Bloggers
“To the Man on Trail”
The much awaited conclusion to the San Luis Loop saga! Burritos! Ended up finishing War and Peace last night, then had a hard time falling asleep (probably due to my...
The Most Beautiful Place in the World
AKA The One Where They Hike in the Juans... Another Resupply Woke up in the middle of the night, so looked at the stars. The Milky Way was phenomenal! Did...
The SNT: Kingussie to Fort Augustus
In Which There is a Lot of Bog Before I even did the West Highland Way back in 2018 I was researching the foreign landscape oddity known as bog, which...
5 Things I Learned Thru-Hiking as a Solo Female
Nowadays, traveling alone as a girl seems to be frowned upon. It’s seen as dangerous and unsafe. We’re told not to go out alone, especially in the wilderness. But why...
Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
I don't care what anyone else says, I LOVE the Cochetopas! Familiar Territory Woke up to rain last night or this morning, so hard to get motivated when the alarm...
How my AT NOGO Hike Made Me Into a Runner
March 11, the day sports were suspended in 2020, was the day I flew out to hike the Appalachian Trail. By March 20 I was on my way home to...
A Conversation with Rue McKenrick on White Privilege
Rue McKenrick is unlike any distance backpacker I’ve ever met. As the creator of the American Perimeter Trail (APT), he’s been forging his way around the perimeter of the U.S....
The SNT: Aberfeldy to Kingussie
At Last; the Epic Cairngorms! Cairngorms National Park is the largest national park in the United Kingdom at 4,528 square kilometres (1,748 square miles) and it is home to five...
A Sad, Soggy End: Leaving the Long Trail
After hiking in rainy, blustering conditions for three days and leaving my hiking buddy Bartman behind, I decided to shlep into town at Lincoln Gap on Wednesday afternoon. Coming down...
Slogging into the North: Long Trail Update
As we hike closer to Maine Junction (and closer to the rugged northern portion of the trail), both Bartman and I started to get a bit nervous for what’s to...