by Collin Stuart Chambers
Seeing the prolific amount of buckeyes on the ground this time of year conjurs up several memories for me, mostly as sweet remembrances of fall hiking on trail. By far my oldest memory of a buckeye, however, is of the good luck token that lived permanently in my...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
WALK NOW OR WALK IN THE DARK Negotiating time with the setting sun and an impending afternoon thunderstorm… I sit with my beloved companion, my MacBook lovingly called Leona, and perform tasks that qualify as both work and play, while the clock hands spin madly...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
On my last backpacking trip just before I left for Nepal last October, ironically in the Smokies, I had a critical equipment malfunction… the dreaded fatal-boot-blow-out. Thankfully, it was toward the end of the trip, and I had close to 500 magnificent miles of pure...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Hey friends, I have big news!! I have officially accepted an Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner position in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park for the 2024 season! What is a Ridgerunner, you ask? A Ridgerunner works for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, alongside any...
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by Collin Stuart Chambers
The reality didn’t hit me fully until I was brushing my teeth after arriving home in an emergency 4-flight, 38-hour travel marathon. As I washed my face, rinsed my mouth out, and took a sip of the water dripping through my fingers, I broke down in sobs of gratitude...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
On the trail today, I stumbled across a religious pamphlet tacked to a tree that said, “Don’t be left behind.” I had a good laugh because you can never be left behind. Did you know that you are always operating in divine timing? We are programmed from birth to...
