APPALACHIAN TRAIL HALL OF FAME

The trip from Alabama to Pennsylvania (then back), to attend the 2023 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame induction ceremony proved a whirlwind of activities. Thursday afternoon, the 7th of September, Barry Riddle picked me up here at John Nelson’s in Weogufka, Alabama, and we drove over to Above the Clouds Hostel in Suches, Georgia, where […]

2023 A.T. Hall of Fame Induction

The A.T. Museum will be honoring Nimblewill Nomad as a 2023 A.T. Hall of Fame inductee. The 2023 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame class honorees are M.J. Eberhart of Olean, Missouri; Lester Kenway of Bangor, Maine; Brian King of Molers Crossroads, West Virginia; and the late Harry Rentschler of Reading, Pennsylvania. Follow this link for more information about all of the inductees: https://www.atmuseum.org/news/2023-appalachian-trail-hall-of-fame-inductees-announc

The Previous Last, Last Hike

Our Odyssey 2023 site is just about ready. In the meantime, in order to get everyone warmed up and in shape to follow along as he hikes the Chisholm Trail, Nimblewill would like to remind everyone of his award-winning documentary, The Last Last Hike. Filmed on his 2021 ‘Bama to Baxter hike, the film means […]

DITTIES – Whispers, Shadows, and Sunshine, 2nd Edition

Nimblewill is pleased to announce that his book of poetry, DITTIES – Whispers, Shadows, and Sunshine, 2nd Edition, is now available! It consists of 134 pages, six chapters, which include: Life & Inspiration; Mysterious Medium Time; That Fire in Our Gut; Hiking & Backpacking; Nature; On the Lighter Side Please send check or money order […]

The Last Last Hike and Lookout Wild Film Festival- 2022

watch it here https://vimeo.com/590297838/cd8b63e28e  The Last Last Hike (TLLH), a documentary, featuring Nimblewill’s record-setting 2021 Bama to Baxterthru-hike, was presented February 4-6th at the 10th annual Lookout Wild Film Festival, Tivoil Theater–hosted by the city of Chattanooga. What a memorable weekend! TLLH was shown with much fanfare, and received standing ovation fromthe packed theatre. Celine […]

ODYSSEY 2021: Bama to Baxter-Hike On!

Sponsors     Journals     Itinerary     Gear List COMPLETED! On Sunday, Nov 21st at about 1:00pm central <Odyssey 2021: Bama to Baxter – Hike On!> was successfully concluded; 262 days, 2617.7 miles. All Journal entries, including accompanying photos, have now been posted. Thank you for following along!

Journal 262-ODYSSEY 2021: Bama to Baxter-Hike On!

Sponsors     Journals     Itinerary     Gear List Sunday–November 21, 2021Trail Day–262Trail Mile–0.8/2617.7Remaining Miles–0.00Location–Southern Terminus, Pinhoti Trail, to Flagg Mountain Tower Odyssey 2021 Bama to Baxter – Hike On, was successfully concluded on at 1:00 pm when I hiked the final mile, from the southern terminus of the Pinhoti Trail, to the […]

Journal 261-ODYSSEY 2021: Bama to Baxter-Hike On!

Sponsors     Journals     Itinerary     Gear List Sunday–November 7, 2021Trail Day–261Trail Mile–10.9/2616.9Remaining Miles–0.00 (Appalachian Trail) and 0.8 (Pinhoti)Location–West Branch Road (1561.0) to Tom Levardi’s Home in Dalton (1571.9), then to home of Mike & Carol Whalen and son, Chris, Otis, Massachusetts A restless night; understandable I suppose! Barry has hot coffee […]

Journal 260-ODYSSEY 2021: Bama to Baxter-Hike On!

Sponsors     Journals     Itinerary     Gear List Saturday–November 6, 2021 Trail Day–260 Trail Mile–12.4/2606 Remaining Miles–11.7 Location–Goose Pond Road (1548.7) to West Branch Road (1561.0), then to home of Mike & Carol Whalen and son, Craig, Otis, Massachusetts Trying to wrap my head around the thought–one more day, just one more […]