I hiked the AT southward 52 years ago. My trail name is Peaksurfer. I finished in November, 1972 and hitched to an ecovillage in Tennessee where I have lived ever since. Some things change less than others. The AT may have changed but I look forward to hearing about those bits that haven't. North to South is challenging. You will need more perseverance than Bill Bryson. I wish you stamina.

I will enjoy the trail tales certainly enough to mitigate the (please!) temporary suspension of your regularly scheduled Tabs.

What a special opportunity! I’m so glad you’re going for it. Happy trails! Looking forward to the new newsletter. You’ve got my support.

Zen and the Art of Trail Hiking

So exciting! I've long wanted to do the AT, but I'm still waiting for the planets to align on the timing. Looking forward to reading about your adventure.

unfortunately by now I've developed a parasocial relationship strong enough that I would subscribe to much worse than this. walk in progress !

I love that you are doing this and fully signed on for the journey!

Inspiring and exciting and I hope one day to follow in your footsteps on the PCT with my (currently 5 year old) son.

I have never subscribed to something faster.

Super cool project! Can't wait to read that! will definitely suscribe to the trail adventure

I would be happy to continue to pay my subscription fee in order to help subsidize this really beautiful adventure a little more and in gratitude to you for your newsletter. Would that be possible? Or is there some other way to do that?

Yes yes yes! This seems to me the absolute most appropriate way to spend 2024. Can’t wait to follow along.

This is fucking amazing and I can't wait to follow along behind you (metaphorically). You will never regret doing this, I guarantee.

Joining you on this journey is going to be a welcome relief from the immanent 2024 death spiral, and a prospective 2025 tabs return might actually mean having something to look forward to. Sounds like a win win win

I 100% support you going on an extended adventure with your kid, being mostly among trees, and exercising your creative brain. I’m definitely going to follow this newsletter.

I have no questions. Just write about the trees. Write about the people you meet on the trail. And as you approach the end in Georgia let us know your thoughts about the local culture. I want to hear about how people and places change (or not) along the way.

Hell yeah this is stars-aligning required activity. Excited to follow along.

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Do it and don't worry. Please have one essay called "how did you get your trail name?" Also I hope you'll read all the other hiking memoirs and then occasionally talk about how you're smarter and better, or your son is. Trail book goss, as you might call it.

I'm glad you're doing this and I can't wait to follow along :)

Really excited to follow along! A friend from high school hiked the AT after her mother died and it pretty profoundly changed her life. It was never in the cards for me so it's awesome to watch how everyone else tackles it.

You can always quit . . . Sounds great, good luck! And I’m in.

I'm into it - love Today in Tabs and a sense of adventure :)

Fuck yeah dude. I'm subscribing just because I support subsidizing this kind of fuck-it-let's-go type of adventure. Also subscribing because I hope you'll get inspired to write some stuff about parenthood while you're stuck out there in the woods with your top spawn.

As someone whose kid just moved to Australia for college, I agree that you were absolutely obligated to take this opportunity. And I’m very excited to have a newsletter to look forward to this fall that mostly won’t be about the election but about touching grass or trees I guess.

Very jealous! I've always wanted to do some or all of the AT. Will be reading with interest