Hiking
The Final Week of a 5,500+ Mile Journey
ECT Day 316&317 Day 316: 24 miles This morning I wound up waking up super early, excited for Fresh Ground to feed us breakfast. I got packed up and talked...
Backpacking Safety for Solo Women: Understanding and Managing Risk in the Backcountry
When sharing news of an upcoming thru-hike, one of the most common questions I get — right up there with “Where do you poop?” and “Where do you shower?” —...
Why the Appalachian Trail? Why Now?
Why this? Why now? These two questions are always asked any time someone wants to talk about my upcoming thru hike on the Appalachian Trail. I feel the more appropriate...
Spending the Day in Big Cyprus Swamp
ECT Day 310 Day 310: 18 miles This morning we packed up fairly early at our campsite by the gate. We wanted to have as early a start as possible....
Excerpt From “Nomadic Notebook — Norway”: Boots, Backpacks, and a New Life
This story is an excerpt from Dan’s recent book, The Nomadic Notebook – Norway, and a deeper dive into a previous story he shared with The Trek – Engineer to...
The North East Ultra 8
The North East Ultra 8 is said to be the toughest Ultra hiking challenge on earth. As far as my experiences go, it was and will be for a very...
White Mountain Direttissima
My 250 mile thru-hike of the 48 White Mountain 4000 footers in one continuous route called a Direttissima was done in 10 days and 19 hours. A complete Direttissima, which...
The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required
I wrote this a week behind and with one very tired braincell. The laws of reality, grammar, and human speech are dead to me after walking almost the entirety of...
Pinky and The Brain Take On The Arizona Trail
When we finished the Appalachian Trail I didn't think I had another thru hike in me. Pinky would have turned around and hiked Southbound immediately if it hadn't been getting...
A Quaint and Expensive Twilight Zone: New England pt 1
1500 Miles is a Lot of Miles and Your Body isn't Happy About It. Let's talk about what happens after 1500 miles of walking. 1500 miles and above is a...