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5 Shorter Thru-Hikes for 2021: Trails Brace for Increased Use
With COVID-19 far from over, many are rethinking their plans to thru-hike any of the Triple Crown trails this year. This comes after the Appalachian Trail asked hikers to limit...
CT Part 1- Into Breck
I'm sitting in Breckenridge eating fresh-baked goods (ordered wearing a mask, of course) and feeling fortunate to not be out in the afternoon thunderstorms. With COVID-19 still widespread, I'm
The Colorado Trail Takes My Breath Away!
False Starts I flew to Denver on July 12 and stayed withan old family friend for a few days to give myself a chance to adjust to the altitude. I...
Don’t Hate Me!
How I Spent My Winter Vacation Turns out I did tear my rotator cuff last August. The cortisone injections got me through Maine, but it started to act up in...
Right Place, Right Time When Bad Things Happen: Getting Sick on Trail
Getting sick during a long-distance hike is pretty awful. It’s up there with losing your water filter down a river and hiking down 1.5 miles only to realize you are...
Week One in Colorado: Coming Home to the Trail
It’s amazing how easily it is to return to the trail. Even though I had never stepped foot in Colorado before this week, as soon as I started walking I...
2017 Adventure: Mini Triple Crown
After completing the Appalachian Trail in September of 2016, I almost immediately started looking for my next adventure - despite having sworn during several moments of my AT thru to...
A Photographic Journey of the Colorado Trail
I hiked the Colorado Trail from August 2 to September 7, 2016. Here are some highlight photos from that trip.
How a Warm-Blooded Southerner Preps for the Colorado Trail
Date: November 2014 Location: Grayson Highlands, VA Temps: below freezing Snow fall: more than I'd ever seen in my life (somewhat facetious) We were two days away from the end...
Three Gems in the Triple Crown of Hiking
The Triple Crown The oldest of them all, the green tunnel blazed by white, the Appalachian Trail. The Pacific Crest trail, where the highest peaks of the Sierra ebb...