7362Waterfall on Hounds Run, McIntyre Wild Area, Ralston, Pa.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mg_7325.jpg_MG_7325Rock walls with some climbing just off the Ellenton Grade on the top of Sullivan Mtn. (approx. 2,050 feet), Loyalsock State Forest.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7358.jpgIMG_7358Beautiful day for hiking and rock climbing in Loyalsock State Forest. This is looking roughly northwest to some windmills in the distance.2014-10-10T18:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/02/27/whats-in-a-trail-name/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/owenme_cropped.jpgOwenMe_croppedhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fungus_flash_edited.jpgFungus_Flash_Editedhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cloverblossom_edited.jpgCloverBlossom_EditedClover blossom.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/whitepasturerose.jpgWhitePastureRosehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/whiteblossom.jpgWhiteBlossomhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/whiteblossom2.jpgWhiteBlossom2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/owenhiking_altcrop.jpgOwenHiking_AltCrophttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/inchingalong_edited.jpgInchingAlong_Editedhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1640.jpgIMG_1640https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/aidanhunter_athike_march17-2013.jpgAidanHunter_ATHike_March17.20132014-09-11T04:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/05/22/cartoons-canyoneers-and-cameras/2014-06-25T04:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/03/03/come-on-baby-light-my-fire/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0873.jpgIMAG0873https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0866.jpgIMAG0866https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0865.jpgIMAG0865https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0868.jpgIMAG0868https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0861.jpgIMAG0861(Channeling Ace Ventura) Llllike a candle!https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0638.jpgIMAG0638Used on old Camel cigarette tin to char the cotton.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imag0773.jpgIMAG0773Numyth fire pistonhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bowdrillfailure.jpgBowDrillFailureMaking the base of a bow drill failure.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tikicandle.jpgTikiCandle2014-06-25T04:49:46+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/04/04/outdoor-video-finds/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7342.jpgIMG_7342Taking in the view on a climbing hike and video shoot.2014-05-21T06:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/01/22/the-black-forest-trail-episode-iii/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1876.jpgIMG_18762014-04-25T06:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2012/04/18/the-stowaways/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204171950422.jpgThe Stowawayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204170008022.jpgThe Stowawayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204172154092.jpgThe Stowawayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/imag06392.jpgThe Stowawayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204171956182.jpgThe Stowawayshttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204170008021.jpg201204170008021https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204171950421.jpg201204171950421https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204171956181.jpg201204171956181https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/201204172154091.jpg201204172154091https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20120417195042.jpg201204171950422014-03-27T15:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2012/05/05/the-scalping-of-big-mountain/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414165733.jpg20120414165733https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414164213.jpg20120414164213https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414152439.jpg20120414152439View of the valley to the north from Big Mountain's peak.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414134800.jpg20120414134800https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414132155.jpg20120414132155Cairns along the trail on the balding ridge.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414131412.jpg20120414131412The denuded Tuscarora ridge at the intersection with the Guyer Trail.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414130633.jpg20120414130633Dead and dying trees are plentiful on the Tuscarora ridge.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414124648.jpg20120414124648Boulder field with the Tuscarora summits.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414115341.jpg20120414115341https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120414112139.jpg20120414112139Tuscarora Mtn.'s summit as seen from the road leading to Cowans Gap State Park.2014-03-07T08:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/02/12/hiking-sticks-vs-trekking-poles/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hiking-stick-photos_crop.jpgHiking Stick Photos_Crophttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0805_crop.jpgIMAG0805_crophttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0809.jpgIMAG0809https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0808.jpgIMAG0808https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0807.jpgIMAG0807https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0806.jpgIMAG0806https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0805.jpgIMAG0805https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0801.jpgIMAG0801https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imag0810.jpgIMAG08102014-03-03T17:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/01/09/cutting-weight-from-a-backpack/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image.jpgimage2014-02-17T15:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/01/26/in-anticipation-of-climbing-season/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image2.jpgimagehttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1.jpgimage2014-02-17T15:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/02/07/modifying-gear/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image.jpgimage2014-02-17T15:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/08/30/the-littlest-backpacker/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_17841.jpgIMG_1784https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130820074130306.jpg20130820074130306https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1778.jpgIMG_1778The sun rises through the fog and trees.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1777.jpgIMG_1777Just before bed, I found this slug sliming across our sitting log. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1775.jpgIMG_1775https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1773.jpgIMG_1773Warm fire to cap the night.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1772.jpgIMG_1772Showed Toadstool how to get water from moss.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1765.jpgIMG_1765https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1763.jpgView from Chimney Rocks, Appalachian Trail, August 2013.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1749.jpgIMG_1749Chicken soup is good for the backpacker's soul.2014-02-14T14:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/11/23/into-the-lens-2012-2013/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/picturesqesunset.jpgSunset at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pa. May 2013https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tuscaroramtn1.jpgValley view from "Big Mountain," Tuscarora Trail, McConnellsburg, Pa. April 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunsetmarch4-2012.jpgSunset over Dauphin, Pa. March 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/beaglepillow.jpgCuddling with your best friend, Dauphin, Pa. January 2013.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/winepartysunset2012.jpgSunset over the Vineyard at Hershey, Middletown, Pa. September 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20120704150844.jpgFishing, Lewisberry, Pa. July 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20120802200824.jpgAOJ's main-page photograph is of Cove Mtn. above Marysville as seen from Rockville, Dauphin County, 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130113191154270.jpgSmoke and fire, Old Loggers Path, Masten, Pa. January 2013https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/contemplation.jpgContemplating the night, Old Loggers Path, Masten, Pa. January 2013.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/famonsusquehanna.jpgPlaying in the river, Dauphin, Pa. August 2013.2014-02-14T14:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/04/29/three-days-on-the-canyon-rim/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_09711.jpgIMG_0971The view from the first night's camp. As we dropped our packs, clouds began to drift through the gorge.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0970.jpgIMG_0970West Rim Trail leading along the rim before moving up to camp 1.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0968.jpgIMG_0968At one point it was a torrential downpour, but I like rain on camping trips. ~Photo/Dave Pidgeonhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0967.jpgIMG_0967Late in the day, a rain storm came on quick and we brought out the pack covers and jackets. Before this was taken, we could hear the downpour coming through the forest, like a wave. Joe don't need no stinkin' jackets.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0966.jpgIMG_0966The trail blazes for West Rim. What ever happened to indicating a turn with two blazes in line, with the top off to one side indicating turn direction? More logical than this.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0964.jpgIMG_0964One of the more interesting trail markers I've ever seen. This was for a side trail.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0962.jpgIMG_0962Stone arch sculpture along the trail. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_09611.jpgIMG_0961https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0979.jpgSunset over Pine Creek Gorge, West Rim Trail, Blackwell, Pa. September 2012.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0978.jpgMisty mountains, West Rim Trail, Blackwell, Pa. September 2012.2014-01-29T13:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/05/04/three-days-on-the-canyon-rim-views-critters-shortcuts/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1003.jpgIMG_1003Can't identify him, yet, but he was cool looking.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0982.jpgIMG_0982https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1035.jpgIMG_1035Joe warms himself around the fire.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1034.jpgIMG_1034Ramen noodles, beef jerky, and cheese soup. Yum. But it was a pain in the ass to clean out of my pan. Tip: Put the cheese in after taking off heat to prevent burning it.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1033.jpgIMG_1033This here is a pickerel frog. Just sort of stumbled upon him walking around camp 2. https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1031.jpgIMG_1031Over the creek, and through the woods...https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1030.jpgIMG_1030To camp 2 we go... There was a camp off to Joe's left, but it was small, so we left it for the Allentown guys. ;)https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1029.jpgIMG_1029Second worst hill climbing since previous morning.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1027.jpgIMG_1027Back into the woods.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1026.jpgIMG_1026And then down the road.2014-01-29T13:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/06/07/three-days-on-the-canyon-rim-barbour-rock/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1078.jpgIMG_1078https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1115_almostdone.jpgIMG_1115_AlmostDoneLast stretch.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1114_icecream.jpgIMG_1114_IceCreamIce cream sounds good... damn, no longer an ice cream store.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1113.jpgIMG_1113https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1112.jpgIMG_1112https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1111_pinecreek.jpgIMG_1111_PineCreekPine Creek looking west.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1109_bridge.jpgIMG_1109_BridgeCrossing Pine Creek.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1108_cloudsnmtns.jpgIMG_1108_CloudsNMtnsIt was a beautiful day, even with these dark clouds hanging overhead.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1107_roadwalking.jpgIMG_1107_RoadWalkingA little road walking to get back to the car.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1105_smokey.jpgIMG_1105_SmokeyTake it to heart.2014-01-29T13:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2014/01/03/always-have-a-plan-b/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/convoscrnshot01-02-13.jpgConvoScrnshot01-02-13Necessary conversation.2014-01-24T18:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2013/11/08/the-lure-of-cheap-gear/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0674.jpgIMAG0674Close-up of top flap strap repair.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0673.jpgIMAG0673https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0672.jpgIMAG0672https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0671.jpgIMAG0671https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0670.jpgIMAG0670https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/imag0677.jpgIMAG0677Close-up of shoulder strap 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5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241220183.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241313423.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241034483.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241036233.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241035533.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206241122543.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 5https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/201206240849483.jpgThird time's a charm, Part 52013-03-24T00:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/2012/09/30/third-times-a-charm-part-2/https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_06683.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_06903.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_06963.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2Steak over the fire on a wood grill with warm pita.https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/201206222116593.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/201206221241183.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_06463.jpgThird time's a charm: Part 2https://appalachianoutdoorjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_06453.jpgStopping to smell the flower, Black Forest Trail, Slate Run, Pa. 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