Bloggers
Female Sierra High Route FKT Attempt Announcement… Technically
This week I am starting the Sierra High Route alone. The Sierra High Route is a 195 mile route (ie. very few trails) through the Sierra Nevada mountains. The route...
The thru-hikers dog & JOMO
FOMO - Fear of missing out. What we thought our dog would be feeling if we didn't bring her on our Thru-hike. JOMO - Joy of missing out. What actually...
Restoring my faith in humanity, one state at a time.
I am slightly over a quarter of the way finished hiking the Appalachian Trail. It has been just over 50 days. I’m in my fourth state, and reaching the final...
Cascade Locks to Ashland: In Which I Hike Through (Most of) Oregon
I experience the ups and downs of Oregon.
Morale Ascension, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Trail
Around 500 miles left. Leaving the Idaho-Montana border to hike up through just Montana to the Canada border. Morale has gone through some changes, as the landscape does as well....
From Zeros to Heroes – And the Neros in Between. Free Time Management on the AT
Goal-Oriented Hikers The goal of a thru-hiker is simple: to reach the end of their thru-hike. How the end is reached varies with each individual; budget, time constraints, or physical...
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Heights of Alay Loop, Day 6
Today we will complete the 6-day loop known as the Heights of Alay Trek, and the day starts off with an unusual challenge. The blankets at this yurt camp are...
Going Solo Pt. 2
Yeah, yeah. This post is ridiculously late. I'm now only 300 miles from the border, but better late than never, as they say. I'm no longer on my own, but...
Weeks 6-7: Tehachapi, Kennedy Meadows, and My Flip to Oregon
Day 36: Mile 558 to Mile 573 (15 Miles) We woke up after sleeping in a little, or at least what we consider sleeping in. My uncle made breakfast while...
Headed Down South, to the Land of the Pines (Day One SOBO)
After Katahdin* I flew out of Portland and arrived home the afternoon of July 3. The next evening, I went to a local park to watch fireworks with some friends....
