Flip-Flop
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...
What I Learned from Leaving the PCT with 300 Miles Left
After 2,350 miles, I ended my 2018 Pacific Crest Trail flip-flop this week at Crater Lake. It wasn’t where I was planning on finishing, but excruciating tendinitis in my right...
100-Mile Wilderness, Katahdin, and a Detour
It’s been a wild ride since I last updated you guys. I finished Maine, summited Mount Katahdin, made my way back to where I started in Connecticut, hiked with my...
Essay for AT Hurricane Survival Course 101
By Ruth Morley, Student ID #120952. In times of emergency, such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood, one must follow the advice of safety officials and maintain a level head....
Silly Me: I Forgot to Schedule in a Hurricane
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Up and down the eastern seaboard, hundreds of sidelined backpackers are chomping at the bit. Some are in...
Southern Maine… Mad Ups and Downs, Stunning Beauty
In my last update, I feared that I had seriously injured my left shoulder. Turns out it was just a matter of a couple of cortisone injections and a few...
It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times
As planned I set out from Hanover after enjoying breakfast at Lou’s and hiked to Lincoln, NH. I learned a few things hiking this section. Any hike leaving Hanover has...
Eat the Ghost: Confronting the Trail Mind-Set
The morning of my longest day dawned with cool temperatures and winds that quickly shrouded the peaks above me in a layer of dense cloud. In the Horns Pond Shelter,...
Things That Didn’t Break: Gear That Goes the Distance
This post includes profanity. “Oh, Jesus!” he moaned. “Did you see what God just did to us?” “God didn’t do that!” I shouted. “You did it.” Excerpt from Hunter S....
