Back by popular demand! It’s a well-known fact that the easiest way to reduce your base weight is by scrutinizing your Big 3. Tent, Sleeping Bag, Backpack. You might have just dropped $1,200 on the lightest, most badass Big 3. But then what? Are you just going to throw bulky clothes and giant tubes of … More Reducing Pack Weight After The Big 3 – Bag Of Magic Potions
Week Total: 25.2 March 27 ~ 5 miles I made a deal with myself that if I didn’t get a sub job, I would hike at least 5 miles that day. I also made the deal with myself that if I’m hiking 5 or more miles that I will always carry my backpack. So I head … More Training: March 27 – April 2
Story originally written for Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association (ThyCa). It’s Thyroid Awareness Month! If you have cold intolerance, stiff joints, fatigue, thin hair, and have gained weight, get your thyroid hormone checked! It was the Spring of 2006 and I was studying geology at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. I was watching Jeopardy one … More The Jeopardy Question – My Thyroid Story
A planned thru-hike turned into a section hike. That’s just the way it goes sometimes. There are always things beyond your control whether it’s Mother Nature, or family or even injury. They get their say too. So here’s a review of gear that I used for 700 miles on the Continental Divide Trail in 2015. … More A CDT Section Hiker Gear Review
“Why is thru-hiking so admired? Why is it so addicting? The trail is such that once you start walking, you never want to stop. And when you do stop, your goals and dreams suddenly revolve around getting back on the trail. I don’t have any answers as to why, but I do know that thru-hiking … More All Good Things Come To An End
July 6 California Zephyr Amtrak I got fidgety fucker in front of me. I got sings-out-loud across the aisle to my right. I got the Colorado River to my left. And I got random quote maker behind me. Seeing a bald eagle makes my day. And now for the quotes: “I had a bad flash.” … More Quotes Heard ‘Round The Train
July 5 Boulder and Denver Minutes: 3 5 14 16 54
July 4 Start: Alamosa Stop: Denver The Amtrak bus arrives at 6 am and because my reservation is last minute I have to pay the driver directly. I was told that they accept credit cards but of course this turns out not to be the case. I have $33 cash for a $39 ride. The … More Kindness
July 3 Start: past Wolf Creek Pass Stop: Alamosa, CO Miles: 10 All day in Santa Fe I kept asking myself, “Why am I here?” I toured the sights with a half heart, bored by midday. I made my way north to Chama with an uneasy feeling in my stomach and wondered if I should … More When I Listen To My Heart
July 2 Start: Santa Fe, NM Stop: past Wolf Creek Pass,CO Miles: 1.5 Total miles: 685 I made it all that way without paying a dime. Thank you to all the angels in this world and county subsidized buses. 2 out of the 3 hitches were people that turned around and came back for me. … More 2 Bus, 3 Hitch
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