12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (484+ words) 19.9 miles; Stan Murray Shelter I hit the trail just before 7:30am. At 3.4 miles in, I came to Jones Falls, a pretty waterfall. I am beginning to get used to seeing waterfalls on trail, but it never gets old! I needed to…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (301+ words) I woke up to rain. It was so nice and soothing to wake up all dry and cozy with the sound of the rain hitting my tent until I realized I had to leave. There was over 6,000 feet of elevation…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (299+ words) When people say Oregon is flat, I imagine all of it being like today. The overall elevation gain for the day was less than 3,000 ft making it the perfect day for another 30 miles. The morning was cool and cruisy through…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (244+ words) One Last Shelter Wake Up I woke up from Long Trail for the last time. My pad totally deflated last night, but I couldn’t care less. It’s terminus day. My goal is to reach it before 1P.M, which is about…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (865+ words) Has this walk and scenery finally become mundane? Continuous beauty and ruggedness just another day? Obsidian waterfalls and hillsides? How is it that these views are the norm? I’m feeling overjoyed at the scenery. Enough that I can ignore the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (399+ words) Early this morning, I was shuttled back to the Liberty Springs Trailhead. But there was one exciting stop made along the way. Jeff from the Old Colony Ski Club wanted to show me the town’s claim to fame, and I…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (431+ words) I was up and out of camp by 5:45 AM this morning, possibly my earliest day so far on trail. Today would immediately begin with an almost 5-mile, 3500-foot climb to the summit of Mount Moosilauke. I wanted to get an…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) I needed to grab some water to filter before hiking today, something that I usually try to grab enough of the night before but last night I was dehydrated and drank nearly all of mine before morning. So I didn’t…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (338+ words) I never thought I’d be so excited to be in New Jersey but crossing over the PA line is nothing but pure joy! Goodbye rocks (as if they ever really stop) and hello deli blazing in NJ and NY! Crossing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1749+ words) It’s a gut punch few outside the trail community can understand: You’ve been working your way north on the PCT for months, the iconic image of the Northern Terminus calling you like the source to the salmon. You’ve overcome pain…...