by Kenny Evans | May 9, 2019 | Trail
Tuesday, May 4, 1999 A unique feature to the hike is traversing these Balds. The timberline lies just below 8,000 feet, where trees don’t grow higher than that elevation. There is no peak in the...
by Kenny Evans | May 3, 2019 | Trail
Tuesday, April 27, 1999 I had no idea that I could have blisters forming under blisters. How is this even possible. I’ve also come to realize that I assumed that these boots of mine would be on the same team with me. I keep yelling at...
by Kenny Evans | Apr 26, 2019 | Trail
Monday, April 19, 1999 I am carrying a lot of anger towards the designer of this section of trail. I don’t know that I would like them if I met them and I definitely wouldn’t drink coffee with them. the person who designed the trial here omitted...
by Kenny Evans | Apr 16, 2019 | Trail
Saturday, April 10, 1999 Before I began this hike, I had some expectations about some of the things that might happen. I believed that as my body got in shape and my mind adjusted to the rhythms of the trail that this journey would get easier. I...
by Kenny Evans | Apr 9, 2019 | Trail
April 4-9, 1999 Sunday, April 4th, Easter. The beginning of the Appalachian Trail begins at the summit of Springer Mountain and looks south to the kudzu covered hazy humid mountains. The familiar bronze plaque that I had seen in endless books and articles...
by Kenny Evans | Apr 8, 2019 | Trail
I decided to hike the Appalachian Trial soon after I completed my master’s degree. I was single and had endless options and directions for life lay out before me. Because I had so many possibilities I staggered not knowing which way to commit...
