Bloggers
Strolling Through Shenandoah
When I hike normally, I hike FAST (certainly not at FKT pace, but I guess pretty quick). Maybe it’s because I have to finish in time to go back to...
A Little Intro & I’m Hiking the PCT!
Hey, I’m Kiley, and I’m hiking the PCT! I'm a lover of landscapes and little moments and try to spend as much time outside as possible, hiking, backpacking, swimming, relaxing,...
Into the Swing of Things
Morning aches You know your body’s tired when you sleep solid for almost eleven hours. Sleep came at hiker midnight last night (9PM.) I didn’t wake up until 7:30 the...
More Issues to Deal With (ECT Day 134)
Just before the shelter was Mill Creek. It was moving fast and much wider than I'd anticipated. Even though my feet had been in soggy wet socks and shoes all...
It Got Really Cold Today Unexpectedly
Day 45- 13 Miles today from Hughes Gap to Yellow Mountain Gap, 3,300 Feet Up, 2,700 Feet down, Total 445AT miles Uncle Johnny’s Hostel We arrived at Uncle Johnny's early...
A Scottish Story – Day 20, Secret Waterfall and First Wet Feet River Crossing
A wonderful day of walking through mixed terrain and challenges. It was the coldest night yet last night, requiring me to pull a thermal top and socks out of my...
Emotions and experiences on the first 275 miles of the PCT
This is my first long distance through hike attempt and I’m pretty sure nothing could have prepared me for how I feel. Even after years of daydreaming about it and...
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Like a Double [Nearo] In the Sky
I’ve never slept so well in a bunkhouse in my life. Just something about Wood’s Hole helped me stay rested all night. So that was really nice. The bed was...
CDT Days 3-5: Hachita to Lordsburg
For being in the absolute middle of nowhere in it's purest form, I thought Hachita was quite the town and I'm surprised that every hiker doesn't stop there. Even the...
To Going Beyond: Day 1 on the PCT
This is where I begin I wake to the moon. It’s a pre-dawn hour. Stillness seems to hang in the air outside my tent as if the world is waiting...