Don’t Make These Mistakes in the Chihuahuan Desert Like I Did
The first few days if a thru-hike are an absolute whirlwind. Finally, all the preparation and anticipation are culminating to this moment: the start of an epic journey across the...
The tortoise and the lizard
Day 53 Cherry Gap Shelter to Ash Gap 15.7 miles - AT mile 377.4 Card of the day - Ace of Pentacles Well the owls were screeching , the kids...
Tell me more, Tell me more ……..
Flip-Flopping the AT Sorry for the intro, I’m not really a fan of Grease, though my wife is, and sorry if that song is now in your head! Last time...
The Worst Section on the CDT
Throughout all my preparation for the Continental Divide Trail, I’d been constantly warned about the first 84 miles from the Mexican border to Lordsburg, New Mexico. Not only is the...
Roots and Stones and Beauty Spots
Day 52 Curley Maple Shelter to Cherry Gap Shelter 12.9 miles - AT mile 361.7 Card of the day - XII the Hanged Man I could not settle and hardly...
Days 19 – 20 – We Love Double Zeros
Days 19-20 ~ Zero Days ~ Miles Hiked: 0 Miles on AT: 124.2 Oops, we did it again. Another round of double zeros, on the house! We had previously...
An unplanned Nero at a shelter
Day 51 Erwin to Curley Maple Shelter 4.2 miles - AT mile 348.8 Card of the day - XXI The World So I was up and full of the joys...
Thru the Smokies and Beyond
Weather Rain, rain go away!! Climbed into the Smokies from Fontana Dam in the rain and cold. Shuckstack was covered in flurries. Ugh. Cold and wet make for miserable days.
Erwin and bust?
Day 50 Erwin Zero Card of the day - none Happy Birthday Kegstand! We all got breakfast at Maccies (I had some sweet bread thing called a McGriddle) and then...
Snow Day!
Yesterday, Saturday April 13 was forecast to be rainy. While I could see clouds and precipitation in the distance, mostly to the west, at my locations for most of the...