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How I Failed my First Attempt in the Whites
Day 1 June 2 Living in North Carolina, I feel that our mountains aren’t as intimidating as those in New Hampshire. Beautiful but vastly different. We arrived in Boston, where...
John Muir Trail Day 23: She Said Don’t Let My Thorns Hit Yr Ass (mile 158.2/211 JMT + 10.5 TPT)
(The post title is a Blink-182 reference, pals) I had only a mile or so left of JMT before cutting out on the Taboose Pass Trail. It was uphill, but...
Ask Me Anything – Day 17 (mile 111/211)
Aware my trek posts have been mostly moodring rambles so far! Ask me anything about the hike? "Preparation"? Gear? Cuisine? The mental game of hiking? Etc? Pop your question in...
Day 16: High Then Dry (mile 106/211)
There are patterns. Mostly, when I can, I'll sleep at a lower elevation to minimise altitude sickies, and start the inevitable grinding climb in the "cool" of the morning. I...
The big burndown (mile 11/211)
I maintained my pattern of walking from shade patch to shade patch, but through the big burndown there was hardly any shade, no foliage to interrupt the aggressive sun. If...
Mission to Big Bear
After rejoining the trail at Interstate 10, mile 209.5, we would be heading into Whitewater Preserve and then Mission Creek. This whole section was recommended to be skipped as there...
NC/TN
As I prepare to enter Virginia I look back at the photos that have captured my Journey thus far. In this entry, I have compiled some of my...
San Jacinto: The Trail Gives – Apache Peak
After a rest day in Idyllwild, the group was fairly split on what to do with the vague snow conditions on San Jacinto. There were concerns about the snow quantity...
Georgia Wrap Up
It has been a challenge finding the time to keep up to date on journaling, so I will wrap up the rest of Georgia in this post. Trail Magic On...
An Unexpected Journey
Who is "The Hobbit"? Hey there! My name is Tyler, aka "The Hobbit." I am a 5'3, 27-year-old Land Surveyor with a passion for photography, music, and a general love...