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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 79: Chin Art & Advice from a Feral Santa
I’ve seen a thousand miles of trail so far, but I wonder how many miles of cumulative beard I’ve seen? Mine gets a regular trim to keep Northstar from bolting...
Chapter 14: PCT Week 12: “Prismatic Mammoth”
Chapter 14: Week 12: “Prismatic Mammoth” Days 78-84: 5/22-5/28/22 Total Trail Miles: 60.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 75.67 Cumulative Trail Miles: 942.50 From: Silver Pass to Yosemite
5 Things I Learned In My First 300 Miles of Backpacking
You Live and You Learn No matter the amount of researching, and planning a newbie backpacker does before a trip, nothing will prepare them better than being on trail. Like...
Chapter 13: PCT Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through”
Chapter 13: Week 11: “Not Just Passing Through” Days 71-77: 5/15-5/21/22 Total Trail Miles: 54.80 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 81.17 Cumulative Trail Miles: 882.20 From: Bishop to Selden
Breaking The Schedule
6:00 A.M: *Alarm goes off* Wake-up Shower Get dressed Breakfast Brush teeth "Oh no, I'm late..." Grab keys, coat, and bag Leave house Run for train.. The commute is so
WHW Day 6: from the hills, to the valley, to final goodbyes
Wow. The last day of the West Highland Way. It seems strange, but in 6 days this identity that we all took on as ‘West Highland Way walkers’ gave me...
WHW Day 5: Devil’s Staircase and Kinlochleven
Picking up from yesterday, I woke up in the rail station for Bridge of Orchy. Except, I didn’t wake up at a normal hour and well rested, half of the...
Apache, Idyllwild, San Jacinto: Days 12-16
Going Into The Snow The crew was Tbone, Smoothie, Juice, Crumbs, and myself. We left PVC Saturday morning and pushed through Spitler and Apache. We were all prepared with microspikes...