Thoughts or information of about thru-hikes I’ve done on routes with start and end points and typically with an acronym. :)
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For the curious, my alphabet soup resume is: Vermont’s Long Trail (twice), Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Colorado Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Ring The Peak Trail (Pike’s Peak, twice) Benton Mackaye Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail, Collegiate Loop, Walk Across Southern Utah, Canada’s Great Divide Trail
Planning a hike on Rhode Island’s ~75-mile North-South Trail? Here’s a practical guide to maps, camping, water, resupply, transportation, road walks, side quests, and the other logistics needed to put together an NST hike. Read More …
Not every long journey on foot is a thru-hike and not every long-distance hike needs to be one. Some musings on the difference. Read More …
A “bonus” entry from my New England Walk where I took in colonial, early US, and early 20th century era history. Read More …
The wrap-up post about my 500-mile walk through New England from the Canadian border to the Atlantic Ocean.
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I reached the ocean and concluded my 500-mile walk through a New England autumn. Read More …
My walk continues into southern New England. Read More …
My walk continues with the lands between Moosilauke and Mondnock Read More …
Going back to where my outdoor life started. Read More …
My first 100 miles or so on my walk across New England. Read More …
An initial look at my overall plans for Walking Across New England (WANE) in Fall of 2025. Read More …
My experiences walking and packrafting ~250 miles connecting the four NPS units and the lands in between of the South East Utah Group (SEUG). Read More …
Here’s an ~250-mile route I plan to paddle and hike before I start a new position in June. Read More …
The Grand – Moab route makes an ~140mi long walk to savor the lesser-seen places in between Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT at the edge of the Colorado Plateau. Read More …
Backpacking from the confluence of the Gunnison and the Colorado River to Moab for ~140 miles. Read More …
A summary of my experience hiking the 500-mile long Northern New Mexico Loop. Read More …
The last 100 miles into Sante Fe. Read More …
My route finds me winding in and out of the Sangres mountains. Read More …
I am now heading mainly south and into the New Mexico Sangres. Read More …