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My Journey On The PCT In 2023: A Recap and Update
campo, ca It's been nearly two months since I completed my hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. In this post, I want to take a less conventional approach and share...
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...
Why Die Trying, When You Can Try Dying! A Post About Maine!
Days 155/156/157 So I am not done writing about New Hampshire. I have decided that in my mind, the Wildcat Mountain range up to the Maine border belongs to the...
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,...
Finding Strength in Your Purpose
We have finished the PCT It was not an easy year to walk the trail. 2023 has been plagued with crazy weather; from record snow to heatwaves, hurricanes to fire....
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 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...
A New Hampshire Search and Rescue
Imagine hiking through some of the craziest weather in history in the New England States with record-breaking rainfalls and flooding on the Appalachian Trail. Then, meeting new faces along the...
SMT Chapter 10: Hiking Amidst the Relics of the First World War
Day 28: Forwards and Upwards Since I wasn't in a hurry, I woke up just before 6:00 a.m. without an alarm. From the balcony, I observed the rising sun in...
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...