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Kumano kodo
I believe that the last time I posted on the Trek, it was to report a hike I had completed a year ago. Well, I have a new hike to report on and I
The Stunning Tour du Mont Blanc…11 Months Ago!
Okay, so I’ve been procrastinating a bit! It was 11 long months ago that my husband Bill and I began the stunning, awesome, transformative and
Feeling Victorious After Completing Another Section of my LASH Hike of the Florida Trail!
How to tell you about my three week section hike on the Florida Trail without you crying, "Uncle?" In long distance backpacking, 225
I Left the Florida Trail Early Three Times for Three Different Reasons. I’m Not Going to Let Heat Send Me Home This Time.
So happy to be back on the Florida trail to continue my LASH (Long A** Section Hike)! I began this trek down in the Everglades in early
How I Do Long Distance Backpacking Completely Powered by Plants…and Loving It!
2019. Andover, Maine. Tearfully, painfully, I was getting off the Appalachian Trail. New Hampshire and southern Maine had done me
The Trans Catalina Trail: a Jewel of the Pacific
Looking for a short thru-hike that is scenic and rewarding? Look no further. The lovely island of Catalina is just 22 miles off the coast of Long
And the Sun Sets on This Year’s Section of the Florida Trail
During my hours and hours of walking on reroutes of my journey on roads, not the intended trails, and from the comfort of my room under the
The People, the Places and the Perils of the Florida Trail
No, unlike what most people expect, I wouldn’t say that alligators are a major peril on this hike. The only ones I’ve seen have been at a distance
The Many Personalities of Florida’s Ocala National Forest
I often think of my multi-week treks as simply a series of shorter sections of camping bookended by a zero day in which I sleep indoors and take a
