Q&A with DoubleTap

I thought I’d do something a little different for this blog post and do a Q & A with Matt Parker, aka DoubleTap, one of the many PCT Trail Angels. For those that don’t know, a Trail Angel is a volunteer who supports hikers on their journey, whether by providing rides to and from the trailheads, setting out water caches in dry stretches of the trail, boarding hikers overnight in their homes, and many other ways. ...

The post Q&A with DoubleTap appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2okfcbO

Golf Games: Stringball

In this humorous golf game each player is issued one foot of string for every shot on his handicap. During the round, players can move their ball a distance up to and including the length of the string—BUT—they must cut that same distance from the string. As the round goes on, the string gets shorter …

I have seen a variant of this in some charity golf outings I have played. Players are able to buy pieces of string (with the money going to the charity, of course) to aid them in their round. Each string is a one-time-use sort of thing, so it helps to buy a pocketful.

As noted in the comments below, it also could be used as an inexpensive filler for the goodies bag at outings.

For more golf games:

The post Golf Games: Stringball appeared first on GolfBlogger Golf Blog.

from GolfBlogger Golf Blog http://ift.tt/2nCc6CP

The Never Ending Zero Day (Weeks Four and Five)

A LOT has happened since my last blog post, so much that it would take way too long to go day by day with the events, so I’m going to try and group days together into similar categories. Let me know which blog style you prefer!
Week four started out well- I slackpacked 24 miles from Uncle Johnny’s Nolichucky Hostel to Greasy Creek Friendly Hostel since I knew bad weather was headed in that night. The weather was beautiful that day though, ...

The post The Never Ending Zero Day (Weeks Four and Five) appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2ojcQtZ

On a Midnight Plane to Georgia

Well, today was my last day at work, tonight was my goodbye party and tomorrow I get on a plane to Georgia. I have had so much going through my mind. I think back to all the experiences that culminated in this moment. The one I am in right now, the night before I leave for my thru hike. I think about the friend I made when I was 23, she was thru-hiking and it was the first time I had ever heard of the AT. ...

The post On a Midnight Plane to Georgia appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2mDocMX

I walk a lonely road

I have now been on the Benton MacKaye Trail for 50 miles, and one thing is certain: this is not the AT. I saw more hikers during the .9 mile walk on the AT to the top of Springer Mountain than I have in the 50 miles since I veered off the AT to travel the BMT. Ain’t that awesome?

When I decided to take the BMT to start my hike this year, I knew I would walk a trail more like the AT of yesteryear than the highway it has become today. ...

The post I walk a lonely road appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2mCJcDA

A toast to our excellent adventure!
We have been so busy getting our life organized to be away for 6 months that we haven’t had a chance to open all of the packages that have piled up,filled with gear.
While some people may be going out on Saturday night, we poured some champagne to toast what will hopefully be our excellent adventure, and delighted in opening our packages. It was better than Christmas!!
We tried out our Gravityworks water filtration system, ...

The post appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2nAc6mV

PCT Gear Essentials (According To Kids)

In less than one month I’ll be flying from Boston to San Diego to begin my hike north from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. My gear setup is finally coming together, but regardless, I keep checking  the PCT Class of 2017 Facebook group like a mad woman trying to find something I could have missed, where I could go lighter, etc. The stress I’ve caused myself counting ounces and checking out other peoples gear lists is no doubt counterintuitive of why I am choosing to live on the trail for four months, ...

The post PCT Gear Essentials (According To Kids) appeared first on The Trek.

from The Trek http://ift.tt/2nnUBpx