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Rain at Last
Rain and Questions It was still raining - just drizzling - when I went for my morning hike. So I got to try out my new rain jacket. Or more...
Wine Wall and Low Crowds
Day five saw us encounter the famous wine wall of Irache, which is literally a wine spigot on the side of a bodega wall along the trail. On how many...
Possum and Ukelady Summit Vermont!
Day 169: September 13th – 9 miles Last night I successfully fought off throwing up in the bunk house. Fun times. This morning we woke up at Upper Goose Pond...
Techno-withdrawal
One of the most challenging things for me while hiking will almost-definitely-maybe be the lack of readily available technological perks. I mean, I was just sitting here wondering which movies...
Gear Review: Gossamer Gear Mariposa Lightweight Backpack
The Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60 was updated in 2024. Click here to read our review of the new Mariposa. Gossamer Gear, founded in 1998, is a company that creates lightweight...
So Long, Citrus Bandit
Bard the Changeling adjusts to the fall and many unusual encounters with wildlife. His good friend the Citrus Bandit leaves and he climbs a tower to finally get a cell...
Started from the Bottom and Now We’re Here: North Adams, MA to Baxter Peak, ME
A couple of years before hiking the Appalachian Trail, I was on a hike with my mother in the White Mountains when we encountered two young women seated having lunch....
5 Ponds Trip – September 18th – 20th, 2015
I headed out for a three day trip to try out my new gear - most importantly my tent, sleeping bag, stove, DeLorme InReach, and water filter. I had hoped...
Vermont’s Long Trail – My Final Thru Hike of 2015
Like many AT thru hikers I found myself wondering just what exactly was on the other side of that sign at Maine Junction just behind the Inn at Long Trail....
Cruising In Navarre
As planned, we didn't spend a lot of time in Pamplona. We did see strong wooden barriers set up, clearly to channel bulls or something similar. Yet I'm pretty sure...