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Week 10: The Sierra Continues into Yosemite!
Day 64 Selden Pass complete! Boy do I feel accomplished. Majority of this section is done and we’re heading to Vermillion Valley Resort tomorrow for a small resupply before Mammoth....
The New York Groove (ECT Day 166)
I liked the trail along the whole Bear Mountain loop. Super views and it led me to a giant observation tower. It was a busy area and I enjoyed talking...
Day 53-57
Day 53 15.53 // 767.5 (no PCT miles) This morning Bob, Lighthouse and I got up at 3 AM to start hiking Mount Whitney. We were ready to go by...
NY, CT, and MA… it’s getting steeper
After some wonderfully flat and easy states, the trail is starting to get steeper and more rugged again, and New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have been the perfect preparation for...
Day 43: Collaborating with My Body
Hiking the Appalachian Trail is hard. Mile after mile, day after day. Pack explosion, repack, filter water, drink water, filter more water. Wash hands. eat, eat again. Eat some more....
Keeping Things Light (ECT Day 165)
Today's highlight, which might not be everyone's cup of tea, was the "Lemon Squeezer." Here's what the Far Out app says about it... Pass through the Lemon Squeezer, a sort...
Casino Stay & Aqua Blaze
Staying at a Hard Rock Casino then Aqua Blazing on Lake Watauga.
Day 48-52
I’ll take a moment to thank my mom, sister, daughter, and sons for their emotional support in phone calls over the course of this adventure so far. It has kept...
Microspikes & Marmots
We started our day with a hitch back to trail, not as early as I would have liked but not totally unreasonable. We only had thirteen miles, how long could...
The Arizona Trail: How to get to Las Vegas
Part 23 Stateline Campground to Looking Glass Basecamp "The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone,...