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Stretch—Day 118 to 128
Day 118: 6.8 mi (1897.8) The day started out lazy at the White Mountain Hostel. We stayed until noon and planned to do 12 miles out to the shelter. It...
4 Reasons Why SOBO > NOBO Thru-Hiking
I am a timid hiker. I like to sleep in shelters with other people and a knife near at hand. (Though, my husband insists we tarp; the only reason I...
Happiest Week on the Trail
Having just seen my friends and gotten cleaned up; the piney, hilly Vermont terrain filled me with light, so much so that when I discovered some elaborate rock gardens out...
Gear Review: Polaroid Cube
Disclosure: the following product was donated for the purpose of review. Instant gratification with nostalgic analog results. I recently took the Polaroid Cube out for a test spin in the...
Every AT State in Five Words
Five Words or Less Back in high school, one of my favorite classes was a film class. One common assignment was to review films that we had watched and to...
Pennsylvania Cruise
Day 82 We took our eighth zero day today so that I could find a wedding dress. And I did! My mother and sister whisked me away to a David’s...
A Year of Reflection
On the 4th August 2014 my son and I stood on the summit of Katahdin having set off from Georgia 5 ½ months before. Setting off on 28th February 2014...
Live Free or Die (1869 Miles)
(FYI: I wasn't able to post this blog sooner due to lack of wifi, but I'm actually in Maine right now with 1970 miles completed and 220 remaining. Hoping to...
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Hip Hip Hooray! Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers! [Week of 8.21.15]
Installment Number 2 of our Thru Hike Celebration! Our hats our off to the fantastic folks finishing up their trail adventures! Your feat is not a small one, and here...
A 2016 Supported NOBO Through Hike – wait, “supported?”
And now for something completely different. My trail name is Pitchit (I’ll tell the story of how I earned that name later) and I’ve backpacked about 60% of the...