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The John Muir Trail and Thru-Hike Planning – An Excel Workbook to Plan Your Hike!

December 3, 2018
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JMT, PCT, Planning & Pre-Hike, Red Pack Walking

Planning a thru-hike on the John Muir Trail (or any other trail)? If so, then you're in luck! Brought to you by popular demand, I've provided a downloadable Excel workbook for you to as a tool to organize and keep track of everything!

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How to get fat while hiking the JMT (or any other trail)

October 17, 2017
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Planning & Pre-Hike, Red Pack Walking

Read my tips on how you can avoid losing a pound of body weight and how you can even put some pounds on while backpacking the John Muir Trail.

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Now what?

February 28, 2016
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Ponderings, Red Pack Walking

On this day, one year ago, I ventured out on the Appalachian Trail in an attempt to thru-hike from Georgia to Maine. Red Pack Walking was the blog I set up to chronicle that adventure. Today, I'm writing the final blog post and saying goodbye to Red Pack Walking.

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10,000 miles in 24 days

August 26, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Red Pack Walking

I wasn’t able to complete my entire Appalachian Trail thru-hike, nor was I able to complete my Pacific Crest Trail / John Muir Trail hike, however I somehow managed to log over 10,000 miles traveled in only 24 days. This...

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The PCT and JMT…Here goes nothing…

July 5, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, JMT, PCT, Red Pack Walking

Tomorrow I’m off for another adventure; maybe third time’s a charm? My last two attempts to successfully complete a long-distance hike failed miserably. I’ve been plagued with injuries and the most miserable weather. What was supposed to be an Appalachian...

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What happens in shelters…thank goodness stays in shelters

June 4, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, Red Pack Walking

Because sleeping with a bunch of strangers doesn’t appeal to me, I swore that I wouldn’t be staying in shelters anymore. However, after days of rain and unseasonably cold weather, I either had to stay in one or find myself...

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The not-so-solo not-so-thru hike

May 31, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, Red Pack Walking

Hello again. Remember me? Red Pack is walking again. I’m returning to the trail, however it will be the not-so-solo, not-so-thru hike. As you may recall, things went very wrong with my attempt to do an Appalachian Trail solo thru-hike...

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When things go wrong

March 11, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, Red Pack Walking

No matter how much you plan, you must expect the unexpected. Sometimes things just don’t go your way. As heartbreaking as it is, I must accept that my thru-hike has been cut ridiculously short due to a fracture in my...

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Add injury to insult

March 9, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, Red Pack Walking

You know the saying ‘It could always be worse’? It’s true. My AT thru-hike seems to be plagued with bad luck. I guess that’s part of the challenge of a thru-hike, stuff happens. My hike started off with uncharacteristically bad...

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Discoveries

March 4, 2015
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Appalachian Trail, Red Pack Walking

After 5 days on the Appalachian Trail, I’ve come to some realizations/discoveries: Thru-hiking is a completely different animal than just hiking. I thought I was a strong hiker…until I started on my thru-hike. The terrain is tough, but hiking takes...