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One Cold [High] Desert | Arizona Trail
One Cold (High) Desert Arizona Trail | Week 1 Days 1-2 Prologue | Welcome Back Thanks for tuning in here & reading my blogs. It means a substantial amount that...
Gear Lists are for Changing
On all of my thruhikes so far, my gear has fluctuated based on things like terrain, hiker box finds, and material failures. Still, I was chuckling at myself this week...
The Storm Before the Sunshine
In the final weeks leading up to a major trip or change, time seems to fly by faster than a hurricane. It tends to feel just as chaotic too. Though...
PCT Countdown: A Deep Dive into Permits, Visa Challenges, and Physical Conditioning
I received a lot of questions about how I prepare for the Pacific Crest Trail. What my training in detail looks like, and what is necessary to hike across the...
Beginning my Southbound Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
I'm writing the beginning of this article as I ride a coach bus into downtown Manhattan, New York. As it pulls away from the curb leaving for Boston, my heart...
Trail Legs, Meat, Garlic, and Crosses
The trail continues. It winds back and forth, goes up and down. A day on trail is becoming the normal day. A standard against which all other days are measured....
Husky Hiking: Holy Mother of Learning Curves
Husky Hiking: Holy Mother of Learning Curves Basecamp and I after hiking Mount Quandary, a 14er near Breckenridge, CO. My wife (Basecamp aka Marie) and I (Yeti Legs...
Mission to Big Bear
After rejoining the trail at Interstate 10, mile 209.5, we would be heading into Whitewater Preserve and then Mission Creek. This whole section was recommended to be skipped as there...
NC/TN
As I prepare to enter Virginia I look back at the photos that have captured my Journey thus far. In this entry, I have compiled some of my...
Georgia Wrap Up
It has been a challenge finding the time to keep up to date on journaling, so I will wrap up the rest of Georgia in this post. Trail Magic On...