Backpacking
Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”
Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear” Days 22-28: 3/27-4/2/22 Total Trail Miles: 91.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 92.79 Cumulative Trail Miles: 323.60 From: San Gorgonio Wilderness to
After “The Day” (Days 29- 31)
What can be said? Where do we go? How do we top day 28? As I have talked with a few other hikers that also went through the same or...
Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac”
Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac” Days 15-21: 3/20-3/26/22 Total Trail Miles: 80.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 85.53 Cumulative Trail Miles: 232.10 From: Idyllwild to Somewhere near...
Introducing Frog Hat
I don’t have any significant personal reason for wanting to attempt a thru-hike of the AT. I’m not out here expecting some kind of spiritual awakening - I just want...
Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
"Are you going alone?" It's a question that arises every time I mention my plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail this April. My response? " Yes, I'll be hiking...
The Night Before the AT
Imagine laying in your cozy bed, while realizing that this is the last time you will be in that bed for a long time - that's precisely what I am...
Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van”
Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van” Days 8-14: 3/13-3/19/22 Total Trail Miles: 74.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 76.60 Cumulative Trail Miles: 151.80 From: Julian to
Thru Hike #2; Electric Boogaloo CDT Style
It's Official: Sprite Hikes the CDT With less than a year having returned from my thru of the Appalachian Trail (AT), I find myself feverishly planning for a very last-minute...
Cultivating My Hiker Trash Aesthetic: A Partial PCT 2023 Gear List
With less than a month out from the BIG first day on trail, I thought I would share with y’all my favorite pieces of gear I am taking on this...
Chapter 3: Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”
Chapter 3: Week 1: "Desert Hail and Basecamp" Days 4-7: 3/9-3/12/22 Total Trail Miles: 35.6 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 37.28 Cumulative Trail Miles: 77.10 From: Mount Laguna to Julian Chapter