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Day Nine: The Glittered Road to Albert Mountain
The storm is over. For now. Today's breakfast is one my favorites: Biscuits and gravy. Dad and I were both supposed to enjoy them but Dad took one bite and...
Woah, We’re Halfway There!
As I hiked into Harpers Ferry yesterday I tried to make sense of all the emotions flooding my brain. So, as I sit in a cozy bed at my friend...
CDT Part 3: Goodbye New Mexico
It's been longer than I planned to get this post up, service and internet through Southern Colorado has been pretty lacking. So without further ado, the end of New...
Great Barrington to Dalton, Mass: Legendary Trail Angels
There are so many people along the trail eager to offer help it’s truly uplifting. In this last stretch we experienced a variety of trail magic from several trail angels....
The Desert in Review
Over the last 33 days, I have found myself traversing through the blistering heat of the desert floor and ascending high mountain ridges. The first 702 miles of the Pacific...
Anxiety Ascent: Why I’m off the trail
I wake up in my room, surrounded by four walls and my black cat walking over my down comforter. The air conditioning is cool and my bed is soft. This...
Rocks, snakes, shin splints and back spasms. Goodbye Pennsylvania!
The rocks beat my feet up badly and shin splints took me off the the trail for two days. This rattlesnake coiled and rattled me just past Dan's Pulpit. I...
We’ve Reached Kennedy Meadows and the Stoke Level is High!
Reaching Kennedy Meadows has been the biggest milestone of the trail so far; it means the end of the desert and start of the Sierra. It felt awesome to walk...
Pox & Puss Episode #69 – Trail Days 2016 with Asiago and the 2013 Parade
Here it is…the final chapter in our 2016 Trail Days Interviews series. This time we have a quick discussion with Asiago about just how difficult it can be to get...