April 29 Day 1: Into The Windy Belly Of The Beast3.12 miles, 911′ ascent, 643′ descentApril 30 Day 2: The Romance Of King Peak And Spanish Ridge23.56 miles, 3553′ ascent, 6666′ descentMay 1 Day 3: The Early Bird Gets The Lost Coast Serenity18.71 miles, 3833′ ascent, 1080′ descentKing Range National Conservation AreaUnceded land of the Sinkyone, Cahto and … More King Crest Lost Coast Trail Gear List
Wednesday, September 4Wonderland Trail Day #1Start: LongmireStop: Devil’s Dream Camp5.8 miles2,568’ ascent406’ descent A barred owl hoots as some animal whose cry is not in my auditory catalog howls along the banks of Big Creek. My watch alarm goes off at 4 am after a fitful night of sleep. I remove the few items from … More The Return Of Lionheart
I’ll be setting foot on the Chilkoot Trail in exactly one month from today. I’m like, oh my gosh I need to get everything ready…….and then I’m like, wait, I think I’m ready. I figure that about a week out from departure I’ll check the weather and then I will know what gear I’m taking. … More Chilkoot: One Month Out
If I can survive 3 visits to the dentist office in one week, then hiking the CDT is going to be cake. Yep, not my favorite thing but I’m tougher because of it. And every little bit of toughness helps. Had some game changer ($$$$) work done and now the only reason I get to … More The Teeth Are Ready – 4 Days Until Departure
It doesn’t really matter that I can’t remember the words to almost any song. But people burst out in song and they are magically bonded for life. Oh well. Even the star spangled banner seems a little foggy. And it’s not just that I’m getting older. This thing has been this thing for as long … More Backcountry Ninjas on the Brain – 11 Days Until Departure
These “oh duh” moments seem like they oughta be connected to some twinkle that resides deep in the murky recesses of my tiny brain (more on the tiny brain later). Little gems just waiting for me to cash in on them. But the bytes of data have either been filed in the wrong location or they’ve been completely deleted. … More Georgia O’Keeffe and Ghost Ranch
CDT Gear List oz. lb. zpacks 52L arc blast with hip belt pockets 18 zpacks 0F wide long bag 27.1 zpacks solplex tent w/stakes in big agnes stuff sac 19 64.1 4.0 thermarest Xtherm long 16.5 gossamer gear 1/8 pad 3.2 gossamer gear polycryo ground cloth 1.4 cocoon pillow 4.1 msr pack towel half 0.7 … More CDT Gear List II
You know those days. The days that stand on the shoulders of all other days. The days that find you looking back through time with a new lens and entranced on the spiraling playground slide of the future. The days where time does in fact come to a stand still and indelible bookmarks are logged … More The Days That Change Your LIFE
You see it all the time – 10 reasons to do this or that, 9 ways to be successful, etc.. We humans sure love to number things. There’s even 7 Great Ways to Poop Outdoors that’s got a great picture of a deer taking a shit. Ok, the deer is probably peeing but whatevs. I … More 10s Are All The Rage – Ode To Warmth
In 2009 during my first trip through the Pacific Crest Trail ‘desert’ – which is really patches of chaparral connected by mountain ranges – I said “never again”. My slow trudging seemed excruciating, the heat unbearable. New to the thru-hiking lifestyle my pain was abundant and incessant. The time spent whistling through the crisp cool … More Nuevo México
Journey Return 