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!

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Q21

Q21

My last post was about 20 questions I've been asked.   I was asked a 21st question today, one that I hadn't been asked previously. It was from

Feb 29, 2016 : Eva Briggs
20 Questions

20 Questions

We had a rare quiet hour at work. So my coworkers corralled me for an impromptu  question and answer session. Here are the top 20 questions that

Feb 27, 2016 : Eva Briggs
Packing up

Packing up

It's starting to feel real. I'm packing boxes to send to six locations. I keep feeling like I'm forgetting something. But, I can have my support team

Feb 24, 2016 : Eva Briggs
Packing and podcasting

Packing and podcasting

Only a month to go.  I'm packing boxes for my husband to ship.  I decided to follow the advice in one article listing the six places where

Feb 15, 2016 : Eva Briggs
Winter hiking & Badger Sponsorship

Winter hiking & Badger Sponsorship

Snowy hike Yesterday I strapped on my pack and hiked 8 miles in the snow. 15 degrees when we started, 20 degrees when we finished. The big storm

Jan 25, 2016 : Eva Briggs
Late December Hike

Late December Hike

Great Weather! Well, at least until today we've had an amazingly warm and snow/ice-free December. But today, freezing rain, so I'm stuck on the

Dec 29, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Two paws up

Two paws up

Dog Tarp Because Boomer refuses to sleep in the tent, I decided to try a dog tarp, which just arrived in today's mail. As you can see by the

Nov 2, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Morgan Hill Training Trip

Morgan Hill Training Trip

Late October overnight training hike The Plan Boomer and I went out for an overnight hike on Morgan Hill State Forest in Fabius NY last weekend.

Oct 29, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Water water water

Water water water

Water purification I attendedĀ the Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference on October 14. Dr. Tom Welch (his website is adirondoc.com) gave a great

Oct 16, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Rain at Last

Rain at Last

Rain and Questions It was still raining - just drizzling - when I went for my morning hike. So I got to try out my new rain jacket. Or more

Sep 30, 2015 : Eva Briggs