thru hike planning
Planning a Thru-Hike from Abroad
Few people realize how much time (and money) I have spent planning to hike the PCT. It feels like I can breathe a sigh of relief when the only thing...
From PCT to PNT: The Journey
From the loss of a journey to the exciting stages of a new hike, pandemic times are changing the process of planning a thruhike for potential hikers.
Trekking the North Country Trail
Hello fellow lovers of the land, air, and sea! This summer my gal pal and I will set out to hike Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, one of the most gorgeous sections...
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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc [Part II]
In the end, most things turned out as I’d planned for my thru-hike of the TMB. We had fabulous weather, the people we met were friendly, and the food was...
Saying NO So You Can Say YES
Only Child Syndrome Selfishness is not exactly foreign to me. I was raised an only child and let's just say I have not yet completely grown out of the inability to...
Friday Five: 5 Things to Do 3 Months Before Starting
Getting over my Planning Fatigue I went into a bit of a slump over the holidays as far as planning and researching my hike goes. Call it Gear Overwhelm. Planning...