People Coming, People Going (May 6-22, 2011)

"Pretty sad morning, my hiking partner I met on Springer is gone." Youngin', 5/7/11, 501 Shelter

"Felt stronger this year for some reason but had more trouble with that thing between the ears." Anonymous, 4/26/11, Eagle's Nest Shelter

Rock Puncher (left) and Bear Jew (May 9, 2011)

When we strolled into the hostel in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia we were pretty much all

The Shenandoahs and Beyond (April 26-May 5, 2011)

Killing It in Waynesboro (April 26, 2011)

It was a damn fantastic feeling to walk into Waynesboro, VA and I'm quite sure no one

Bigger Days and Ferocious Animals (April 7-25, 2011)

"Approach the bears, do not be afraid. Offer them a treat." Anonymous, 9/19/10, Bearfence Hut

"The dominant primordial beast is strong in Mancub." Mancub, 5/13/11, Mt. Algo Shelter

Sensei at McAfee's Knob (April 18, 2011)

When you see a big river, you know a big climb is coming, Sensei says. The trail

The Cold (March 28, 2011 - April 6, 2011)

"It feels like I caught up with winter." Trail Blazer, 4/16/11, Rausch Gap Shelter

Overmountain Shelter (March 29, 2011)

At night it's cold. In the morning it's cold. That's understood. But now it's cold all day. I

Trail Legs (March 16-27, 2011)

"Always looking at the ground so I don't trip. I don't see anything but ground and now and then a newt, salamander or snake." LabRat, 5/30/10, Calf Mountain Shelter

"Deep in thought, walkin' the walk." Kimazoid, 4/23/11, Birch Run Shelter

Sensei (left) and Delaware Dave on Max's Patch (March 17, 2011)

After the Smokies we find our stride. It's not a real stride quite yet but it resembles

The Smokies (March 10-15, 2011)

"I still continue to be amazed that this is all free (so to speak) and how few people are on the trail excepting the thru-hiker. What a sham the billion dollar diet business is." Anonymous, 4/26/11, Eagle's Nest Shelter

The AT in the Smokies (March 4, 2011)

4 1/2 inches of precipitation hit the North Carolina mountains right before we entered the

Sharing the Trail with Friends (March 5-9, 2011)

"Suicidal hiked in the pouring rain. When I arrived there were tents everywhere and the shelter was full of boy scouts and their shit was everywhere so I layed <sic> down the law of the AT with their troop leaders." Suicidal, 4/10/11, Matt's Creek Shelter.

JT Hill on Top of a Bald (March 8, 2011)

The legend himself, Suicidal, had a meltdown over some teenage boys sleeping in a