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Wind and wildflowers in the Never Summer Range
July 7, 2026
High Lonesome hiking and lakeshore walking
July 3, 2026
Alt Route Hodgepodge: the Williams Fork Range and Vasquez Peak Wilderness
July 1, 2026
The Holy Mosquito Wilderness and walking into Summit County
June 28, 2026
Collegiate West: mountain passes and sunny skies
June 25, 2026
Adaptations of altitude and plans in the San Juans
June 21, 2026
Return to the CDT
June 15, 2026
A Post-Holing Misadventure: bailing off the Continental Divide in the snow!
May 29, 2026
So Long, Land of Enchantment!
May 24, 2026
San Pedro Parks Wilderness and Rio Chama
May 17, 2026
From the Mountain to the Mesa
May 15, 2026
Walking on highway shoulders in the freezing rain
May 12, 2026
Bye-bye Gila: cliff dwellings, hot springs, and a wildfire closure
May 8, 2026
Walking into the Gila River
May 3, 2026
Leaving the Bootheel and walking into Trail Days!
May 1, 2026
My first days of thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail
April 27, 2026
Traveling to the CDT’s southern terminus
April 24, 2026
Everything I’ll Carry to Walk From Mexico to Canada (again).
April 22, 2026
8 surprising things about thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
April 15, 2026
Training to Walk 3,000 Miles
April 1, 2026
My Experience Hiking the PCT in a Dress
March 25, 2026
Reflecting on the PCT High Sierra: entry date, resupply, gear, and more
March 18, 2026
CDT Prep: What is the Continental Divide Trail?
March 11, 2026
Here we go again.
March 4, 2026
Everywhere I resupplied on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2025
February 11, 2026
Gear in Review: everything I carried on my 2025 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike
December 31, 2025
The Final Day: finishing my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike
September 17, 2025
North Cascades National Park on the PCT: the beginning of the end
September 16, 2025
Northern Washington: battling blowdowns and wildfire smoke
September 14, 2025
Adventures in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Leavenworth
September 7, 2025
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