Tales from the Cabin

Keeping the Fate

When I was a child, my dad allowed me to steer the family boat for the first time. The lesson I learned from that day set the course for how I would...

“The Book I Was Meant to Write”

You never know when fate will intervene. Sometimes an opportunity will literally walk through the door. That’s what happened to me on a late fall...

A Century Later, An Indiana Marshland is Restored

In the 1910s, a vast Indiana marshland known as “Limberlost” was dredged and drained to provide access for the timber and oil industries and to...

Grandma Gatewood’s Life and Legacy

Grandma Gatewood was an Appalachian Trail pioneer. In 1955, at age 67, she set off to escape an abusive relationship and blazed a path that...

How to Section Hike the Appalachian Trail

You don’t have to quit your day job to hike the Appalachian Trail — unless you want to :)

I spent 28 years hiking the 2,100-mile trail with...