5/8 AT PHOTO Update
It's been a while since my last post! I'm currently in Damascus, VA and I'll hit the 500-mile marker some time next week. Last week I dropped my phone in...
The Next Few Days…Falling into the Deliverance Trap
Time is doing weird things out here. One thing I've noticed out here on the trail is that time both flies and stands still at the same time. I'm zeroing...
No One Could Believe This Amazing Trail Magic
This weekend, Thru-Hikers encountered the Appalachian Pine Mixer at Overmountain Shelter, a trail magic event like no other!
THE DESERT
We're taking a "zero" (a day when you do no hiking whatsoever) in Idyllwild while we wait out a storm. I'm sitting at a laundromat wearing pink fleece pajamas with...
Ten Days in the Desert
Huzzah! Leila and I left from the Southern Terminus of the PCT on April 26th, 2017. We marked the momentous occasion with a rousing rendition of the Star Wars theme...
Hello my name is Otter.
Photos were uploading so I'll try to add em later. So I got a nickname. Surprise. The thing about having an out there name is that people nickname you in...
Day of Balds (May 2)
So very cold this morning, despite sunshine. I dread getting up out of my sleeping bag. I especially dread going outside to retrieve my food bag and clothes from the...
Rain on Roan (May 1)
The night is warm so I keep my tent's rain fly open overnight. I like being able to see through the mesh to the sky and stars above. Around 3am...
Day 3 and 4
Day 3 and 4 Day 3 Left Neel’s Gap early, got on the trail at 0700. Cold and wet was how it started, rain gear on. Less than a mile...
Into Virginia, the saga begins
Damascus to Lost Mountain As I was excited about finally making it back to my home state after my rest day I was looking at a piece of trail I...