Trail Update
PCT: Trout Lake to Canada
We made it to Canada! I can't believe that this hike is over (for this hiking season). This last stretch of trail brought me a really painful overuse injury so...
Camino Day 6: ‘Peppy Not Poopy’ all the way to Santiago
The theme of the day was coined by Mary in the morning as (and I quote) 'peppy not poopy' in reference to bathroom and Coca Cola stops all morning. That's...
Part Five – Adapt and Overcome (mile 314.3 to mile 342)
Blowin' in the Wind Monday, May 1st. I got dropped off at the Deep Creek trailhead after spending a night at the Joshua Inn, a biker's bar that let hikers...
Camino Day 5: From Hot Springs to Peppers and Monasteries
Each day is becoming harder and harder to remember, as if they're all becoming one blur! Mary and I have been having a great time out here, and it's weird...
A New State or Two
Where Are We? Since leaving Virginia I haven't been certain as to the state I'm in. We were in Tennessee for a while, but then the AT straddles the Tennessee/North...
Camino Day 4: Cafe Oases
Today was a loooong hot day on the Camino, so vamos lets step out some miles! The clockwork morning routine The morning routine has been becoming more and more seamless...
Camino Day 2: Light Bags and Blending Days
Buen Camino! Today was our first full day in Spain and we've been putting our rusty Spanish to good use! Mary's taken a few classes, and despite one specifically on...
Steamboat Springs, CO to Leadville, CO – Learning to Embrace the Adventurous Charm of the CDT
Day 78 Paula and John gave us a ride back up to the trail. We ran into cow pie, field trip, goose, and one track today. We climbed up for...
Camino Day 1: Christo?
Bom Camino! First, huge shoutout to Portugal Green Walks. I normally reject anything considered touristy, so which I’d consider hiking with a tour company to be… but for the price...
Fairwell to Virginia
A Parting Gift It seems like I've been in Virginia forever. That's not a bad thing; Virginia obviously has a lot to offer. On the way out, Virginia provided one...