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Day 57-60 Breckenridge to Gray’s Peak
Day 57 June 26th Over the Mountain to Breckenridge One fairly large climb over the mountain from the town of Copper Mountain into the town of Breckenridge. I camped 4...
Day 54-56 Deeper Into Colorado
Day 54 June 23rd Twin Lakes is Pretty Cool As far as trail towns go, I really just want to get some good grub, get a little resupply, find a...
Pinch Me, I’m In New Hampshire!
Crossing Over the Connecticut River into New Hampshire I’m sitting in our travel trailer along the Connecticut River as I write this. My husband has rejoined moving northbound every 100...
Chapter 14: PCT Week 12: “Prismatic Mammoth”
Chapter 14: Week 12: “Prismatic Mammoth” Days 78-84: 5/22-5/28/22 Total Trail Miles: 60.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 75.67 Cumulative Trail Miles: 942.50 From: Silver Pass to Yosemite
A Love Letter To Pennsylvania
Yes, You Read That Right - I Loved Pennsylvania! It has been entirely too long since I've posted an update. With each passing day, the miles left behind seem unimaginable. Yet,...
Closing Out Gila days 11-13
Day 11 May 12th. It's Friday yay. Maybe that's why I saw a few more day hikers on the trail. I moved out of the Gila River Valley. My feet...
5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking
You Live and You Learn No matter the amount of researching, and planning a newbie backpacker does before a trip, nothing will prepare them better than being on trail. Like...
Chapter 13: PCT Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through”
Chapter 13: Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through” Days 71-77: 5/15-5/21/22 Total Trail Miles: 54.80 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 81.17 Cumulative Trail Miles: 882.20 From: Bishop to Selden
Especially You
When we reached Julian I headed over to Mom's Pie House for a complimentary slice of pie available to anyone with a current PCT permit. The folks who work there...
WHW Day 6: from the hills, to the valley, to final goodbyes
Wow. The last day of the West Highland Way. It seems strange, but in 6 days this identity that we all took on as ‘West Highland Way walkers’ gave me...