Trail name: Krispies. Hiker, traveler, swim instructor and author of Hold for Hiker Trash, a novel about Trail Angels on the PCT. I call Buffalo, NY my home base, where I’m currently planning an eastbound hike of the Finger Lakes Trail and a southbound hike of the Long Trail.
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And So It Ends: FLT
To be honest, it ended a while ago, but I just got to posting this. This is the second half of my day-to-day log. Day 4 Parked it after a big
Finger Lakes Trail: First 3 Days
I apologize for the giant gap in time from my last post to this one. I don’t really have an excuse —just life, I guess — but I wanted to finish up
The Start and End of the Finger Lakes Trail
All right. Well. I’m just going to say it: this year was not exactly the year that hiking trips worked out for me. Oh and three! That might actually
Trail Change! Finger Lakes Trail and Long Trail Hike
And the new countdown! I was originally intending to hike the AT, but I realized this past six to eight weeks that it’s not going to happen for me
Gear Won’t Get Me There … But It Will Make It Hurt Less
With about two and a half months until my start, I thought it was about that time to go through what I have and figure out where my holes are.
Winter Months and Not Becoming a Permanent Fixture on My Couch
As with most people going for the trail, I enjoy existing outside my comfort zone, though personally, my comfort zone usually does not have the risk
Plans for a 2,000+ Mile Hike and the Obligatory “Why?”
The “why” is hard to articulate for me, and as you’ll find, took about 14 months to arrange itself in my brain to come out in (at least semi)
‘Bout Time for Another
Hi everyone! My name is Kim, trail name (Rice) Krispies, and I am so excited to be one of your bloggers for the 2017 hiking season! The short and