BIRDSHOOTER'S BACKCOUNTRY BLOG https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Newsletter The Appalachian Trail Companion was one of two guidebooks for the 1994 thru-hiking season. I shredded mine as I hiked North on the trail, so it was exciting to find a mint copy for posterity through Amazon this week. It only took me two years of searching! https://ift.tt/0NnMW9u Doing some swamp hiking with John Phillips on the Ocean to Lake Trail in episode 93. Get it here … https://ift.tt/XCcrZPJ https://ift.tt/rlnWvw8 Incredible weather for #backpacking this weekend on the #BentonMackayeTrail https://ift.tt/9zY4adD The sun sets on another Spring break! From Captiva Island, Florida. Enjoyed a 2.2 mile hike on a section of this deserted beach this week. https://ift.tt/hq0a5ki It’s Spring time! Do you know where the tick are? They know you where you are. Learn more in Episode 94. https://ift.tt/7AmCiH0 https://ift.tt/aI7PW3L To my Homies on The Flint River tonight … great day for it https://ift.tt/dBwHXAu Looking for an interesting multi-day backpacking trip in Florida? Check out the Ocean to Lake Trail. Episode 93 is here https://ift.tt/XCcrZPJ. https://ift.tt/krjp7KZ Soggy bottom boys – from the #AppalachianTrail this weekend in North Carolina https://ift.tt/A8OaR90 After interviewing the “Tick Terminator” for a podcast recently, I was inspired to spray down my clothes with Permethrin for the #backpacking trip this past weekend https://ift.tt/rsUP1Rk The push is on to extend the Appalachian Trail’s southern terminus to Alabama via the #Pinhoti Trail. Interesting article here. https://ift.tt/R6nNmAO https://ift.tt/wPsC4fV Headed out with Steve (aka The Ox) this weekend for a winter backpacking trip – a tradition that started 25 years ago. We camped just below the snow line and ended up with a lot of rain on this one. https://ift.tt/hUEp4Xy Doing some traveling over the Holiday? Listen to our Thanksgiving podcast where we discuss the perfect lightweight meal for the backcountry. https://ift.tt/3pg4Nzd https://ift.tt/3r7PqeK On a rainy night in the backcountry, the #Kelty tarp is the ultimate! Saved my butt so many times I can’t even count them https://ift.tt/YCwQnAy Lucy looking relaxed on a recent trip to the Chattoga River https://ift.tt/3xZYt1c Glad to see the Appalachian #TrailDays hiker parade is “officially” back in 2022. Flashback to the pre-Covid era and start of the last one in 2019. https://ift.tt/ZAe5Woz #Backpacking last week on the #FloridaTrail near White Springs, FL https://ift.tt/YGbspdftq Someone was making a very stealthy move on our #backpacking trip this weekend https://ift.tt/3J39fdG Spent this past week #hiking the #FloridaTrail along the Suwanee River – amazing beach campsites in this 34 mile stretch https://ift.tt/0mahI3JAy Had a chance to see a different view of Schoolhouse Falls in Panthertown Valley recently. 1 ½ feet of snow on our hike last Thursday. https://ift.tt/33MSGmn Sunset from Ramrock Mountain on the #AppalachianTrail this weekend. https://ift.tt/3nbnm77 Danny found this little treasure on our #AppalachianTrail #hike this week. https://ift.tt/3nwuOKz Our campsite this weekend on the #AppalachianTrail. Temps down to the mid-teens overnight! https://ift.tt/3F4sY9y Spent the weekend #hiking and camping in North Georgia. Check out the view of the #Atlanta skyline from the #AppalachianTrail near Ramrock Mountain. https://ift.tt/3r9jLIe Spent the week in the Keys and saw two thru-hikers on separate occasions walking with loaded packs from Key West to the start of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Great way to start the journey https://ift.tt/3Hs2ZKC Check out our podcast detailing a recent #hike on the Suwanee River section of the #FloridaTrail. A great place to spend a few days if you’re looking for a winter #Backpacking adventure: https://ift.tt/HUEXpOj https://ift.tt/Fbph729 Backpacking this Holiday weekend?Flashback to our Thanksgiving podcast where we taste lightweight foods and recommend the perfect Holiday meal for the backcountry. https://ift.tt/3fhRxnX https://ift.tt/3nCPLDZ A little moist and misty for our #backpacking trip on the North Georgia Approach Trail this weekend. https://ift.tt/3232Uyh Shot this picture from the bathroom window at our cabin in northern Ontario. I think this guy is questioning if we have Moose steaks on our grill https://ift.tt/3a4udsp Happy Halloween. Go Braves! https://ift.tt/3GE7fHj Making a booty call to the Mrs. from the recently discovered Frosty Weasel Mountain in Northern Ontario https://ift.tt/3kJZEht Our discussion of bad Backpacking behavior. The party foul podcast is here…https://ift.tt/3hF0NoM https://ift.tt/3AiNlOG Celebrated a milestone birthday with the Camel recently in the Jefferson National Forest. Awesome time! Photos with details here…. https://ift.tt/3nFCM4L https://ift.tt/3zh8s2B After our 1994 #appalachiantrail #thruhike, Troubadour wrote a few newsletters titled “Beyond Katahdin” so we could all keep in touch. This was a top ten list written by Jester who hiked with us. Still makes me laugh… https://ift.tt/3jMZt3l View from a recent trip near Cowrock Mountain. Lots of hikers on the trail this weekend. https://ift.tt/3bm9r8h Full moon near the Grayson Highlands this weekend. Just before a giant cow ran through our campsite https://ift.tt/3yjiWOB Camped on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia last night. Fall is definitely here – 37 degrees at sunrise this morning. https://ift.tt/3B1XXkJ Our campsite this weekend in the Jefferson National Forest of Virginia. Lots of wild ponies roaming nearby. https://ift.tt/3y1mc0M Here’s the smaller of the two cows that decided to ambush our campsite at midnight https://ift.tt/3C7Fl3t It’s been ~16 years since I’ve hiked in the Grayson Highlands in western Virginia. Looking forward to a trip this weekend. https://ift.tt/3g1TEOs The coffee mug says it all… Cheers to my favorite peasant!!! https://ift.tt/3sTWzhA The waterfall at Blue Hole Falls. If you can believe it, some people use the rope swing at the top of this photo to plunge into the falls. https://ift.tt/3wzhEOz Wild ponies! https://ift.tt/3kkyj44 I was thinking about going for a swim this blazing hot afternoon … but I have company. https://ift.tt/37sJodD This guy doesn’t look quite ready for bed! From our backpacking trip this past weekend to High Shoal Falls https://ift.tt/3hw8gGW Rain didn’t stop this guy from exploring High Shoal Falls this weekend https://ift.tt/3xCstAs To say it was hot on our backpacking trip this weekend is an understatement. Resting in the back of the pick-up after a humid climb out from High Shoal Falls https://ift.tt/3wy65a8 Evening walk on the Hooch! https://ift.tt/3wFy5uj Hoping for the best for this guy. Shadow spent yesterday undergoing emergency surgery of his intestine. #besthikeswithdogs https://ift.tt/3x1rfyA Thinkin’ this might be the perfect addition to The Camel’s mountain house https://ift.tt/3dHxe3p