Angela Bufano

I am an older hiker, 60 later this year, who started hiking in 2016 with my thru hiker husband. He has hiked the AT 2009 and PCT 2019 and he's the reason I'm hooking on hiking. I am deathly afraid of open heights and snakes, I'll be the one screaming loudly! My trail name is No Shit for all the reasons! If there is a record for not shitting I'm sure to earn it. No shit, I really don't shit like a normal person. Two weeks is nothing to me! Yes, I've been to the doctor and yes, I've tried all your home remedies. I completed a LASH (long-ass section hike) in 2021, which is another way to say an attempted thru hike. I'm hell bent on completing my flip flop hike this year and cannot wait to start!

Posts

Almost finished…..

Almost finished…..

Still Hiking As I crossed into Pennsylvania today I realized that I've been out here a freaking long ass time. I've been living out of my

Sep 29, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Still having fun!

Still having fun!

Heading South   Soooo as a NOBO hiker until recently it's been a struggle to head south! Sounds easy, right??!!! You go to settings in

Sep 9, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Finishing Maine and The Flop

Finishing Maine and The Flop

Goodbye to MaineAs of yesterday, I am finished with Maine! Maine is beautiful, rugged and wild. The streams/brooks are a challenge to cross. The

Aug 24, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Finding My Groove Again

Finding My Groove Again

My Last BlogIt's been a few weeks since I posted my last blog and I've got to apologize for the tone of it. Most of my blogs have been upbeat and

Aug 3, 2024 : Angela Bufano
The Whites Are Hard

The Whites Are Hard

The FlipAs a Flip Flop hiker I've been waiting to flip since I began my hike.  It was just a matter of where and when. Front Royal Virginia

Jul 23, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Northern Virginia and The Flip

Northern Virginia and The Flip

HEAT WAVE Hiking Northern Virginia in the recent heat wave has been a challenge to say the least. I've heard of the Virginia blues but

Jul 5, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Southern Virginia alone

Southern Virginia alone

         Hiking alone   One of the first questions I get out here is "Are you hiking alone?" The simple answer is yes.

Jun 9, 2024 : Angela Bufano
New Trail and More Goodbyes

New Trail and More Goodbyes

New Trail  I had known that moment would come.  I would be standing on the ridge above Lake Watauga having left Boots Off hostel that

May 28, 2024 : Angela Bufano
The Fall and The Goodbye

The Fall and The Goodbye

The Epic FallWe fall.  Thru hiking is one big series of falls or near falls! Tree roots, rocks, mossy wet rocks, sticks that grab your shoe

May 15, 2024 : Angela Bufano
Bad weather

Bad weather

Not My Usual I usually blog when I get to a big town and take a zero (zero miles hiked that day). It's become a routine that I look forward

May 9, 2024 : Angela Bufano