A Trail of Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs is officially my trail name! Why? Because I like it. I had a few options but this one stuck with me. I got it from Detour (trail magic genie)...
Humble Beginnings in Northern Virginia: AT Flip Flop Days 0-4
Read about my treacherous journey getting to trail, slack packing the first two days with my dad, and tackling the Virginia rollercoaster right away.
The Best Deals From the 2024 REI Anniversary Sale
This is a sponsored post brought to you by REI. Save up to 30 percent the REI Anniversary Sale from May 17 through May 27. Happy birthday, REI! Everyone's favorite...
Making it to the Smokies
Day 13 - Deep Gap to Betty Creek Gap - 12.3 miles After the missing bear can debacle, I got a shuttle back to the trail and did the hike...
San Jacinto to Big Bear
Back on Trail We said goodbye to our cabin in Idyllwild and made our way to the trailhead. A very sweet local named Hector, who also plays the clarinet around...
Entering Deepest New Jersey
With apologies to the Roche sisters for the title of this post. I finally left Pennsylvania behind and entered my fourth state New Jersey. The state gets a bad rap...
Part 4: Joys and Challenges of SoCal
"I will walk five hundred miles and I will walk five hundred more" sang from tinny phone speakers. We danced around rocks arranged in the numbers five zero zero. We...
Julian to Idyllwild
Day Six: Getting out of Town & Breakfast Burritos Miles Hiked: 24.1 We woke up at stagecoach and filled up with lots of water since it was going to be...
Thru-Hikers: Limited Access to Mammoth Lakes From Red’s Meadow in 2024
Ongoing construction will limit road access to the popular JMT and PCT trail town of Mammoth Lakes from Red's Meadow Resort in 2024. This year, JMT and PCT thru-hikers should...
At The End of it All?
Note: this is a very late update from my thru hike of the CT, June 18 to July 18, 2023. This is not intended to reflect current conditions for the...