Planning a Thru-Hike of the White Mountains Direttissima
Sharing my custom White Mountains Direttissima itinerary along with how and why I planned it that way.
Day 32 – Musings from the Trail and Baby’s First 20mile Day !!!!
The farm to table fresh made dinner last night at Standing Bear was awesome, but my body is definitely not used to eating large quantities of greasy pork. Due to...
The Emotional Backpack We Carry on the Appalachian Trail
Day 30- 11 Miles today from Newfound gap to Peck’s Corner shelter, 2,800 Feet Up, 2,600 Feet down, Total 293 AT miles A Million Stories Woke up early this morning...
Day 4 & 5 Pine Knob to Raven Rock
It was hot, fortunately Nurse Zuko had ointment close at hand while mine was deep in the pack. Hill ascent followed by ridge walk and teaser rocks. The well at...
The Rain, The Park, and Other Things: AT Days 12-15
Day 12 We took a zero day that was just about perfect. We tented in the pasture at Gorgeous Stays, a hostel just a few minutes down the road from...
Continental Divide Trail Days 9-12
There is a beauty down here that I would describe is alluring and stark. After my chance meeting with the good folks at Ravenswing Farm I had a peaceful night...
Concerns: Into the Woods Where Witches, Ghosts and Wolves Appear
Into the woods and through the fear...
Essential Item: Glitter!
There are often items that are not considered essential that make their way into hiker's packs. Of course, the word "essential" is subjective as something essential in my pack may...
In Memorium for Janice Balza c1953-1975
To my knowledge, there was only one other solo female thru hiker in 1975 when I made my thru hike attempt. The other “girl” was Janice Balza, 22, of Madison,...