Bloggers
4 Shorter Hikes on My Short List in Uncertain Times
I got an email from the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) yesterday asking people to postpone, cancel, or stop hiking the Oregon Desert Trail because of COVID-19. Not two weeks...
Don’t Hike, But Still Dream
We all must be feeling a little down or unsure at the moment. The plans and dreams we have, or had, have been changed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The...
Insert Trail Name … Here
No matter the trail, its location or length, the dynamic of planning is still the same. You have to go through your gear. Make decisions on what to bring (or...
HIIT Me Baby… One More Time
Proper care and maintenance of our bodies enables us to do the things we do, in spite of ourselves. At one of my pre-trail (HIIT) workouts, our "youthful" trainer was...
Sweating the Small Stuff, Thru-Hiker Style
Often it is the small stuff, like a hot meal, dry socks, and especially a good night's sleep that can make or break your hike. For us, attention to small...
Continental Divide Trail – 2020
Embrace the What?! Embrace the brutality! Yep, I said it. Of all the trails that make up the Triple Crown of thru-hiking, the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is supposedly the...
Upcoming Calendar Year Triple Crown
The perfect storm for a Calendar Year Triple Crown attempt starts like this...
The End: And That’s How You Finish the Goddamn CDT
I’m holding back tears sitting in the airport writing this up as I wait for my flight. Thinking about how to finish. Thinking over the past few days draws me...
Rainy Days in the Bob: The Road to Glacier
Sitting in East Glacier Park waiting until our permitted day to enter. Only Glacier National Park is left. A hundred miles of crown jewel hiking lies between me and the...
Passes and Storms in Montana’s Pintlers
The way out from Anaconda is a highway walk. Just like the way in, except longer, and with a few opportunities to slip onto parallel gravel roads instead. These quieter...