trail magic
Day 23: Graupel, Trail Magic, Catsup, and Mustard
Down hill is easier until it isn't. After slogging up 3000 feet yesterday, the trail climbs down 3510 feet today. Logic says it should be easier. Reality shows it isn't.
Pushing to Our Limits on the Appalachian Trail
Day 41- 18 Miles today from Jerrys Cabin Shelter to Sams Gap, 4,100 Feet Up, 4,500 Feet down, Total 395 AT miles It is a Walk and Not a Race...
(#1) From Nomadic Awakenings to Appalachian Spirit Blazing
I was riding my touring bike loaded with everything I own down a mountain road from a monastery called Tassajara, which I was leaving a few months early. 50 miles...
The Gila – please schedule your breakdowns
The canyon feels too alive after dark. I hear animals splashing across the river nearby, their movements echoing off the cliffs. Then, something ventures too close to my camp. I...
CDT days 58 – 60: Six hikers walk into a church. Wyoming? That’s a wrap!
After the 100 mile challenge, we’re wrapping up CDT Wyoming. Being sent off with trail magic, old friends and an unusual church visit.
PNT Section 6, Part 2: The North Cascades
It gets harder before it gets easier The morning started off deceptively pleasant, with a gentle climb through underbrush thick with huckleberries. I stuffed my face and saved as many...
OHT Days 10 & 11: To Woolum and Beyond!
Day 10: April 20: Sensory Overload and A New Chapter 5:38 I wake up before my alarm, my body sending me signals I chose to ignore. I listen to a...
Opportunity to Help Trail Angels Who Lost Everything in Paradise Fire
Pay it forward. Be kind. A little help can brighten someone's day. Long-distance trails like the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail and the tradition of trail magic on them...
A Return to Writing as Grief Evolves
About four years ago, I made my debut on the Appalachian Trials blogger page, with fiery optimism and about zero experience. I posted, irregularly at best, while I "prepared" to...
Post-LASH: One Year Later
I was heartbroken stumbling southbound through the wilderness of Maine knowing I had no choice but to re-enter "civilization."