Washington
Chinook Trail: Shaking a Cold, Big Decisions
After arriving in Lyle I enjoyed a great dinner, made new friends, and closed the bar with the owners of the Lyle Hotel, where I was staying. Unfortunately, as the...
Chinook Trail – White Salmon To Lyle, WA
White Salmon Zero Day Bailing at Panther Creek, and hitching and shuttling to White Salmon, gave me an unexpected zero day in White Salmon. While I wasn't too sore from...
Gear List: Chinook Trail Thru-Hike On The Washington / Oregon Border
With just a couple of weeks before the start of my 300+ mile thru-hike of the Chinook Trail my gear list is dialed in pretty well. I’ve tested it on...
AMC and My Experience in The Whites
A New Kind of Beautiful Trail The Whites have shown me something I could never imagine among its many mountains. No longer are the wooded tunnels of the south, the...
Fourth of July in DC: A Sailor’s Memorial, Visiting Friends, and a Car Accident
Headed to D.C. Hey, everyone. @BarefootHiker here. As of this post, I am still at Mile 862. I will have rested for almost two weeks before attempting to get back...
How to Thru-Hike the Wonderland Trail
In my last post- My Wonderland Trail Gear List- I unveiled my intentions to thru-hike the Wonderland Trail. I'm happy to report that we (I hiked with a pair of friends)...
The Day I Became Hiker Trash
A few years back, my good friend Christina took one of those major life leaps so many people only dream of making. Trying to figure out her place in this...