trail family
Surviving the End of a Trail Relationship
Sigh. Trail relationships. They are transient at worst, transformational at best. Perhaps you met someone early on in your hike who, within a matter of days, got to know the...
McAfee, Care Packages, Butts, and Zeroes
700 miles. I jumped the gun in assuming I'd be anywhere near the halfway point. Side quests, Trail Days and a strong desire to visit every trail town or rush...
Trail Craft with Toddlers- OHT Thru Hike 2017
Toy dinosaurs don’t fit under the category of lightweight backpacking, but the Broach family has adjusted. My (hopeful) aspirations of a CDT conquest have been shuffled to the back burner...
The Duct Tape that Binds Us: The Hiker Bond
Prior to hiking, most of my friends at home were very supportive over my choice to drop everything and hike the Appalachian Trail for 5-6 months. Some were worried, others...
Is Home Really Home?
Since being back home from the trail, I miss it terribly. Sure there were bad days. Days that I felt like going home; when I was sick of the pain,...
1500 Miles and Hitting Halfway
"Officially" Halfway I've made it to Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the "official" halfway point of the AT. For me, it's just over 1500 miles in. This is where I...
