Oroville WA --> Bellingham WA Mile 576 --> ~913 Waking up at cold springs camp, Nightwalker and I were excited and fully stocked with enough food to get us down the 150 mile stretch of Pasayten wilderness that lay between us and Ross Lake Resort, our next resupply. The feeling of excitement didn't last long.…Read more The Big (Rock Candy) Mountains
Rivers… but mostly roads
Metaline Falls, WA --> Oroville, WA Mile 347 --> 576 Leaving Metaline Falls late in the morning, we took to the roads. Abercrombie mountain gave us an incredible view, then dropped us back down to the road where we walked for about 6 miles before catching a hitch the last 10 or so miles of…Read more Rivers… but mostly roads
PNT sections 2 &3
July 14, 2017 Eureka, MT --> Metaline Falls, WA Mile 134 --> 347 Leaving Eureka was bittersweet. It was an amazing first trail town to stop in, but we were all very excited to see the Idahoan wilderness in front of us. the first couple of days of hiking west of Eureka were marked by…Read more PNT sections 2 &3
PNT section 1: GNP –> Eureka
Glacier NP --> Eureka, MT Mile 0-134 July 5, 2017 Arriving in West Glacier carried strong feelings of excitement and nerves for me. I felt as if all of the planning that I had done over the last couple of months was about to unfold like a trail if gunpowder lit with a match, the…Read more PNT section 1: GNP –> Eureka
Preparations Done
Saturday June 24 Bozeman, MT This time last week we were dancing it up at a beautiful wedding in brooklyn, but the scenery I find myself in now couldn't be more different. After flying from Laguardia, through Denver, to Bozeman Yellowstone airport (without a doubt one of the coolest airports I've encountered) I set…Read more Preparations Done
Into the Highlands
Damascus, VA ----> Hot Springs, NC After a peaceful zero in Damascus, my hiking partner Rescue Ranger and I crossed the border into the great state of Tennessee. About 70 uneventful miles led us into Roan Mountain, Tennessee, where we holed up at the Mountain Harbour B&B. Country gold was good to us, and…Read more Into the Highlands
The great Virginia Sea
Damascus, Virginia ~500 miles into my southbound journey from Harpers Ferry The trail in Virginia is about 500 miles long, and for about 50 of those miles, the sun came out. The other 450 miles, you ask? Rain. I don't know a whole lot about Virginia's climate, but if I had to guess, this was…Read more The great Virginia Sea
Katahdin
20 miles into Baxter, 280 miles into Maine and 700 miles into the Appalachian Trail I summited Katahdin with a group of characters like none other. I've got to stop here and give a huge shout out to my older sister, Sarah, for accompanying me through the infamous 100 mile wilderness and up to Baxter…Read more Katahdin
What have I done…
Here I am in Dalton, MA, after the worst 2 weeks of my life. Let me give you some backstory. I began my Appalachian Trail journey at Bulls Bridge in Kent, CT about 2 weeks ago. I hugged my mom goodbye, literally shaking in my 20 dollar pair of sneakers, turned, searched out the white…Read more What have I done…
Cheddar Walking 