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Glorious Handwashing, An Ode to Plumbing
“I’m getting used to the idea of washing my face with cold water!” Two 20 something year old women stood at the hut bathroom’s cold running water sinks. Somewhere in...
The Great Southeastern Loop: Foothills Section
The Foothills Trail is one of the best trails I've ever hiked. This trail ranks high in comfort and quality. There is a nice bridge at nearly every water crossing,...
The journey to PCT SOBO completion…
…and the journey wasn’t a straight line. Allow me to share what the past 7 months have been like. In Dec of 2021, I “completed” the bulk of my PCT...
Guess who’s back?
It’s me, Janine; Sofa Queen, if you’ve met me on the trail. I’m back! Apparently I couldn’t stay away. Last year, I set out to complete a SOBO thru-hike of...
Pox & Puss Episode #72 – Geraldine “Inchworm” Largay: with In The Pines Podcast
Pox Holiday, Nikki, and Puss In Boots look into the mysterious 2013 disappearance of Appalachian Trail hiker, Geraldine "Inchworm" Largay. Inchworm was hiking solo through Maine, while her husband
Lessons were learned. Painfully!
I Tend to Learn Lessons the Hard Way. Whether on the trail or in the city it seems I always had to have a hard shake about in order to...
Serendipity: Evolution of a Trail Name
I first heard the special language of the Appalachian Trail in the White Mountains. It was the early 2000s. A dear friend and I were hiking the Presidential range and...
I Recommend Camping on the Side of a Hill for at Least One Night
I reached Cosby Knob shelter at about 6pm. One of my first 20+ mile days. I started the day at Icewater Spring shelter. The tenting area at Cosby Knob is...
And Then, Terror
“I think I have to come home with you back to NY. I don’t think I can do this alone.” My section hiker friends, Janet, Brian, and Peter, were going...
Via Dinarica: The BEST Thru-Hike You’ve Never Heard Of
The Via Dinarica is a network of long-distance hiking trails through the Dinaric Alps in the Balkans of Southeastern Europe. There are three trails: the White Trail, the Blue Trail,...