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The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required

The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required

I wrote this a week behind and with one very tired braincell. The laws of reality, grammar, and human speech are dead to me after walking almost the entirety of...

Sep 16, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
A Jungle Gym Called Maine

A Jungle Gym Called Maine

A Jungle Gym Called Maine - Video Link Click Here Day 146: US Rt. 2 / Gorham to Carlo Col Shelter (17 miles, marker 1,916.9) Today was a long, somewhat...

Aug 24, 2023 : Zen
Headfirst Towards Death – A Cautionary Tale

Headfirst Towards Death – A Cautionary Tale

Headfirst Towards Death - Video Link Click Here  Warning - This post and video include graphic images.  Taking a Header Down the Mountain This post jumps ahead of the timeline...

Aug 23, 2023 : Zen
A Quaint and Expensive Twilight Zone: New England pt 1

A Quaint and Expensive Twilight Zone: New England pt 1

1500 Miles is a Lot of Miles and Your Body isn't Happy About It. Let's talk about what happens after 1500 miles of walking. 1500 miles and above is a...

Aug 22, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
The Whites

The Whites

The Whites - Video Link Click Here Day 136: NH Rt. 25 to Kinsman Notch (9.5 miles, marker 1,808.8) Today was my first day hiking in The White Mountains of...

Aug 19, 2023 : Zen
Days 42 to 49 of my 2023 AT Nobo Thru-Hike

Days 42 to 49 of my 2023 AT Nobo Thru-Hike

As a foreword, I wrote all of these journal entries at the time they took place on trail, but I fell behind on keeping up with the blog. The date...

Aug 18, 2023 : Ryan Gallagher
A New Hampshire Search and Rescue

A New Hampshire Search and Rescue

Imagine hiking through some of the craziest weather in history in the New England States with record-breaking rainfalls and flooding on the Appalachian Trail. Then, meeting new faces along the...

Aug 18, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Veering From the Redline

Veering From the Redline

Veering From The Redline - Video Link Click Here Day 131: US Rt. 4, Rutland, VT to The Lookout (17.3 miles, marker 1,726.5) I escaped the Yellow Deli this morning...

Aug 9, 2023 : Zen
A Little Silly, A Little Smelly, and A Little Crazy.

A Little Silly, A Little Smelly, and A Little Crazy.

105 Leaving Delaware Water Gap (DWG) was hard. I didn't realize how taxing the rocks from Pennsylvania were. My feet felt raw and my body felt drained from stumbling through...

Jul 31, 2023 : Guinevere Drabik
Five Nature-Inspired Yoga Poses for Hikers

Five Nature-Inspired Yoga Poses for Hikers

Is it an accident that so many Yoga poses are named for plants, trees, animals, and features of landscape? I don't think so. Try out these 5 nature-inspired Yoga poses,...

Jul 31, 2023 : Myrt, a Yoga Sister