Trail Update
Week 17- The Vermont Mountains and 500 Miles To Go
Day 113 During the night the temperature dropped into the 40’s and a light rain started falling. In combination with the loud wind this meant that I didn’t get a...
Week 16- Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, and 1600 miles
Day 106 A day when I get to head into town is always good, and I set off along the trail already thinking about my town chores and real food....
PCT Week 9: A Near Death Experience and the Meaning of Tramily
John Muir Trail Whitney was one of the most exciting moments of my life, but it was one of the most exhausting. I reached camp late that night, with no...
Virginia Creeper Trail
So what do three thru-hikers do on a zero day when there is a downhill bicycle trail to ride? Well, you ride it of course. Virginia Creeper Trail The Virginia...
Splintered
Thoughts and ruminations from...home (ugh) Shin Splints According to Urban Dictionary, shin splints are described thus: "A pain below your knee from too much running - its a pain in...
Two Weeks on the Appalachian Trail
135 miles on the Appalachian Trail There have been trials and a lot of misdirection. Even though there are blazes all over the place I still sometimes get confused. The...
400 Miles and Pneumonia
We were saddened to hear of Clyde's passing. While unfortunately we did not know him all that well, what we did know is that he lived a rich, full life....
House Warming – Springer to Standing Bear
“Happiness is meeting an old friend after a long time and feeling nothing has changed” – Cris Darr. In the weeks and days leading up to my AT endeavor, I...
Week 15- New York, Connecticut, and 1500 miles
Day 99 Surprisingly Dad was up and moving before I was this morning, he was starting to take down his tent before I had even fully woken up, and I...
My Gear is Failing But I Will Not
It is hot. Really hot. The kind of hot when sweat is dripping down my forehead into my eyes and it stings. I feel a drop hit my bare legs....