On this edition of The Logbook, Doc takes on The Trail Provides by Miller Hollstein.

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Doc interviews Claire “Honeybee” Damon, a Wisconsin thru-hiker of the AT and PCT with diverse 2026 plans.

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Doc interviews Claire “Honeybee” Damon, a Wisconsin thru-hiker of the AT and PCT with diverse 2026 plans.

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Doc talks with retired Marine SgtMaj Jean-Paul Courville (IBEX), author of Forward On: Warrior to Wanderer. They compare military structure to trail routines, discuss relearning dormant lessons, and the challenge of sharing AT stories with non-hikers. Courville contrasts the AT with the Haute Route and Camino de Santiago, recommends the film The Way, supports the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, suggests using an Ursack, and highlights poor sleep as an overlooked thru-hike difficulty.

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Doc welcomes guest Jean-Paul Courville (“Ibex”), a retired Marine who completed a 2,200-mile solo Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2022 as a “personal audit” to confront combat memories, leadership failures, and life after the uniform. They discuss mental endurance, trail culture as an equalizer, leadership by example, and lessons from adversity.

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In a special bonus episode of Classic Doc this week, Doc takes a hike through the legendary High Trips of the Sierra Club.

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In this week's episode of The Logbook, Doc takes on an all-time AT classic, As Far As the Eye Can See by David Brill.

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Doc interviews Liz “Night Owl” Pfeifer about earning her trail name by visiting shelters at night, preparing from 2020 to her 2025 AT thru-hike, and managing anxiety before starting at Amicalola Falls. She discusses solo safety perceptions, delayed social media, and finishing after a July 23 ankle sprain in the Hundred Mile Wilderness (summit Aug 26). Liz shares marriage logistics, “new material,” Trail Dog & Company women-focused glam-packing trips (Hot Springs, Damascus, Yellowstone), hiking hacks, book pick “Hartwood,” volunteer causes, and a humorous “be a good girl” dog misunderstanding.

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