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Plus-Size Speed Dating: An Unlikely Hiker’s Search for the Perfect Pack
Plus-size, Curvy, Short Torso Searching for Life Partner to Travel the World, Piggyback Style!
Wind River My Route
“I found the perfect hike,” Cricket sent in a text along with a link to a video. “It’s called Wind River High Route (WRHR), roughly 80 miles, there will be...
Pox & Puss Episode #70 – Eavesdropping with Dan Koeppel
In this episode we talk with Dan Koeppel about his article The Legend of Baltimore Jack in Outside magazine. Dan was searching for an article to write for Outside when...
A Somewhat Less Stereotypical Thru-Hiker
Hey, everyone. Introductions are always the worst; they feel like one sided interviews. I’ll take the initiative by talking a little bit about myself and what led me to decide...
My Final Days on the Continental Divide Trail
Glacier National Park is nearly empty this time of year. A few locals visit, driving around to witness the change in seasons. After a couple early-October snowstorms, the clouds retreated...
An Early October Storm in Glacier
I met a couple other CDT hikers in the otherwise deserted village of East Glacier. After spending Saturday night at the Backpackers Inn, Windscreen and I relocated across town to...
Changing of the Seasons in Montana
Upon arriving at MacDonald Pass, I stuck my thumb out and began my 100-mile hitch to the city of Missoula. Took me three separate rides to reach my destination yet...
Walking in Between Montana and Idaho
The trail continues to toe the line between Idaho and Montana, the state border coinciding with the Continental Divide. Meanwhile, the weather toes the line between seasons. During the exposed
Into Montana after 17 Weeks on the Trail
Currently I lie in the grass under shade of a tree in Lima, MT. I am enjoying a zero today before the next stretch takes me into Leadore, ID. The...
Hiker Hobble and a Double Zero
On Tuesday, I hobbled the last 16 miles to the highway 26 road crossing. Full of relief and joy, I stuck my thumb out and was passed only by...
