Following the path, bringing and finding passion along the way.
The night air was crisp as I stepped off the plane in Tallahassee. I couldn’t remember the last time Florida had felt this way, with no humidity, summer had yet to set in. I was greeted by family…and by an foreseen yucky cold. So, one week with family turned to two weeks. Despite being sick … More Mile 0, Springer Mountain to Mile 78.5, Georgia\North Carolina Border
Hi! Here I am in the midst of spring, ready to attempt another thru-hike on another long distance trail…The Appalachian Trail! It has been nearly six months since I completed the Pacific Crest trail. Six months of planning, prepping, saving, strategizing, training, eating and enjoying followed by…more eating and enjoying! Six months of family, friends, … More One day? One week? Three months?
Thru-hiking will most likely turn anyone into a well practiced, tactical minimalist. It will force you to get know yourself, your surroundings, your gear and your limits. You’ll become a nomadic, hiking machine (and by machine I mean a badass not a robot). You’ll float like a butterfly and you’ll probably get stung by a … More PCT Gear List/Review:
Four and a half months of foot steps on an ever changing and continuously connected path had brought me to a place where I found few words to describe. Sometimes, in my mind, the trail was so peaceful and sometimes it was so chaotic. Here I sat somewhere in between, unsure of how I felt … More Mile 2390.5 Snowqualmie Pass to mile 2650 The U.S./Canada border…Part 2
Caught in a constant downpour of rain I was soaked to the bone, morally beaten down and in turn, so very uplifted. After spending one night in a room at Snowqualmie Pass, I was back on the trail, in the rain and loving it! If you can embrace it, the rain has a way of … More Mile 2390.5 Snowqualmie Pass to Mile 2650 The U.S./Canada border…Part 1
Within just a few short days the familiar summers breeze had turned into a fall wind. The once green grasses had grown tall and golden. Each blade rustled and danced along the paths edge as the hillsides now sang a distinct song…the song of a changing of seasons. As I walked along further into Washington, … More Mile 2144.5 Cascsde Locks to mile 2390.5 Snoqualmie Pass
In the midst of the first ”winter like” storm of the season a renewed group of hikers set out to reach their next milestone. Upon leaving the shelter and amazing kindness of Northern Oregon’s Big Lake Camp, the winds began to howl, the rain became heavy and the morning skies grew dark. Ugghhh! This … More Mile 1715 Ashland to mile 2144.5 Cascade Locks/Bridge of the Gods
It was the early morning…dew drops slowly slid down wild flower petals, the smoke from wildfires began to clear and the bluest of all blue skies suddenly emerged around a tangerine sun. Where was this place?! It was just the evening before that I had trudged up a hot, smokey mountain side to reach a … More Mile 1500 Shasta to mile 1715 Ashland/Rouge River Oregon…yes…Oregon!!!
As the breeze blows across the ridge line birds call out, lizards scurry, insects buzz, chipmunks rustle and footsteps fall onto the rocky earth. Although I am surrounded by life and sound, the trail feels so quiet and still…I am alone and I am determined. Only 300 more miles and I get to see the … More Mile 1195.5 Sierra City to mile 1500 Shasta
It seems like so long ago. It was an overwhelming hot afternoon in the small desert town of Agua Dulce and I had just awoken from a much needed siesta. After taking shelter from the heat on a shaded church lawn, we were now heading out to hike through the night. The Juggernaut blazed ahead … More Mile 1090.5 South Lake Tahoe to mile 1195.5 Sierra City
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