On Monday through Friday, from August through May, you can find me teaching English Language Arts to middle schoolers. On weekends and during the summer, you can find me on the trail. For years, I have aspired to complete a months-long thru hike, but life logistics have not allowed for that (yet). In June of 2024, however, I will attempt a thru hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail.
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Good Golly, a Gear List!
All right…the blog to quench several readers’ queries: my gear list. I’m not sure why this is so, but there is a profound fascination with
A Torrent of Training: Building a Surfeit of Strength
During my most recent episode of telling someone new about my Tahoe Rim Trail expedition this summer, they asked me, “So what are you doing to
A Plethora of Planning and Preparation: The Pre-Trail Logistics
Upon hearing about my upcoming 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail hike, others tend to be baffled by the thought of the undertaking. Questions about the trip’s
Mistakes and Mishaps and Meltdowns, Oh My!: A Backpacking Origin Story
The upcoming episode of my backpacking saga will take place on the approximately-165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in June of this year. To a non-backpacker,
Hiking in a Circle: A Prologue
Welcome to the first in a series of blogs where I hope to regale you with the tales of both the preparatory steps and the physical steps that I will