My name is David AKA Wazo. I'm a 2021 AT thru-hiker following a flip flop itinerary from Roan Mountain, TN starting in early March. I live in Phoenix with my husband and our pet snail, Junior Ranger. I like to backpack, hike, road bike, and get up every morning to watch the sun come up from our perch 22 floors above Central Phoenix. I volunteer for a homeless program and, most recently, giving COVID injections at a mass immunization site. Thanks for checking my blog out.
Posts
Complications in Planning a 2021 Thru-Hike – COVID and Now the AT or the PCT Question
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I had dropped plans for 2020 thru-hikes of the AT and AZT due to COVID and then extensive fire damage to the AZT
We All Have Demons, Get Ready to Face Them or Your Pre-Hike Reading List
Why Are You Hiking the AT? - the question we can't fully answer. The most common question that is asked of anyone before they leave for a thru-hike
My January 4th Resolution – Minus 10 Pounds Before I Leave for the AT
I am an admitted gram weenie but not the most extreme type of ultralight backpacker. These examples can give you some idea of where I fit into the
Bears Up Close and Personal – This is Not a Theoretical Discussion
There are few topics that get people as worked up about on AT Facebook and other discussion boards as the topic of bears. Honestly, discussions of
AT Thru-Hike 2.0
As They Say, This is Not My First Rodeo In 2016, I made a thru-hike attempt. It was the traditional NOBO from Springer. I started on February
Happy 2021 – Year of My AT Flip Flop
How I Got Here and a Quick 'Get Lost' to 2020 To tell how I ended up here on New Year's Day, about 2 months from starting my AT thru-hike, I have