After a few days alone and with total strangers, I was delighted to be reunited with my old friend Chug, of the PCT…
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After a morning falling over myself a lot on a long downhill stretch of trail, I met a couple of hikers at a…
The eclipse of 2017 was a long-awaited event. My original notes were lost, but the pictures remain and I will try to add…
Being in a new place can be an intense experience. This is more likely when it represents a marked departure from the things…
I thought a lot about finishing the hike during the last few days before reaching Canada. I expected to miss the fresh air,…
Only 11 miles to the border this morning. I spent a good amount of time during those miles imagining various injury scenarios. I’ve…
Almost immediately out of the campsite the trail narrowed back to a ribbon along the steep side of the mountain. We met a…
It was cold this morning! Good job we had stayed at the trailhead where there was an outhouse to provide some shelter. Good…
We got a relatively early start when Bethany shuttled us to High Bridge along with Gypsy. The trail was well-trodden through the forest…
Today was a zero day for me – I’d arrived at High Bridge more than a day earlier than I’d expected and Chug…