In Asheville, NC with Mike's family for thanksgiving! We are acutally in Hot Springs, NC on the trail which means we have 271 miles left! We are here until Sunday and then back to the grind! We are closing it out and we promise its not freaking us out...


Riding out a cold rainy day under an overpass for about two hours. It was a good lunch spot!

(Me and Stoker)

On one of the balds in Virginia. In the background is Roan Mountain, the second largest mountain on the trail at 6,000 something feet.

This is a picture of the common room at Kincora hostel. This is my favorite hostel on the trail so far. It was an awesome log cabin with a wood burning stove run by an incredible man named Bob Peoples.

Sunrise over the valley in Tennessee

Waterfall in Tennessee

Trail magic from a youth group in Tennessee. Cold soda and honeybuns!! First trail magic since New York state.

Videos from the ponies in the Grayson Highlands (Southwest Virginia)

Only 270 Left! It feels good to be with family (Mike's family which is now mine too...I had to beg them) Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. We are about to close this thing out and be home. Our finish date is December 12th. We love you.

Walking south,

Addison (Reset)

Damascus, VA 460 miles left!

Its going to be a short one! I have to re-supply and such. We are in Damascus, VA right now with only 460 to go! We had a great last stretch and are about to push 9 days into Hot Springs, NC in order to catch thanksgiving with Mike's family! Things are going great and since this is our last day in VA we can officially say that Virginia is for lovers......and ponies.

Wild Ponies!!!

This pony chewed two holes in the grip of my trekking pole....quality.

We are doing well and are about to push pretty hard for the next 9 days. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Sorry no videos this time! I will post lots of the ponies next stop. We love you all!
Walking south,
Addison (Reset)

Oh yeah and rifle season started. Heard 6 gunshots before I got out of my sleeping bag two days ago....makes things spicy.

Pearisburg, VA...things just got real.

We are in Pearisburg, VA staying at the Holiday Motor Lodge for a exciting 37 dollars a night. We have now walked 1552.7 miles!

Mcaffees knobYesterday was a fun one as you can see from the picture below! Ill let the videos explain...

My feet hurt but my soul feels good. The cold is a constant reminder of our weaknesses which I feel is a good thing. To be strong at times means to be weak. We are walking home and will be there soon. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Walking south,

Addison (Reset)

Just a little shelter fun when the rain started.

Shenandoa National Park the bonus package.

The writing below was three days ago! Now we are in Glascow, VA. Its a thriving town of about six people it seems. We have about 700 something to go!! Here are some pictures from the Shenandoa's also just some good quality video action.

We walked out of Shenandoa National Park yesterday afternoon and are now in Waynesboro, VA. The park was incredible and I saw my first bear of the trip. It was a bear cub running away from us following its mother we were hoping??? We have 800 something left to go and are moving pretty fast. Its getting cold now we are walking in the 40's and 50's and the nights are starting to dip into the 30's. Oh boy the smokies are going to be cold. About to go eat a bunch of pancakes then walk 20. Thank you all for everything!

My favorite picture so far!

A dog followed me and mikey then our friend Roots Rock for about 20 miles then Root Rock returned it to its owner.Mike got us lost...I promise.

Your welcome.

Thank you all for everything! I am once again getting kicked out of a library. Time to go eat some gas station food. Life is good.

Walking south,

Addison (Reset)

Mama and Papa are here!! and we are in Virginia!

We are in Virginia now and mom and dad are here! Its been great to be around family and eat some good "southern food". Things are going great and we are walking along.
Here are some picture of the Mom, Dad and the boys!

Mom and dad are leaving tomorrow and its back to "real" trail life. We only have 500 and something miles left in Virginia and that means we are basically in Georgia. No biggie. Hope everyone is keeping well! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!

Walking south,
Addison (Reset)

Duncannon, PA

Howdy all! We are in Duncannon, PA at mile 1041! We are about 40 miles from the halfway point! Things are going great and we are rolling along. Here are some updates from PA.

Our first day in PA just above the Delaware Water Gap.

They said PA was rocky and well it is. Most of the trail looks like this. We call it a 20 mile foot massage.

The hurricane that hit turned into a tropical storm and hit us pretty hard. We got like 6 inches of rain one day that shut down all of the towns around us. Needless to say we decided not to walk that day so this is 501 shelter where we zeroed. Well remember when I said we aqua blazed the Delaware River??? Here is how it started!

This is Mikey, Churchill, and myself just wasting time in New York State at Bear Mountain Zoo?? The trail runs right through it haha.

As you can hear in the background we really just wanted a soda.

Thank you all for everything! Momma and Papa Shock are coming up in 7 days!! More to come soon! Thank for all the prayers and thoughts.

Walking south,

Addison (Reset)

P.S. Dont be made at me but the last connecticut challenge video will not load for some reason!! next post I will narrarate it for you!

Its been a while!!

I am currently in Hamburg, PA! It has been a good while since I posted last so I am going to give a run through of our events. (These first three are old)

The boys cooking supper at a shelter in Massachusetts.
Me at bear mountian bridge that crosses the Hudson River.
Eating breakfast (yogurt) outside of a gas station in Vermont.Ok now to what we have done since I posted last:

Went to New York City.

This is us eating with Loui's family. They are Italian...really Italian. It was like Olive Garden on steroids. It was just great to be around family and so refreshing. Below is New York City from his apartment.Finished New Jersey (One of my favorite states so far)
and Aqua Blazed (paddled canoes) 26 miles down the AT into Delaware Water GapI cant upload any videos in this library because the computer is slow but I will post them next time I promise!! We will be in Duncannon, PA on Saturday. Thank you all for everything!

Walking south,

Addison (Reset)

P.S. more videos to come soon!