Pemigewasset Wilderness 2023

I spent 3 days in the Pemi in late October.   Highly recommended, but you have to like mud, wet feet, and sub-freezing temps.   As a bonus, you have the whole Wilderness to yourself.  For Pemi fans, this post will be similar to the other ones.   Why do I go back?   Because its a Wilderness, and…

SoCal 2023 – PCT Trail Magic

I spent 8 days in southern California, in the San Diego area.  First I did some Trail Angel volunteering, then I drove around doing Trail Magic and hit some choice spots on the PCT.   The flights were terrible, because nothing flies from Providence direct.  I wrapped my pack in plastic wrap like before, and it…

CDT – final charity drive results

Thanks for following along everyone, and getting involved with the charity drive.   I spoke with a number of folks out there who appreciated that for many people, a multi-month outdoor adventure just isn’t possible.   Some people are robbed of the opportunity by bad genes, fate, or just bad luck.   Hopefully with more research, some of…

CDT94 – 1902 – north of Dubois and The End

If you want to skip to the end, I’m off the trail.  I’ve got some damage to my ankle that won’t clear up in time for me to finish.   It’s been a great trip but I had to head home.  This was a tough one.  Still, I made it 1900 miles to Dubois, WY, just…

CDT87 – 1722 – Lander – full version

Day 1 – welcome to the Basin Lady hiker: have you seen the trash? I want to throw out my TP bag. Smokebeard: do you throw out the whole bag or just dump it into a toilet? Lady hiker: I throw out the whole bag, sometimes there’s other stuff in there, like wipes, or ……