The Smokies were absolutely amazing. Challenging, beautiful, breathtaking, scary, and now done. Thank you Helen and Eddie for your support!!!

Spent a day at an absolutely delightful hostel resting my legs and helping out. Owner found out I’m an artist – “could you help with some signs that need to be made?” Absolutely! So grateful to Bookie from @ramblingrootshostel for much needed warm restful welcome! #at2025 #supportlivingartists #supportsmallbusiness

  So challenging and so rewarding. Getting stronger every day. Still over 2 THOUSAND miles left to hike! #at2025 #atthruhike #supportlivingartists

Still haven’t had enough time and cell signal to get y’all more info, but here some recent highlights from my trail journey- one (of 14) states down (GA/NC), beautiful sunrises, 100+ miles walked/crawled/climbed. It’s an amazing trek so far. #at2025 #artistonthetrail #supportlivingartists

I haven’t posted as much about this journey as I’d hoped by this point. There’s a combination of exhaustion, overwhelm, logistical puzzles to solve and lack of internet which have gotten in the way. I’m ridiculously happy, despite missing my love, and learning so so much. I think I’m getting stronger, and I know I…

Hey friends! Got off the trail temporarily with some trail friends to try and avoid this storm coming through. The trail so far has been absolutely delightful, and so are these lovely folks at @stanimalsaroundthebendhostel in Hiawassee, GA #at2025 #supportlivingartists

The first day was one of nervous energy and hard goodbyes. Lucked out on amazing weather. Not much signal on trail, but I’ll try to keep y’all updated. If you’ll go to my journal page of my website, maybe weekly, you should be able to get more info about this journey I’m on! #at2025 #supportlivingartists

I’ve been hiking on Appalachian Trail a full month. I started March 11, and here it is, mid-April. From early Lent to nearly Easter and Passover. I’m proud of where I am and how far I’ve come. I’ve had to learn more than I expected, and was definitely not in the kind of shape I…

I started writing this journal entry almost two weeks before leaving for my grand adventure.  I’m writing this as I’m on the interstate headed from Mississippi to Georgia. My wife is driving and her mother in the front passenger seat, and I in the backseat of the truck, finishing up the last minute things I…