Bloggers
Rekindling My Love of Hiking
I have yet to put together a coherent write-up of my first 205 miles on the trail from Rockfish Gap at the southern end of Shenandoah National Park to just...
Magical Massachusetts
Our AT journey has brought us through Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, and we can say with some confidence that none of those states compares with how...
The Start and End of the Finger Lakes Trail
All right. Well. I’m just going to say it: this year was not exactly the year that hiking trips worked out for me. Oh and three! That might actually be...
How Thru-Hiking Ruined My Life
Earlier this month, after only four months of employment, I quit the first full-time job I've had since through-hiking the Appalachian Trail last year. I deliberately chose to derail my...
Changing Directions: My Departure from the AT
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading" -Lao Tzu Some decisions are pretty easy to make, for example; Do I order the burger or...
No one at LAX knows I have butt chafe.
A reintroduction to life as I knew it a mere 7 days ago, the airport is unusually surreal. Everything around me is so normal. I myself look normal. In fact,...
White Mountains, White Knuckles
Everyone I talked to about the White Mountains told me they would be beautiful but hard. They weren't kidding! In New Hampshire, hiking becomes a full-contact sport and sometimes the...
Introducing: Te Araroa, New Zealand’s Trail
Kia ora tātou. Hello and Welcome! My name is Dan, and I'm a Kiwi (not the fruit - a person from New Zealand), and this year I'm going to attempt...
Harpers Ferry (June 13)
Tonight I am bothered by the bugs for the first time since I began the trip. I think that is pretty darn lucky. I've had over two months relatively bug...
What I Will Do Differently Next Time
I have now attempted to hike the PCT twice this year, but they say the third time is a charm. For my third attempt, I've decided to do things differently....