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

5 Ponds Trip – September 18th – 20th, 2015

5 Ponds Trip – September 18th – 20th, 2015

I headed out for a three day trip to try out my new gear - most importantly my tent, sleeping bag, stove, DeLorme InReach, and water filter. I had

Sep 28, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Hello!

Hello!

My very first blog post.

Sep 13, 2015 : Eva Briggs
Hidden costs of the AT

Hidden costs of the AT

I bought a new Sawyer mini filter. I thought I should try it out before taking a 3 day backpacking trip last weekend. Problem 1: the little cap

Sep 5, 2015 : Eva Briggs