Month: August 2016

What an awesome time we’ve had the past few days in Silver Lake, New Hampshire. On Friday, my Dad and his friend Johnny picked us up in Hanover and took us to Johnny’s cabin, a summer home built in the …

This morning we entered state #13! We’re excited but cautious as my knee still needs rest, but it seems to have slightly improved so I’m still optimistic. We’re staying here tonight and tomorrow morning my Dad is coming to meet …

The scenery has already begun to change as we leave the Green Mountains. We passed what is supposed to be the last on-trail deli, meaning we are headed for more remote scenery. We stopped at a trail angel’s house in …

Today was another rainy day, mostly a light rain until near the end of the day. We walked 14 miles, still taking it easy because my knee still hurts, hobbling toward Hanover where I’ll definitely need a few days off …

After 1700 miles of hiking most hikers have an established trail family. Ours has been together for over 800 miles now. We camp together, take zeros together, and oftentimes we hike together. The past few days the miles are catching …

Last night while everyone was in their tents, a truck drove into camp, backed up into a tree, then went back down the dirt road it came up, leaving us all bewildered but presuming a drunken joyride. No rain in …

I thought that by this point on the trip, I had already reached my personal capacity for sweat, but clearly I was wrong, because today the bar was raised higher than ever. Nothing dries, everything is gross, and then there’s …