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Spur of the moment road trips are fun... especially with my best friend! #spurofthemoment #roadtrip #mybestfriendmywife #blessed #drivingacrossthecountry #somewhereinoklahoma10 years ago today both my wife and I took our first steps as official “backpackers!” Earlier that year we heard about the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains. What intrigued me was that we had to hike up to it, and then the cabins didn’t even have power and water. I knew I had to look into this more... it sounded too awesome not too! It was still quite a while before we ever stepped foot on any of the trails going to the lodge, but on the morning of September 4, 2009 we took our first steps with fully loaded (read: heavy) backpacks on a multi day trip beginning under the popular arch at the Amicalola Falls Visitor Center. That day we hiked 10 miles *up* to Springer Mountain which is where this photo was taken, and our first time stepping on the Appalachian Trail, and where we spent our first night as backpacker’s. Since then we have done much more of the Appalachian Trail, and even a number of other trails. I can’t believe it’s only been 10 years since that day, but it’s a day I am proud of. The beginning of new adventures, and with the woman I love to no end. It’s perfect! #tonewbeginnings #10yearsagotoday #backpacking #hiking #newbies #springermountain #appalachiantrail #withtheloveofmylife #memories #remeniscingAnother successful weekend trip camping in our camper! Happy Labor Day everyone!! #onlyonehashtagbecausemywifeanddauguterarecountingthemI know I’ve been posting a lot of bike pics, but this thing just gets more and more fun... when it’s not kicking my butt anyway, especially after all the upgrades! 🤦🏻♂️🤗🍻 #trek #trekowners #trekmarlin7 #marlin #marlin7 #2020marlin7 #mtb #mountainbike i#ridemtb #emeraldiris #raceface #racefacechesters #gripplers #rockshox #rockshoxrecon #reconrl #maxxis #maxxistires #maxxisminions #dhf #dhr2 #tubeless #gotubeless #magicmilk #blessed #sunnydays #lake #blueskiesHappy National Doggy day! These doggies are our family! #nationaldogday #nationaldogday2019My 2020 Marlin 7 with several upgrades... pedals, grips, mud guard on the front wheel, fork, brakes, rotors and new tires set up tubeless. This bike has been transformed, and I’m loving it! As well, I got a really great deal on the Revelate Viscacha saddle bag and the Sweetroll handlebar bag from the fine folks at @trailsandtreads in Tupelo, MS! I have been messing around and I can get just about my entire gear setup (for around 20F) in just these 2 bags, minus food, water and toiletries. I have a Revelate Gas Can coming for some bike tools and other small items too. Now I just need to figure out a good place to go for a little bikepacking adventure! :) #trek #trekowners #trekmarlin7 #marlin7 #2020marlin7 #marlinbikes #trailsandtreads #revelate #viscacha #sweetroll #bikepacking #maxxis #maxxistires #maxxisminion #dhf #dhr2 #rockshox #rockshoxreconrl #raceface- Follow Stick's Blog on WordPress.com
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PHGT: Meet Virginia “SUL” Gear List
On June 23rd & 24th of 2017, I hiked the 50 miles between Dennis Cove Rd to Damascus, VA. This marked my 3rd state along the Appalachian Trail that I have now completed, and landed me on the first big … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Gear Reviews
Tagged Alpha Light Spoon, Alpine Carbon Core Trekking Poles, Anker, Appalachian Hammock, Appalachian Trail, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Carbon Core Stakes, Carbon Fiber Stakes, Cuben Fiber backpack, Deuce of Spades, Eagle Creek, Enlightened Equipment, Esbit Cook Kit, Gear List, Gear Talk, Granite Gear, hammock, Headlamp, Hiking, Inov8, LiteTrail, MSR, Post Hike Gear Talk, Potty Trowel, Sea To Summit, Section Hiking, Shortie Spoon, silnylon tarp, Sorex Stakes, SUL Gear List, Suunto, Suunto Core, Synthetic Quilt, ZebraLight H51, ZPacks, Zpacks Zero
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First Look at My 2017 Zpacks Arc Haul Gridstop Backpack
In late 2013 I was “talked into” buying a new Zpacks Arc Blast backpack. As it turned out, that pack ended up being the best pack I have ever used. Sure, it was a 60 liter backpack, so not really a small … Continue reading
Posted in Arc Haul, Backpacks, Gear, ZPacks
Tagged Arc Blast, Arc Haul, backpack, Backpacking, Gear Review, Hiking, UL backpack, UL Backpacking, Ultralight Backpack, ZPacks
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What if I Had to Buy All New Gear!
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking gear or clothing, only the … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear List, Gear Talk, Trip Planning
Tagged 0.9L Titanium Cook Pot, 475 ml Mug, Air Pad, Anker, Appalachian Trail, Arc Blast, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Battery Charger, Bear Line, Black Rock Gear, Blast Food Bag, Buff, canister stove, Capilene, Carbon Core Stakes, Carbon Fiber Poles, ccf pad, Columbia, Convertible Pants, Cook Kit, Coozie, CP3 Poles, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Fiber Poncho, Cuben Fiber Rain Kilt, Cuben Fiber Tent, Deuce of Spades, Ditty Bag, Down Anorak, Down Beanie, Down Jacket, Down Pants, Down Pillow, Down Socks, Duplex, Dyneema, ECA252, Enlightened Equipment, eVENT Rain Mitts, Evernew, Exped, Food Bag, Gaiters, Gear List, Gloves, GooseFeet Gear, Gossamer Gear, Ground Sheet, guylines, H52, Headlamp, Hikertrash, Hiking, Hot Lips, Lawson Kline, Light Snow Gaiters, Lightweight Long Bottoms, LiteTrail, Locus Gear, Long handle spoon, Microfiber Towel, Mini Water Filter, Mini-D Carabiner, MLD, Mountain Hard Wear, Mountain Laurel Designs, MSR, NeoAir, OD-1RX, OR, OR PL150, Outdoor Research, Pack Liner, patagonia, Photon Micro Light, Picharpak Workshop, pillow, Polycro, Poncho, Potty Trowel, Prodigy Quilt, quilt, Rain Gear, Rain Kilt, Rain Mitts, reflective cord, Sawyer, shelter, shepherd hook stakes, Silver Ridge 2, Silver Umbrella, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, SmartWool, Snow Peak, socks, Soft Bag, Soft Bladder, Soto, Squeezable Bag, Stake Sack, Stakes, Storm Safety Whistle, stove, Stronghold Mittens, Suunto Core, Swing LiteFlex Umbrella, T Shirt, Tall Gaiters, Tent, Therm-A-Rest, Thermal Weight Zip Neck Hoody, ThinLight pad, Titanium Mug, Titanium Stakes, Toak's, Trekking Poles, UL Air Pillow, UL cook pot, UL Ground Cloth, UltraGlide Bear Bagging Line, Umbrella, UnderArmor, underwear, Watch, Water Filter, Webbem Traveler, Wicked Lite, Wind Jacket, Windmaster, Wool Socks, XLite, Z Seat, ZebraLight, ZPacks, ZPacks Sleeping Bag
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PHGT: October 2016 Mt Roger’s/Grayson Highland Hike
I recently finished a hike in the Mt Roger’s/Grayson Highlands area in VA with my good buddy Benny Braden (Plug It In on the AT). But, this hike was a bit different from my previous hikes from the get-go… While … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear Reviews, Gear Talk
Tagged 0.9L Cook Pot, 475ml Mug, Anker, Anorak, Appalachian Trail, Arc Blast, AT, backpack, Backpacking, Battery Charger, Black Rock Gear, Blast Food Bag, camera, canister stove, Capilene 2, Carbon Core Stakes, Cook Kit, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Tarp, Down Bag, Down Beanie, Down Stuff Sack, Evernew, Ex Light, Exped, Food Bag, Gaiters, Gear List, gear reviews, Gear Talk, GooseFeet Gear, Grayson Highlands, Hexamid, Hexanet, Hiking, Inner Net Tent, Inov-8, Light Snow Gaiters, LiteMax Stove, Long Sleeve Top, MLD, Montbell, Mountains Laurel Designs, MSR, Mt Rogers, NeoAir, Panasonic Lumix, patagonia, Pillow Case, quilt, Rain Kilt, Roclite 243, Sawyer Mini, Section Hike, sleeping bag, Smartwater, Snow Peak, Solo Tarp, Stakes, Tall Gaiters, Thermarest, Titanium cook pot, Titanium Mug, Titanium Shepherd Hook Tent Stakes, Trail Runners, UL Air Pillow, USB to Lightening Cord, Vectrawire, water bottle, Water Filter, XLite, ZPacks
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September 2016 AT Section Hike: Sam’s Gap to Hot Spring’s… & Other Things In-Between!!!
I finally got to get out for another hike! But first, let me get real…
Posted in Appalachian Trail, AT, Gear, Trip Report
Tagged Allen Gap, Appalachian Trail, Arc Blast, AT, backpack, Big Firescall Knob, Duplex, Enlightened Equipment, French Broad River, Hiking Backpacking, Hogback Ridge Shelter, Hot Springs NC, Jerry's Cabin Shelter, Little Laurel Shelter, Lover's Leap, Max Patch, MLD Light Snow Gaiter, MOM's, Mt Mitchell, quilt, Sam's Gap, Section Hiking, Sierra Nevada Brewery, Smoky Mountain Diner, Spring Creek Tavern, Spring Mtn Shelter, Tanyard Gap, UL Backpacking, ZPacks, ZPacks Solo Plus Hexamid Tarp
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Post Hike Gear Talk: March 2015 – Carver’s Gap to Kincora Hostel (Dennis Cove Rd)
I recently met up with a few friends to hike a 40 mile section of the AT (for those that don’t know, that’s the “Appalachian Trail”) from Carver’s Gap to Dennis Cove Rd (or more accurately, to Kincora Hostel on … Continue reading
Posted in Arc Blast, Backpacking, Backpacks, Bear Canister, Cook Kits, Food, Gear, Gear List, Gear Reviews, Gear Talk, Hexamid, Hexanet, Jackets, Pillows, Rain Gear, Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads, Stoves, Tarp, Thoughts, Trowels, Umbrella, Wind Shirt, ZPacks
Tagged 0.9L Ti Cook Pot, 30 Degree Sleeping Bag, Air Pad, alcohol stove, Arc Blast, backpack, Backpacking, Bear Canister, Bear Vault, BV450, Chrome Dome, CloudKilt, Cuben Fiber Pack Cover, Down Hugger 800 #3, Down Jacket, Down Pillow Case, Down Sleeping Bag, Evernew, Ex Light Down Anorak, Exped, gear reviews, Gear Talk, GoLite, Good To Go Meals, GooseFeet Gear, Hard Shell, Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, Hexanet, Hiking, Lawson Kline, Minimus Smock, Montane, Montbell, North Face, Potty Trowel, Rain jacket, Rain Kilt, Schnozzel Bag, Sidewinder Caldera Cone, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, Smoked Three Chili, Starlyte Stove, SynMat UL7, Ti Deuce Scoop, Trail Designs, UL Air Pillow, Umbrella, Verto, Wind Jacket, ZPacks
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