After 28 years, I retired from the USAF at the rank of Colonel. This channel chronicles my Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike during 2016, my 2017 AT Flip-Flop, as well as my interests in all thing survival, bushcraft, and the great outdoors - and of course family. At Blue Mountain on the AT, mile 50.5, I earned by trail name "Big Bird."