by Collin Stuart Chambers
Déjà Vu on the Appalachian Trail: What three section hikers taught me about perseverance, trail magic, and squeeze cheese. After my Sunday Trail Ambassador patrol on Max Patch, I did what any reasonable person would do after eight hours of hiking around and around the...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
A SHOUT-OUT TO MY NEW NEIGHBORS… THANK YOU. Nothing makes you appreciate good neighbors quite like riding out a storm, especially when you live in the middle of nowhere. Living alone on top of a mountain comes with a steep learning curve, and mine was steeper than any...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
In my earlier post about our latest adventure in the Great Smoky Mountains, I mentioned my hiking partner rolled her ankle and went on to hike more than 35 miles. I thought I would elaborate and share how we assessed whether to turn back or continue with our planned...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
FIRST THE FLOWERS, NOW THE BERRIES… I’m about to share an unpopular opinion, and I’m going to post it anyway, because that’s apparently my whole personality these days. I already spend a fair amount of time asking people to leave the wildflowers...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
A reflection… The first proof copy of my latest book arrived yesterday. I stopped by the mailbox on my way home last night, knowing the package was in there, waiting for me to get home. There is a good bit of, shall we say, “off road travel,” through...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
BUT IT’S JUST A FEW FLOWERS… I saw several different groups picking wildflowers on my patrol at Max Patch last weekend. Handfuls of them. Some with their kids right beside them, little bouquets clutched in little fists, everyone smiling in the sunshine...
