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CDT: the nicest farmer in all of New Mexico
I glance at the horizon, where the sky blushes faintly as the sun dips lower. What if I keep going? Past the terminus, past the expectations? Plenty of thru hikers...
Red leaves and the Season of the sticks – following Noah Kahan’s songs on a solo mission in New England
After leaving the White mountains national forest, I separated from my Tramily and went on a solo adventure throughout southern NE
Part Three: Embrace The Brutality, Or The Brutality Will Embrace You
I. Setbacks In the St Mary’s campground, I woke up to drops of rain hitting my tent’s fly. That sound had now become more familiar than I had wished for....
CDT: 50+ mile days and the boulder boys 🍝
"I make sure my wife always has one with her too. You can, just like this...", he mimics a quick swing through the air, the rusty blade cutting a jagged...
Day 140 – 145 + 2, done!!
Overall this hike didn't go how I expected that it would for obvious reasons. But it was still fun. Sometimes type 2 or 2.5 fun, but fun. Also, I finished...
CDT: be gentle with me, New Mexico
Back in the summer, I would have been nervous - three armed men in the wilderness while I hiked alone was a scenario that once unsettled me. But months on...
CDT: heartbreak and relief, good bye Colorado
I don’t get upset when no car stops. Not today though. Today I’m cold, I wanna get my chores done and head to the state border. Bye bye, Colorado. I...
The Orange Blaze
The Appalachian Trail spans 2,197.4 miles from Maine to Georgia, and all along the way, guiding hikers through wooded paths, rocky summits, bogs, towns, and countless other topographical features,
Part Two: You Can’t Control Nature
I. In the Eye of the Storm Sunday, June 16th - Elizabeth Lake, Glacier National Park. *Tip*,*Tap*,*Tip*,*Tap*... Slowly, I woke up to the sound of a light rain falling on...
CDT: bees and the worst day on trail
“Good!” the other one. I don’t know if they’re truly this cheery coming down the mudslide I’m trying to go up or if they’re just wildly amused by my appearance....