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28 Days til Start Date…Hayduke Trail Planning, UGH!
**Updated Dec 16, 2015** I am just one month away from starting the Hayduke trail with Katherine! Much of the Hayduke planning is complete. What has me at my height of wiredness is the three months after the Hayduke of continued hiking, traveling, and logistics that...
33 Days til Start Date…Loose Ends…
The days are flying by and with about a month left before I take off again, I'm at the height of "wiredness." It's not good. I feel like I've barely been off trail and I've over committed in all aspects. I tend to work about 60hrs each week with my one day off being...
38 Days til Start Date…What is the Hayduke Trail? (Part 2)
In my previous post, I talked about how I first learned of the Hayduke Trail and came to the possibly insane decision to attempt it as a thru hike. Since it is a relatively young and little known trail, I wanted to give a brief overview of how this trail came to be...
43 Days til Start Date…What Is the Hayduke Trail? (Part 1)
Ahhhhhh yeah.....do you feel the anticipation building!?.....Let the countdown begin! Heeerrreeee comes the HAYDUKE TRAIL! I know I've been a little MIA on the blog this fall and winter, but I enjoy my hibernation period between hikes and I need that time to recharge...
The Kallin’s TEDx Talk!
Those of you that followed my Appalachian Trail journal this past summer were captured by the Kallin family I overlapped with in Shenandoah. Dave "All In" Kallin gave and inpsirational TEDx talk as he shared what it was like to experience the trail as a family and...
I’m Not the Only One
When I came off the CDT in 2013 I read an online journal written by a woman named Katherine who hiked the Pacific Northwest Trail that year. The PNT is a trail that's been on my radar and I was exicted to find a detailed trail journal from a solo woman thru...
An Eventful February Ahead!
More frequent blog posts are coming soon, but I wanted to update everyone on the busy February I have ahead and the events I'll be at in Portland for locals. Flip Flop Flipped I never thought I'd be saying this in my lifetime, but I'll soon be in a movie on the big...
On the Horizon for 2015…
Hello Everyone! I'm really excited to announce my plans for 2015. This plan has been stewing in my mind even before I started the Appalachian Trail last year and is still taking form. I'm more excited about this upcoming season than I've been about any other so far....
Death Valley Reunion Trip
I took a trip to Death Valley National Park in California over Thanksgiving break and it was a great trip combined with seeing many of my CDT 2013 friends. I don't share most of my shorter trips, but this one is worth sharing since all involved have been part of my...
Growth In The Green Tunnel
Hi everyone, hope all is well! I am typing this in the car on a drive down to Death Valley for Thanksgiving break and some reunion time with Rockin', Drop-N-Roll, LoveNote, and Burly...long live CDT 2013!!! I wrote and article for TrailGroove about my growth along the...
Navigating the Mental Trail
Upcoming Presentations: *Feb 9th: AT Presentation at REI Tualatin (register HERE) 6:30pm *Feb 23rd: AT Presentation at REI Hillsboro (register HERE) 6:30pm *I will be announcing my 2015 hiking plans in December...pretty excited...
Appalachian Trail Gear Review
Here is my gear review for the gear I used on the Appalachian Trail this past summer. I only changed/added a few things from my CDT hike last summer, so most the other gear and my thoughts on them have remained the same. For a complete list of my gear with prices and...
Triple Crowning Moment
I'm excited to share with everyone the culmination of this most recent chapter in my life. This past weekend was the Triple Crown ceremony where hikers who have completed the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Appalachian Trail are recognized and...
Advice to Future ATers
I know that planning a thru hike can be overwhelming no matter how experienced you are. I had those same questions everyone has about the AT (how do you deal with the rain? which towns require a resupply box? should I use a down sleeping bag?...). I'll do my best to...
AT, by the Numbers…
Gotta love the stats! One of my favorite posts to do...and one of the most time consuming to write. Totally worth it! Enjoy... Georgia to Maine Miles: 2,185.3mi April 17th-August 5th Start #: 1,195 Harpers Ferry #: 424 Finish #: 135 Days to hike the trail: 111 days...