Trail Update
Six Weeks Out – Thoughts And Musings
It's hard to believe I leave for Georgia in six weeks.
Winter solo thru-hike attempt on Superior Hiking Trail
Walking in a Winter Wonderland January 1, 2021. I found myself alone on the northern terminus of the Superior Hiking Trail in northern Minnesota. Looking down from the high rock...
The Winds Have It – Part One
Best kept secret in the lower 48 hiking world? It would have to be Wyoming's Wind River Range. How did we not know about this magical place? Had we not...
“To the Man on Trail”
The much awaited conclusion to the San Luis Loop saga! Burritos! Ended up finishing War and Peace last night, then had a hard time falling asleep (probably due to my...
The Most Beautiful Place in the World
AKA The One Where They Hike in the Juans... Another Resupply Woke up in the middle of the night, so looked at the stars. The Milky Way was phenomenal! Did...
Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
I don't care what anyone else says, I LOVE the Cochetopas! Familiar Territory Woke up to rain last night or this morning, so hard to get motivated when the alarm...
The SNT: Aberfeldy to Kingussie
At Last; the Epic Cairngorms! Cairngorms National Park is the largest national park in the United Kingdom at 4,528 square kilometres (1,748 square miles) and it is home to five...
A Sad, Soggy End: Leaving the Long Trail
After hiking in rainy, blustering conditions for three days and leaving my hiking buddy Bartman behind, I decided to shlep into town at Lincoln Gap on Wednesday afternoon. Coming down...
Slogging into the North: Long Trail Update
As we hike closer to Maine Junction (and closer to the rugged northern portion of the trail), both Bartman and I started to get a bit nervous for what’s to...
One Week (and One Toenail) Down: Long Trail Update
After my first entire week hiking North on the Long Trail, I’ve still got 90 percent of my toenails and it feels like a lifestyle. It’s weird how quickly I’ve...