Flip-Flop
An Overdue Homage to Smugness
Smugness! 823 miles down, and I feel it necessary to make clear some things that may not have been explicitely and accurately represented in my previous posts. For those who...
Comfortable, Calming, Connecticut – But The Climbing Starts
Connecticut makes me think of the Pink Floyd song "Comfortably Numb". This is the mental state you will be experiencing some of the "ledges" climbs in the state. At first,...
FedEx Sucks: An Aggravating Update
To those reading, this post is meant to be a warning, a show of gratitude... And maybe also a bit of a venting. Mail Delay If you have been following...
AT Days 60-63: Webster a tougher climb than Washington? Sure felt like it!
With bad weather departing the high New Hampshire ridges, I’d return to the AT and tackle big peaks including Mount Washington.
Gnarly New York – From the Beginning
"From the Beginning", an interesting Emerson, Lake and Palmer song. The first 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail were opened in Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York. ...
PCT Days 8-16: Mental Victory and Physical Defeat
I took a zero in Etna to reassess how I felt about the trail. I felt confident that I could physically complete it, but I wasn't sure if I was...
AT Days 56-59: Moosilauke, Kinsman, Franconia and an unplanned exit
I’d tackle some big peaks during this New Hampshire AT stretch until some frigid wet weather forced a decision about continuing on the high ridge. Here’s the daily summary: Day...
Spirituality on the Trail
When you hike the Appalachian Trail there are many hours of solo hiking. You are with your thoughts out in nature and you can not help but examine and think...
PCT Days 1-7: From One Green Tunnel to Another
In my first seven days on the PCT, I hiked from Callahan's Lodge in Ashland, OR, to Etna, CA. I've lived in Virginia the last seven years; for the last...
AT Days 52-55: First Miles in New Hampshire
After a wonderful stretch of AT trekking in Vermont, I'd cross into my "home hiking state" of New Hampshire. However, I had never hiked any of the upcoming trail miles...