About Smokebeard

Thruhiker.  Outdoorsman.  Leave No Trace Advocate.

Smokebeard has hiked the 2652 mile Pacific Crest Trail, the 2160+ mile Appalachian Trail, the 273 mile Long Trail, the 73+ mile Great Glen Cycle Route, all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks, the 78+ mile Rhode Island North/South Trail, and the Saranac Six.  He is also a certified Leave No Trace Trainer.  A former MATC Caretaker in the Piazza Rock/Saddleback area, he’s passionate about applying Leave No Trace as an ethical system.  In 2021 he completed 2 week circuit of Mt. Rainier on the Wonderland Trail.  He can be found somewhere on the Continental Divide Trail, a 3000+ mile walk from Mexico to Canada.

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