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That Wretched Road
Strike 2; You're Out This is not a post I ever wished to be writing, but, one week in, a bid to thru-hike the 115 tallest peaks in the Northeast has
Please Don’t Take This the Wrong Way
It’s never as bad as you think Well, attempt #2 of trying to hike the 115 tallest peaks in the Northeast in one continuous footpath is underway. The
Carrying Less
Failing Forward Last summer, after a year of intense prepping, I attempted to be the first woman to hike the 115 highest peaks in the Northeast in
Of All Sad Words of Tongue or Pen
Road Regret Welp, I'm out. 126 miles on asphalt was simply too much for my cranky hip to bear, and my attempt to thru-hike the 115 highest peaks
2 Down, 113 to Go
Robert Was Right As the prolific Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter once opined, the first days are the hardest days. After all the dreaming
In Defense of Frenzied Packing
No Woman Has Done This Route - Yet Last summer, I was listening to a podcast when I heard about an athlete who had completed the Northeast 115 - the
Why Thru-Hikers Are A Lot Like Middle School Boys
The Northeast 115 I’m not really good at sitting still. Not that I often have much time for that, working, as I do, at a boarding middle