Tuesday, December 4 Kalk Bay A visit to Cape Town is not complete without the cultural experience of riding the metro. My first challenge is that the ticket office only takes Rand, of which I have none. So I trek back to Cherub’s house and luckily her sister Dayle and Dylan are still there. They … More South Africa: Kalk Bay, Cape Point, Cape Of Good Hope and Robben Island
Wednesday, November 28 Start: Smart’s Mountain Stop: Thursday, November 29 Munich, Germany The plane taxies like forever and forever. This big mother takes a lot of runway. But eventually, amid car wash mode aka it’s raining a fuck ton, we slowly but surely pull away from terra firma. It’s turbulence central. We get tossed around … More And I Become An International Flyer
In case you haven’t guessed, my phone pretty much died (still working on it) while hiking the Chilkoot Trail so that’s the delay in me rolling out my Chilkoot blogs. They’ll have to wait as I head off to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail tomorrow. The TRT is 170 miles and my goal is to … More Tahoe Rim Trail Gear List
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Start: Juneau Stop: Smart’s Mountain
Monday, July 2, 2018 Start: Skagway Stop: Juneau 4 Miles I will let the pictures speak for themselves! Skagway to Juneau on speed ferry/sight seeing boat. Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau
Sunday, July 1, 2018 Start: Lindeman City Stop: Skagway via Bennett 7 Miles I hear Phil get up super early but laze around for a bit longer. We still hit the trail super early but with a little spring in our step. 1. We’re on the lookout for Mr. Bear and 2. We get to … More Chilkoot Trail Day 5: A Canada Day Welcome At Bennett Lake
Saturday, June 30, 2018 Start: Happy Camp Stop: Lindeman City 5.5 Miles It’s such a short day that there’s no pressure or rush to get going early. If only my mind could convince my body of this. Plus it’s light so so early that it’s got my internal clock all fucked up. We’re up early … More Chilkoot Trail Day 4: When Bear Spray Takes Aim
Friday, June 29, 2018 Start: Sheep Camp Stop: Happy Camp 7.5 Miles Today is THE day. CHILKOOT PASS Day. THE climb. THE Golden Stairs. I sleep really poorly and I’m not ready to get up when I hear Phil rustling around about 330am. Of course, don’t forget it’s totally light out. I lay there a … More Chilkoot Trail Day 3: When You Have Neon Man Episodes, Get A Shin-Burger, Get Chilled On Chilkoot Pass, and Get Water In Your Phone
Thursday, June 28, 2018 Start: Canyon City Stop: Sheep Camp 6.3 Miles Even though my beanie is over my eyes I can still tell that it’s getting brighter after 3am. I sneak out just after 5am and pee just down the trail from my tent. I manage to fall back asleep and awake sometime after … More Chilkoot Trail Day 2: The Missing Ranger
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Start: Skagway Stop: Canyon City Camp 7.7 Miles We gobble down a hearty breakfast and then head over to the trail center to wait for our ride to the trail head. Ann gets us there in no time and also provides the bear spray and fuel that we had requested ahead … More Chilkoot Trail Day 1: The Up And Down And Roots And Rocks Trail
Journey Return 