Flip-flop
If I Could Do it Over, The Last Half, and Aftermath
If I Could Do It Over Logistics I had an amazing journey and I am incredibly privileged to have had the opportunity to hike the AT. However, there are some...
Oregon by Starlight
Traversing Oregon has been a slow unfolding of starts and stops. After taking time off to heal a badly sprained ankle, I was ecstatic to walk across the Bridge of...
Clouds of smoke and rain
I board a bus at 2am in the middle of the night in Seattle. There were many people with backpacks at the greyhound station, but none of them are hikers....
Traipsing Through Oregon
Portland is for Healing and Donuts After my bad ankle sprain in Goat Rocks, I leukotaped my ankle and spent three days limping out to the road. I hitched into...
The Final Gear List (Sprite)
Alright, if you have been following us, You'll know that we made A LOT of gear switches. So, here it is, what we finished with, and what made it the...
The Final Gear List
Alright, if you have been following my posts, at all, you'll know that we have made a lot of gear switches, but this is the system that we finished with...
Virginia Vibes
The Flop When Smugness and I started the flop out of Harpers Ferry, our energy was renewed, and are spirits were ready to absorb the south half, as if it...
Almost Quitting on a Rough Day in Eastern Washington
I left White Pass and headed into Goat Rocks wilderness with clear, cool weather. Within a few hours, things started to get more ominous: a bank of dark clouds moved...
Washington is Beautiful but Really Dang Hard
Stehekin to Stevens Pass/Skykomish (SoBo) After flipping north and touching the Canadian border, I was feeling very energized and proud of myself. Washington was cool, refreshing, and
The Decision to Flip North
My last two days in Northern California, thunderstorms lashed through hot, dry terrain. I felt grateful for the clouds rolling in to break up the heat, and for the sudden...