Flip-flop
A force of nature: Reevaluating our plans to move forward
Our first night in the Sierras, our crew of eight was snowed on. Photo by Joey Rice, AKA Sultry Bear, of his tent covered in snow night one of the...
AT Training Hike Carried to an Extreme: How We Kinda Went Over the Top
How it all started Okay, so the husband comes to me in September with a copy of Sierra Magazine in his hand and the suggestion that I find us a...
Essential Oils on the Trail…For the Love of the Knees
Hiker hobble is a thing, y’all. At the end of an eight-day section hike in the White Mountains last summer, my knees quit bending. If I had to kneel down,...
Before I get to the AT, Let me Tempt you With this Stunning European Trail!
WELCOME TO MY FIRST POST! I'm excited that you're joining me as I start this big adventure. Hiking the full length of the AT will certainly be a challenge. But add to that,...
Five (Final) Reasons to Flip-Flop your Thru-Hike
Once you go unconventional, you never go back. It's been encouraging to hear from so many flip-flopping thru hikers since I started posting my own reasons for going this unconventional...
Three More Reasons to Flip Flop on the AT
Getting my trail legs on. The good reasons for doing a flip flop hike just keep piling up. For a variety of them, I'm starting north on April 26* at Grayson...
Flip Flopper and Proud
We have arrived at Reason #2 for Flip-Flopping. I'm what you might call a "Renaissance Woman." Also known in some circles as multi-passionate or a (Here's Reason #1, just in...
Unconventional Wisdom: Is a Flip-Flop Hike Right For You?
Unconventional Is My Middle Name For a long time, I’ve been convinced that the only way to hike the AT is to start on Springer Mountain and end on Katahdin. I...
What Did I Really Get Out of the Trail?
Inevitably, a long-distance hiker must choose between traveling light and not traveling at all Earl Shaffer As NOBOs get to Neals Gap, many go through the process of having someone...
Springer and I’m Done until Spring
This blog post was without question the hardest to write. This is the first one I've written in a couple of months where I didn't have my imminent return to the...