Long distance hiking
Backpacking on a Budget: Top Tips and Debunked Myths
Is backpacking a hobby only for the wealthy? Let's break down some misconceptions and give some advice for how to backpack on a budget.
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...
A Beginner Hikes the CDT: Heading Home
I decided to leave the trail a few weeks earlier than planned. Nothing is wrong, I'm not physically or mentally in any danger or pain, but the right thing for...
Queer Tales from the Trail- Words from Llamadramas!
It’s been a moment! I posted the first 'Queer tales from the trail' blog way back in May 2022. From one of the precious landmarks on the PCT where the...
Beyond the Triple Crown of American Hiking
Hello… it’s me… I’m Nathan “Nate” Gressett and on trail I’ve been referred to as “Zach Galifianakis” ever since my first thru-hike attempt in 2013 along the AT. Aptly named...
Beginner Hikes the CDT Day 79-82 July 19-22
Day 79 July 19th it's better back on the CDT Overall a better day. It wasn't the boring road walk that had been experiencing the day prior and the day...
Day 74-78 July 14th-18th
Day 74 July 14th Things are Changing Fast in Wyoming. I woke up in Encampment at about 5:00 a.m., but the bad news was that nothing was open. I took...
I Only Get to do this For a Few More Weeks
This has been difficult for me to write. It's not as easy as just recording my thoughts at the end of the day, looking for my photos, and trying to...
Chapter 15: PCT Week 13: “Viking Vibes”
Chapter 15: Week 13: “Viking Vibes” Days 85-91, 5/29-6/4/2022 Total Trail Miles: 74.40 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 76.00 Cumulative Trail Miles: 1016.90 From: Yosemite Valley to Sonora Pass and
Day 57-60 Breckenridge to Gray’s Peak
Day 57 June 26th Over the Mountain to Breckenridge One fairly large climb over the mountain from the town of Copper Mountain into the town of Breckenridge. I camped 4...