Trail Update
Epic Floods, Food, and Towns Through Pennsylvania
Rocksylvania, you're more like Rainsylvania. Pennsylvania had been looming in the future of this historic trail, having a reputation for being the most challenging state for many reasons. As
It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times
As planned I set out from Hanover after enjoying breakfast at Lous and hiked to Lincoln, NH. I learned a few things hiking this section. Any hike leaving Hanover has...
Maine: It’s Not All Rain and Pain After All
The first week hiking in Maine was wet and confusing. Wet because the rain that started on my last day in New Hampshire continued for seven days into Maine. Confusing...
Vermud Is a Slippery Slope
Vermont has been a trip. Yep, you read that right. Vermont. Sometimes I cant even comprehend how far Ive walked. At this point I have less than 500 miles until...
Escaping Fires While Putting Oregon in the Rearview
Hello everyone out there in The Trek land. I'm currently in Packwood, WA, with less than 400 miles to go and again behind on the updates. Below you will find...
120 Miles Done: Through the Smoke and Fire to Crater Lake
I just woke up in my little one-person progressively-worse-smelling tent, wandered to the actual bathroom! with actual running water! at this crater lake campsite, rubbed layer one of dirt off...
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Against Mountain Valley Pipeline
In a breakthrough for environmentalists on Friday, a federal appeals court struck down two major decisions that would have allowed a natural gas pipeline to slice through Jefferson National Forest
Rain, Pain, and Maine, the Final State!
I'm writing this from the Pine Ellis Hostel in Andover ME. Yes, thats right, Im in Maine. The miles, days, and states have flown by since I last posted. That...
Vermont Is a Little Piece of Paradise
I didn't quit in Massachusetts. I'm glad I didn't. Everything I'd been waiting for was to be found in Vermont. Into the Green Mountain State Climbing up toward the Vermont...
Breaking News: The Long Trail is Great
So, the long trail got not good, but great. Once you get out of Johnson, VT, and walk up the logging road for a few miles, then a snowmobile trail,...