Trail Update
What I Didn’t Expect
I expected to lose a lot of toenails out here (but I haven't actually lost any!!!!). I expected to be really lonely and nervous and scared (all which are feelings...
A Lesson in HYOH
Hello world! In a twisted and complex series of events, my phone has broken and left me stranded as far as communication goes. I apologize for the lengthy delay in...
The Long (Trail) and Short of it: Weeks 15-16 on the Trail
In my last post, I'd hiked through 4 states and into Great Barrington, MA. Since then, I climbed Mount Greylock, finished Massachusetts, walked over 100 miles on the Long Trail,...
Mile 861.9 – Mile 978.1
Mile 876.8 I saw my first bears today! A mom and 2 cubs. I was so excited. Stretch was oblivious and I'm glad he was. I'm a little nervous to...
Four States, One Update: Weeks 14-15 on the Trail
After a week off in the big city with my girlfriend, I returned to the trail in New Jersey happy and fat, but not entirely relaxed. Playing tourist in NYC...
Welcome to the Sierra
Ok, Kennedy was supposed to be the beginning of the Sierra. And it was, with the meadows and snow covered peaks in the distance, but we didn't have to ford...
The Mountains on Their Own Terms: PCT Part 1
Coming to you from Winthrop, WA: My introduction to the Pacific Crest Trail has been so much more than I could have ever asked for. It is so very different...
The Virginia Blues are real.
It's taken me a while to muster up the energy to write this post. I'm at mile 729 in Daleville, VA at a Howard Johnson Motel that for some reason...
That One Time That I Fell Off A Cliff
Day 57: Wind Rock to Niday Shelter, 23.1 miles Today I planned my biggest mileage day yet. I made sure to get up and leave as early as I physically...
Challenges That May Take You Off the Trail
I'm beginning to realize why completing a thru-hike really freaking difficult. When people tell you most hikers won't finish hiking the 2000+ miles of the AT, that only 17, 510 people since the