SOBO
Day 4: Heavy Meadows (mile 27.5/211)
Hardest day yet, and a bit grindy. It was hot hot proper hot. I decided to wait til I got to the tuolumne meadows visitors center to use a real...
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...
CDT mile 927 – 941 Yellowstone
A huge CDT Sobo milestone: the end of Montana-Idaho. And while walking right into Yellowstone National Park, we enter a new state: Wyoming. Geysers, Bisons and Bacon.
Beginning my Southbound Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
I'm writing the beginning of this article as I ride a coach bus into downtown Manhattan, New York. As it pulls away from the curb leaving for Boston, my heart...
The End is the Beginning
If you know even a little about the Appalachian Trail, you probably know the iconic sign atop Baxter Peak on Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine. Resting on a...
The hardest day on trail so far
After a smooth start in Glacier, the CDT surprised us with a gnarly snow storm in the Bob.
The A-word & is this terminus broken?
First 100 miles on the CDT „Have you seen this?!“ Within one hour of the CDTC email going out, multiple messages were sent and received. The A-word has dropped: Avalanche...
The Greater Western Loop
Greater Western Loop I am starting my next big hike soon with my partner Not Ready. We plan to start with the Continental Divide Trail and head sobo (southbound). We’ve...
AZT Days 10-15 South Rim to Flagstaff
The second emotional challenge of this trail is the water. We didn’t face too much water hardship in the first 100 miles, but the next 100 miles have brought us...
AZT Days 1-9 Utah through the Grand Canyon
The first emotional challenge of this trail has been the great visibility. Often you can see exactly where the trail is going ahead of you. Initially, as an east coaster,...