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The HexaTrek: 3034 Kilometers of French Wilderness, Culture, and History
The HexaTrek is the new thru-hike shooting to the top of wish lists around the world. I hiked the trail in 2024 and can tell you – that’s for good
HexaTrek Tales Part 10: The End
I sit on a rock, on the last night of trail, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The sun starts to set and the sky is beautiful and the ocean is
HexaTrek Tales Part 9: The Western Pyrenees, Stage Six, and Saying Wow
At the summit of Le Petit Vignemale, 3032 meters high, I looked around. The sky shone a brilliant blue. The mountains were sprinkled with snow.
HexaTrek Tales Part 8: The Eastern Pyrenees, Stage Five, and Beginning Again
I stared at the patchwork of everything before me. Crimson autumn blueberry bushes, egg yolk blades of grass, pastel moss blanketing the mountains.
HexaTrek Tales Part 7: The Northern Alps, Stage Two, and A Completed Flip
I stood on the spine of a mountain, looking down toward Lac Léman. The lake that sits between France and Switzerland. The lake that separates Stage
HexaTrek Tales Part 6: Falling in Love with The Alps and Stage Three
The mountains tower above me, a wall of rock looming so large it looks like there’s no way in. But I know there must be, for that is where I am
HexaTrek Tales Part 5: A Typical Day on Trail
I finish my lunch, stuff everything into my backpack, and start walking again. After ten minutes, I remember what time of day it is. “Free time!”, I
HexaTrek Tales Part 4: Solitude, Stage Four, and Becoming Uncivilized
It’s midnight in Italy, 36 hours before heading back to trail, and my mind is swimming. I’d decided to continue into the Alps — Stage Two of the
HexaTrek Tales Part 3: The End of Stage One and The Start of Who Knows
The cows stared at me and I stared back. Not at them but beyond. Beyond the piles of rocks and the fields of green. Beyond the sea of pines and the
HexaTrek Tales Part 2: The Allure of Rushing and Pas de Routine
Summer warmth had arrived, bringing a day perfect for banking kilometers on my hike across France. Instead, I was wandering through a small town, two