Two Thousand Miles

Nov 4, 2016

What is Important

Three years ago I met my first thruhiker. He said, "if you need to figure something out, hike the trail. By the time you are finished you...

Nov 2, 2016

By the Numbers

Hiking is all about numbers... number of miles, number of hills, number of days of food left, number of pounds on my back, number of...

Oct 25, 2016

Follow The Blaze

I am not like many thruhikers. A lot of them say thruhiking is the hardest thing they have ever done. Many admit they didn't think they...

Oct 8, 2016

Post Trail Depression

Post Trail Depression is a real thing, and although I would not consider myself to have it, I can understand why former hikers fall into...

Sep 6, 2016

Katahdin, A Journey's End

Firefly and I really wanted to beat the crowds, even if it meant getting up obnoxiously early, so at 4:30am we crawled out of the...

Sep 5, 2016

The 100 Mile Wilderness

The 100 Mile Wilderness is the last stretch of trail that leads to Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin, the Northern Terminus of the...

Aug 30, 2016

No Rain, No Pain, No Maine

This is the mantra we've heard since Georgia. Well, I've suffered pain, I've dealt with rain, so its about time we got to Maine....

Aug 15, 2016

Walking Through Clouds

The Whites are known to have weather conditions that turn on a dime, trapping unprepared hikers in cold, windy conditions. Worst of all...

Aug 9, 2016

Climbing Everest

I awoke to a rustling outside. Mouse? Nope, too big. Bear? Too small, plus I was camping outside a hostel so a bear would be unlikely. I...

Aug 1, 2016

How to Poop in the Woods

If you are disgusted by this topic, I recommend exiting this page immediately, but if it spikes your curiosity, read on. I promise not to...