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Once again, we can only marvel at the difference a day, with food and sleep make. Yesterday we actually contemplated ending our hike. Today that seems totally unnecessary. A well fueled and cared for body can fail. It can run out of water, or fuel, or enough sleep, or just be sad. But, a well cared for body has amazing resilience. We are acutely aware of how privileged we are...

So many NOBO hikers try to get through Oregon in 2 weeks or do the “24 hour” challenge in Oregon. But, between the Three Sisters Mountains and the Columbia River is some of the most beautiful scenery of the entire trail!
The Three Sisters Wildwrness has snow-capped granite peaks, lush valleys, and serene meadows, along with other-worldly lava fields. Moving north, the c...

I finished the Colorado Trail last Friday!

As I was walking up to the southern terminus, I was expecting to feel some kind of significant emotional response — but the end of the CT is a rather anticlimactic trailhead. I think sometimes it takes a few days to realize what you’ve done and for the feelings of accomplishment to settle in.

As I waited for my friends ...

“What the hell,” I sighed. 
A year ago I decided that the time was now, or it was never. And that was the hardest part. Not climbing the stairs at Amicalola. Not waking up in freezing temperatures in the Smoky Mountains or sweating in my tent at midnight in June. Not Rocksylvania. Not the Presidential Range. Pulling myself from a normal, comfortable life, a decent-enoug...

orthbound hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail are once again able to reach the trail’s Northern Terminus. The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) announced today, September 9, that the trail between Harts Pass and the Canadian border has officially reopened following its closure from the Ptarmigan fire.
Land and trails directly east and west of the PCT corridor remain ...