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Days 132-137 New Jersey, baby!
After we took our border photos, we high tailed it across the bridge. I’m not usually afraid of bridges but I was scared on that one. Yikes ! It was...
Days 127-132 Yuengslyvania: Part 3
Our hitching luck did not hold for the return journey. Sadly, we had to walk the whole 1.9 miles from the hotel back to the trail. Maybe it was for...
Answers Questioned, Part One
I’ve had the pleasure and honor of being in the right place at the right time for two impromptu interviews on the trail. One interview was with the Green Tunnel...
Days 121-126 Yuengsylvania: Part 2
You might remember that I left my CNOC water bag at a shelter in Maryland. While we were home, I ordered a new one and had it sent to the...
Vermont Vibes to the Whites Fright
Vermont Went in with fair expectations of a return to more mountain climbs and descents. Was not disappointed. Completed in 8.5 days with Nero’s but no Zeros. Camping and the...
Days 116-120 Yuengsylvania: Part 1
Walking gives me a lot of time to think of stupid things. I’ve started coming up with more state specific “challenges.” For Pennsylvania we have the Yuengsylvania Challenge: If presented...
June Recap NJ, NY, CT, & MA
Soft in the Middle I don’t know how it happened, we were crushing such big miles heading into New Jersey. I thought for sure we would knock out these for...
Lessons were learned. Painfully!
I Tend to Learn Lessons the Hard Way. Whether on the trail or in the city it seems I always had to have a hard shake about in order to...
Days 105-109 The Four Day Challenge
Some hikers do the 4 State Challenge- hike from Virginia to Pennsylvania, a total of about 44 miles, in less than 24 hours. That’s not our style. We decided to...
An Overdue Homage to Smugness
Smugness! 823 miles down, and I feel it necessary to make clear some things that may not have been explicitely and accurately represented in my previous posts. For those who...