Having recently retired from a 44 year career at the top of my profession as an ophthalmic photographer, I’ve turned my attention to an extensive bucket list of outdoor adventures. My usual pursuits of fly fishing, paddling, cycling, and brewing have all been put on the back burner as I prepare for an end-to-end hike of The Long Trail. Training has included multiple LASH hikes on the AT where I was given the trail name, 12 Pack. It sure fits, but I may adopt a new trail name specifically for The Long Trail. I'll be following in my father's footsteps. He backpacked a long section of the LT in 1937 when he graduated from high school in Barre, VT. I heard his stories growing up, and recently stumbled on his 1937 guide book and journal from that trip. I’d like to honor his legacy by hiking the entire LT.
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Unfinished Business
Off the Trail It’s been over a month since I’ve written a blog post updating my Long Trail hike and several people have contacted me asking for an
Next Stop Sherburne Pass – Where it All Began
Incredible Scenery The second 50 miles of this trip provided some amazing scenery: Bromley, Big Branch, Little Rock Pond, the Cascades, the Rock
Rhythm of the Trail
Trail Legs! After miles of walking through the “green tunnel” over the course of a couple of days, I'm starting to get my trail legs back. Southern
Putting Boots on a New Section of Trail
Off I Go! “Putting boots on a new section of trail.” I like that expression. But I have to admit that I borrowed it from my hiking friend Vicki. At
“I Challenge You To Not Take Any Photos”
A Visual Storyteller My background is in photography, and I’d like to think of myself as a visual storyteller. I’m constantly taking photos of my
The Infamous Toe Sock Incident
This is a True Story This is a slightly edited and expanded version of an impromptu story I wrote in response to this prompt on the application to
The Cult of Gear
I’m Really Not a Gear Geek I’m really excited about my upcoming hike of the Long Trail and blogging about it here on The Trek. Although I’ve done a
Long Trail Legacy – Following in My Father’s Footsteps
An Epiphany on Mt. Mansfield It was June 2018, and I was sitting on the summit of Mt. Mansfield having lunch with my daughter Emily and her fiancé