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Part Five: It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” I stared at the quote by Henry David Thoreau printed on a faded sign that hung above
Part Four: Americana
I. See You Never, Bob The rain from yesterday had turned the trail into a slippery, sticky mud pit, made even worse by the passage of pack mules. I
Part Three: Embrace The Brutality, Or The Brutality Will Embrace You
I. Setbacks In the St Mary’s campground, I woke up to drops of rain hitting my tent’s fly. That sound had now become more familiar than I had wished
Part Two: You Can’t Control Nature
I. In the Eye of the Storm Sunday, June 16th - Elizabeth Lake, Glacier National Park. *Tip*,*Tap*,*Tip*,*Tap*... Slowly, I woke up to the
Part One: The Calm Before The Storm
Disclaimer: As I embark on sharing the story of my thru-hike along the Continental Divide Trail, I’ve chosen to write these posts after completing
I’m Going On A Walk, Again
I Changed My Phone Screensaver May 15th, 2024. Today, I changed my phone screensaver. The colorful and vibrant picture of me sitting proudly on
Part Nineteen – Part of The Journey is The End
Water of the bluest blue, reflecting the clear wide sky, rippled as the big metallic boat hull cut through the lake. To my right, a group of weekend
Part Eighteen – Nearing the End: Through Washington
September 5th. It’s been five months since I started the trail. Five months. It seemed like an eternity ago and as if it was yesterday at the same
Part Seventeen – Catching Second Wind: Entering Washington
I spent the better part of the weekend in Cascade Locks laying down in bed, icing and rolling my shins so that my body would hopefully be ready and
Part Sixteen – Pushing Through Pain: Reaching Washington
The Phenomenon of Boredom After a night spent under flashing meteors, I left the vastness of Crater Lake to sink back into the claustrophobic green