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I thru-hiked in 2013 in Brooks Cascadias. The first pair lasted to just south of Daleville, VA. I wore the second pair to Wingdale, NY. I picked up my final pair in Rangely, ME. I used Vaseline...

I seem to remember the taxi in GA was around $20. Doug of Alpine Taxi out of Helen. That was in 2013. His rate may be higher now. I got a free ride back to the trail at Hogpen Gap the following...

Although I don't remember it being an Uber, I used a car service from NY 17 at Arden Valley Rd. to the Bear Mountain Bridge Motel in Ft. Montgomery, and back to the trail at NY 17 the following...

Before I hiked in 2013, I asked a former successful thru-hiker for the best piece of advice he could give me to prepare for my hike. His reply was, "Gain weight." I was 62 years-old and weighed 180...

I did a non-traditional thru-hike with few nights spent in the woods. In NH I stayed in four huts. The other nights I ended at a road crossing and shuttled to rooms. My itinerary of my entire...

Thank you for your sincere response. I appreciate that you seemed to get from my book exactly what I had hoped that readers would. When I read your comment I got a little choked up at first, but...

First, let me say that I am very sorry about your loss of your mother to ALS. I met several folks during my hike, on the trail and in towns, who had a direct connection to the awful disease. It...

You sound a little hostile, ScareBear. I'm sorry if you don't approve of my method. By the way it was 42 marathons. The last was in 2009 in NYC. My slackpack was usually around 12 pounds with...

It's still a very tough and demanding trail despite a lighter pack. I was 62 years old and took 18 zero days which are included in the 164. Four of those were due to injury; the other 14 were...

I just don't like to camp. What I did do was utilize roads to get from and back to the trail many days. Others joined me along the way and also enjoyed hiking with "The Don's Brother Method."
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I did my entire 164 day thru-hike "stoveless" in 2013. Since I only spent 19 of those nights in the woods, I ate a lot of restaurant food.

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My first book, "Don's Brother: A Hike of Hope on the Appalachian Trail," is free at Kindle unlimited now.

Way overestimated for my hike. I'm not disclosing an exact amount, but it was considerably under $20,000.

Thank you very much for putting up the links! The Kindle version is now available.

My second book is now available at amazon and createspace.com/6129166 In The Don's Brother Method or How I Thru-Hiked the Appalachian Trail and Rarely Slept in the Woods, I write about my...

My second book about my 2013 thru-hike has been published. The Don's Brother Method or How I Thru-Hiked the Appalachian Trail and Rarely Slept in the Woods is available at amazon and...

My second book about my 2013 thru-hike has been published. The Don's Brother Method or How I Thru-Hiked the Appalachian Trail and Rarely Slept in the Woods is available at amazon and...

I would like to pose a question for former, future, and aspiring thru-hikers. If you had unlimited money, how often would you go into towns, get a motel room or stay at a hostel, and eat most of...

I like Helen. I stayed two nights there on my 2013 thru-hike. I shuttled in from Hogpen Gap, got a room at the Best Western, and then slack packed from Hogpen to Unicoi Gap the next day. I then...

I thru-hiked the AT in 2013 and didn't carry a tent, or any shelter for that matter, after Franklin, NC. (about mile 107). I, however, only stayed in the woods 17 nights out of 164. Other than...

On my 2013 thru-hike I was on trailjournals, had my own website, and posted to FB. I wrote every day and posted an entry for all 164 days of my hike. All the writing was done on my iphone. My...

Could I recommend the book I wrote after I finished my 2013 thru-hike? Don's Brother: A Hike of Hope on the Appalachian Trail is available at amazon.com and on Kindle. Read the reviews at amazon for...

On my Northbound thru-hike in 2013 I hiked this section in six days, ironically beginning on May 1. You can see my itinerary at trailjournals.com/donsbrother I was 61 then, a distance runner for...

Hey SunnyWalker! Don's Brother is now available on Kindle.

I hiked in Brooks Cascadia trail runners every step of my 2013 thru-hike. I never had a blister and needed four pair. Many others were also hiking in the Cascadia including thru-hikers, Trucker,...