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South Fork, CO to Grants, NM – Warning: Frozen Nutella Will Break Your Spoon
Day 100 As we sat outside the Dollar General, packing our resupply into our backpacks, we watched a bald eagle flying above us. Our walk out of town started on...
Getting to the AZT: Week 1 on the Arizona Trail
I packed everything I need to survive for a month. This week, I headed out to start my journey to hike 800 miles across the state of Arizona on the...
AZT Days 1-9 Utah through the Grand Canyon
The first emotional challenge of this trail has been the great visibility. Often you can see exactly where the trail is going ahead of you. Initially, as an east coaster,...
Pinky and The Brain Take On The Arizona Trail
When we finished the Appalachian Trail I didn't think I had another thru hike in me. Pinky would have turned around and hiked Southbound immediately if it hadn't been getting...
PCT Days 5 – 8: From Cinnamon Toast Crunch to Cinnamon Buns
Day 5: We wake up excited for breakfast. It was the remainder of the knock off Cinnamon Toast Crunch we bought at Safeway in Seattle. It was a perfect start....
Breaking the Curse of Seattle: PCT Travel Day(s) 0
My brother drops us off at the airport. “Mom said I have to take a picture,” he says. After hugs and “cheese!”, my husband and I walk into the YYZ...
Christmas on trail!
As December ticks by, the build up to Christmas is becoming more apparent each time we pop out from the trail and into towns. In Wellington, i’m buying a new...
Freezing like DiCaprio
Day 132: 10 miles. Montezuma Valley Road to mile 2563 We had set the alarm at 7 and had a 90 minutes yoga session with our host in a huge...
The Lazy Hiker
My number of days on trail are slowly fading. I’ve set an end date which requires far less miles than what I have been averaging. This has allowed me to...
Singing Through The Smokies
A nero into Hot Springs was much needed. My body was feeling fine, but I needed a bit of a mental reset. Some karaoke at the local brewery provided a...