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