Kim

Trail name: Krispies. Hiker, traveler, swim instructor and author of Hold for Hiker Trash, a novel about Trail Angels on the PCT. I call Buffalo, NY my home base, where I’m currently planning an eastbound hike of the Finger Lakes Trail and a southbound hike of the Long Trail.

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And So It Ends: FLT

And So It Ends: FLT

To be honest, it ended a while ago, but I just got to posting this. This is the second half of my day-to-day log. Day 4 Parked it after a big

Sep 3, 2017 : Kim
Finger Lakes Trail: First 3 Days

Finger Lakes Trail: First 3 Days

I apologize for the giant gap in time from my last post to this one. I don’t really have an excuse —just life, I guess — but I wanted to finish up

Aug 22, 2017 : Kim
The Start and End of the Finger Lakes Trail

The Start and End of the Finger Lakes Trail

All right. Well. I’m just going to say it: this year was not exactly the year that hiking trips worked out for me.  Oh and three! That might actually

Jun 27, 2017 : Kim
Trail Change! Finger Lakes Trail and Long Trail Hike

Trail Change! Finger Lakes Trail and Long Trail Hike

And the new countdown! I was originally intending to hike the AT, but I realized this past six to eight weeks that it’s not going to happen for me

Apr 22, 2017 : Kim
Gear Won’t Get Me There … But It Will Make It Hurt Less

Gear Won’t Get Me There … But It Will Make It Hurt Less

With about two and a half months until my start, I thought it was about that time to go through what I have and figure out where my holes are.

Feb 20, 2017 : Kim
Winter Months and Not Becoming a Permanent Fixture on My Couch

Winter Months and Not Becoming a Permanent Fixture on My Couch

As with most people going for the trail, I enjoy existing outside my comfort zone, though personally, my comfort zone usually does not have the risk

Feb 4, 2017 : Kim
Plans for a 2,000+ Mile Hike and the Obligatory “Why?”

Plans for a 2,000+ Mile Hike and the Obligatory “Why?”

The “why” is hard to articulate for me, and as you’ll find, took about 14 months to arrange itself in my brain to come out in (at least semi)

Jan 27, 2017 : Kim
‘Bout Time for Another

‘Bout Time for Another

Hi everyone! My name is Kim, trail name (Rice) Krispies, and I am so excited to be one of your bloggers for the 2017 hiking season! The short and

Jan 25, 2017 : Kim