by Collin Stuart Chambers
Sir, Your Quads Are on Fire Because You hiked 30 Miles in the Smokies Yesterday I met an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker at the Cosby Knob Shelter a few weeks ago who was genuinely puzzled. His feet, he explained with the bewildered sincerity of someone reporting a minor...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
These days, I am mostly an evening walker. I do some yoga in the morning after my meditations and then sit… way too much… at my computer, working on one of the many projects I seem to always have going on. In the wintertime, it was a constant struggle to...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Look up in a maritime forest where live oaks reign, and you might catch one of nature’s most elegant mysteries: crown shyness. There, against the sky, the canopy creates a living jigsaw puzzle—each tree’s leaves stopping just short of its neighbor’s,...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Are you familiar with the poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost? This enchanting poem has always spoken to me. It stirs something within that cannot be put into simple words… At least none as eloquent as Mr. Frost compiled. When I am on a walk and arrive at an...
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...
