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The Pursuit of the Hike After Failure and the Advantages of Trying Again
When ugly crying turns into smiling like an idiot while thinking about re-attempting a thru hike. Thoughts on returning to the trail after defeat and all the juicy benefits!
900 Miles: Showers. Thunderstorms. Bubbles.
The low points are primarily associated with long days, humidity and feeling gross. I'm starting to feel obsessive about prioritizing showers over almost everything else.
Week 19: Are We There Yet??
Less than 500 miles. Two states left. It seems surreal that that amounts to what I have betweenand Katahdin and me. However, as I sit so close and yet so...
Episode 12: Welcome to the Bubble
Belden to Shasta mile 1498The climb out of Belden was hell. If you ask any other hiker what was the worst part of the trail so far, they'll wince and...
Protecting Agaisnt Zika and Other Insect Borne Diseases
With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Zika virus an international public health emergency and no vaccine to prevent contracting the virus and no drug to treat it, the...
Wilderness
Widerness part 1 Katahdin We drove up from PA to ME on the Fourth of July stopping at a hotel in Connecticut for the night and then in Millinucket...
Dalton, Mass and the Unexpected Zero
Post-dated Mon 7/25/16 Well, that was a bloody brilliant way to spend the last hour. If I've said it a hundred times I'll say it a hundred more, I love the...
I Think I’m Turning Soft (Days 111 to 115, Fort Montgomery to Kent)
Day 111 Start: Fort Montgomery Finish: Bushcamp half a mile from Dennytown Road AT Miles Hiked Today: 15.2 Overall AT Miles Hiked: 1,418.3 Miles To Go Until Katahdin: 770.8 Today was the
Woods Hole Hostel and Pearisburg
It rained all night, and the sounds of raindrops pelting the nylon walls of my tent soothed me to sleep. I awoke to find mist permeating the forest all around...
Trail Advice For A Newbie On The JMT
However, I have been able to get a little mountain fix by giving some trail advice to a friend who is just departing on the John Muir Trail (JMT). I...