Flip-Flop
Gear That Made It, and My Reasons Why
Everyone starts the same way: unknowing, feeling their way through the dark. And everyone's start and end photos are remarkably similar to other hikers'. In the beginning there are sleeping...
Resupply, Food, and Final Gear Changes
One month to go, and it's getting down to the little details. So far, the most common questions I get from people about my thru-hike pertain to food. Here's my...
Flip-Flopping and the Great Bear Bag Debate
Y'all, I leave for Springer Mountain in less than two months. I can hardly wrap my head around it. But I'll pretend I'm prepared and address a few of the...
A Different Kind of Gear List (My Dog’s)
A question I receive quit a bit and have tried to answer over time via Instagram is, “What’s in Winnie’s pack?” I always answer this question tongue in cheek because...
Trail Food 101: Part 1
When preparing for our 2018 flip-flop thru-hike, the biggest worry my husband and I had wasn't what it would be like to live in the woods for six months or...
To Shakedown or Not to Shakedown?
That is the question. After a few thousand miles and numerous end-to-end thru hikes, you’d think the words “shakedown” wouldn’t be something I would use to describe an extended backpacking...
Post-Trail Thoughts after Our Flip-Flop
It has been 2.5 weeks since my husband and I touched the Southern Terminus sign at Springer Mountain. It hardly feels real. We started our flip-flop thru-hike on a rainy...
Confessions of the Stay-at-Home Hiker
(Guest blog appearance from my wife, Sue.) Yep, I’m the one at home. I’m the one who watched Mr Maps read The Trek on his phone while still lying in...
Why I Am Doing a Flip-Flop Thru-Hike
What the heck is a flip-flop? No one who has learned that I’m thru-hiking the AT has been shocked; not in the least bit. In fact, most have wondered what...
What a Long, Strange Trek It’s Been (NY, NJ, and PA)
Every day has been an adventure since I returned to the trail after my surgery. I’ve now hiked over 1,000 miles, and the trail continues to surprise me. New York...
