Hiker Intro
Paradise or Perdition: A Journey Begins
Greetings, esteemed comrades in adventure, and also those who prefer the comfort of non-adventurous pursuits, Welcome to the opening chapter of what promises to be a mildly entertaining saga of...
Hi There, Sports Fans!
Welcome to Blog #1, in which I will be letting you get to know me and learn about my attempt at a successful thru attempt this year. About Me Welcome...
Hiking Toward Home on the Pacific Crest Trail
I am sitting here writing this on my first official day of unemployment (ahhh!), just under two weeks away from my PCT start date (ahhh again!). It doesn’t feel quite...
Walking Home
Our PCT through-hike start date is almost here and I find myself thinking a lot about home — the places, people, and states of mind where we feel most at...
3 1/2 Weeks to go!
I’m just comfortable like this! I am sitting here at an amazing resort in Turtle Bay, Hawaii thinking about my upcoming trek on the PCT in April. Where I’ll be...
The Long Walk Home
When I set out to thru-hike the Colorado Trail I had no idea that thru-hiking would spark something in me that couldn’t be dampened. I have always found the deepest...
The AT Seed Was Planted
That's all it took During my 2019 deployment, my boss and I were talking about plans after retirement. He had brought up wanting to thru-hike the AT or possibly traveling...
Hello World, I’m Tired
Hello dear internet friends, I'm Tired. I am also embarrassed about writing an introduction post, but that seems to be what people do on these things. I'm not incredibly interesting,...
My Broken Tower
In my previous post, I talked about my travels in Patagonia in 2018, which marked my first experiences with multi-day trekking. Towards the end of that post, I mentioned that...
I Truly Miss Writing To You All
Zero Day: 6 Goals: Recover and plan my next outing Activities: I have been sitting around for about a week now and am bored! I have thought up a plan...