I was recently contacted by Dustin over at Slick and Twisted Trails and asked if I would share an infographic he made with you. If you were following me last year and read up on my North Coast Trail attempt, you know I blame credit him for how I ended up on the NCT in…
By writing this post, I know I am not telling the stories of my backpacking trip of the Grand Loop in Olympic National Park in order, but sometimes a moment in your trip stands out and it deserves to be told first. Elizabeth and I woke up early before the light of day and broke camp…
In July, before heading off to Canada for some trail work and hiking, I stopped by the library quickly to pick up some Great Britain travel books (yes, books!) and slipped a few books-on-CD into the car to listen to on my way north. One of the sets I chose was a book called The…
After backpacking in Hackberry Canyon and staying in Page Arizona for one night, we headed back into Utah and the area of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument for some day hiking. Let me just say here how many times I write that national monument simply Grand Escalante. I always, well, want to skip the “Staircase”…
This is a little throwback post for the Nature Writing Challenge that takes me back to my hike of the Wonderland Trail back in 2015… I remember when I as planning my hike and itinerary, the decision on which campsites to request on the permit took me forever. Having not ever hiked in the…
It’s crazy how once you spend time on a long distance trail, say like the Pacific Crest Trail, you seem to see similar trails EVERYWHERE. Say, like when we were hiking out of Hackberry Canyon, spotted an old cabin along the trail and went inside to take a peek. Hanging over the mantle was…