PCT NOBO 2025 - AT NOBO 2023. I am a flatlander from Nebraska, with my masters in Zoology with a focus in Parasitology. Come and join the fun and read about my (mis)adventures on trail.
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It has been a while! Desert Recap Idylwild to Big Bear!
Heading into San Jacinto I forgot to take daily notes for this section. You want to know why?? Because it was fucking hard. You are
Week 2: Wild World of the Desert
Today we had a bigger climb of 1200 ft out of town. If I was one the AT, I know that would mean a grueling climb immediately out of town. However on
Learning Lessons, Living, and Loving The PCT: Week 1
Day 1 Southern Terminus to Hauser Creek I am so glad to be out here. I didn't realize how much I missed the community and the people. My life
The Gear (I Hope) Will Get Me There
Thru Hikers and Outdoor Enthusiasts are excited by predominantly three things: the adventures and trips we plan, the stories we make while out on
Take Two: Preparing for a Trauma Informed Trek on the PCT
Maybe I am the crazy one who believes in beginner's luck? Or that the second book in a trilogy is always a little darker and of more brutal
The Slow and Grueling Transition to Society
It has been well over a minute since I summited Katahdin and my return to society, the "real world". While it is nice to sleep in a warm soft bed
Why is the Last Hundred Miles the Longest?
Day One Casualties: 1 bottle cap, 1 missing spoon, and 1 beer 10.5 miles When you talk to the ATC volunteers you are met with words of
Why Die Trying, When You Can Try Dying! A Post About Maine!
Days 155/156/157 So I am not done writing about New Hampshire. I have decided that in my mind, the Wildcat Mountain range up to the Maine border
The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required
I wrote this a week behind and with one very tired braincell. The laws of reality, grammar, and human speech are dead to me after walking almost the
Vermont is Maple Filled Mud Pit
Vermont is a mud pit. A nasty gross mossy maple filled mud pit. I know they said it would be muddy. I know they said you will never have dry