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The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. August 2016 In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson makes Maine’s Hundred-Mile Wilderness sound like something from a Grimm’s fairy tale, and … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. August 2016 (*See ‘60s pop-culture reference here) I chose to take a third break from the trail for several reasons. Because of my … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. August 2016 I woke up in the Catamount Motel in Bennington, Vermont with a queasy feeling, as if I’d murdered someone or slept with my … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. July 2016 A few miles after leaving the shelter, I dropped steeply (in fact, the 66th steepest half-mile of the AT; yes, I'm obsessed … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. July 2016 I wasn’t smart enough to take a zero in Salisbury, but I did allow myself a leisurely start and a 13.4-mile nero when I left. … [Continue reading]