Eva Briggs

I'm a family doctor in upstate new York and have always enjoyed the outdoors. My undergraduate education is in forestry. I'm a search and rescue volunteer and my border collie Boomer will be hiking with me. I've wanted to hike the AT for 40+ years and decided that 2016 is the year to go for it!

Posts

What will 2021 bring?

What will 2021 bring?

I'm still hoping to finish the Appalachian Trail. Of course, 2020 was a wash. Covid, knee injury, and knee replacement meant no time on the

Jan 31, 2021 : Eva Briggs
2019 – Three Small Section Hikes

2019 – Three Small Section Hikes

Inching Toward Katahdin I didn't have one single long period of time off from work this year. Instead, I did three small section hikes, one each in

Aug 23, 2019 : Eva Briggs
2019 Section Hike

2019 Section Hike

This is just a test post to see if I can still post to my blog. In less than two weeks I hope to hit the trail and knock off the northern half of

May 24, 2019 : Eva Briggs
2018 The North End

2018 The North End

This is just a test post to make sure that my blog will be working when I hit the Appalachian Trail at the end of the month. Stay

May 5, 2018 : Eva Briggs
Rain rain GO AWAY!

Rain rain GO AWAY!

Rain. I think my friend hit the nail on the head when he remarked that it feels like November. I'm just waiting for sleet and snow! Brrrrrrr.

May 29, 2017 : Eva Briggs
Lazy Days

Lazy Days

Yesterday I had a short hike into Salisbury, CT where I'm staying at a mini-hostel. A women named Vanessa has a small bunkroom in her home. Yesterday

May 13, 2017 : Eva Briggs
Blogging at The laundromat

Blogging at The laundromat

I'm at the laundromat in nothing but a rain skirt and puffy jacket. After one week of hiking, three days of it in the rain, every item of

May 6, 2017 : Eva Briggs
Stealth again

Stealth again

I've been back on the trail for a few days, starting from Warwick, New York. That's where I left off in 2016 after breaking my foot. I was lucky

May 2, 2017 : Eva Briggs
Return to the Trail!

Return to the Trail!

I'm returning to the trail! Late next week, my friend Lisa is driving me and Boomer to Warwick NY (think Bellvale Farms Creamery) so that I can pick

Apr 19, 2017 : Eva Briggs
Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

This is a test. The site where my blog is hosted recently changed its URL , and I want to make sure it can work before I hit the trail again in

Dec 19, 2016 : Eva Briggs