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Sierras part 2: high passes, heavy packs, and hiker hunger
June 24, 2025
Into the Sierras: snow travel on Mt. Whitney and Forester Pass
June 17, 2025
Hitchhiking 50 miles for a sandwich and the end of the desert!
June 12, 2025
A 40-miler on the aqua duct and zeroing through a heat wave
June 6, 2025
Tons of Trail Magic and Trekking from Toilet to Toilet
June 2, 2025
Hiking for hot springs and hamburgers
May 29, 2025
All the Extremes on the PCT: high to low, cold to hot, cruising to rockhopping
May 25, 2025
6-hour lunch breaks and going up into the mountains
May 20, 2025
Lessons learned on my first hot days and reaching mile 100!
May 17, 2025
Day 2: Easy walking and my first resupply stop on the PCT
May 13, 2025
Day one on the Pacific Crest Trail!
May 12, 2025
From NoCo to NoBo: traveling to the PCT’s southern terminus
May 11, 2025
Training to walk from Mexico to Canada
May 3, 2025
Preparing resupply boxes for the PCT
April 29, 2025
Packing for a 2,650-mile long backpacking trip
April 22, 2025
Practice Trip 2: walking in circles with 15 pounds of water, playing desert make-believe
April 15, 2025
Trip Report: Pre-PCT Practice Hike
April 1, 2025
Part 2 – My recovery from a patella dislocation: returning to running and hiking (weeks 6-12)
March 25, 2025
10 Realities of preparing for a PCT thru-hike
March 4, 2025
5 reasons why YOU should hike the Colorado Trail this year
February 18, 2025
My recovery from a patella dislocation: from crutches to jogging in 6 weeks
February 11, 2025
PCT Prep: What is the Pacific Crest Trail?
February 4, 2025
Summary of my Appalachian Trail Thru Hike (Resupply strategy, gear, and reflections)
January 28, 2025
Summary of my Colorado Trail Thru Hike (Resupply strategy, gear, and reflections)
January 21, 2025
My exciting plans for 2025
January 14, 2025
5 Effective Winter Cross-Training Tips for Backpacking
January 7, 2025
Best Short Backpacking Trips on the Colorado Trail
December 17, 2024
Affordable Backpacking: 7 Gear Alternatives That Work
December 10, 2024
The time I survived a tornado while backpacking on the Appalachian Trail
December 3, 2024
Lessons Learned: 7 things I did differently on my second thru-hike
November 26, 2024
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