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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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