AT FALL COLOR HIKE 2

I find myself feeling elated at the beauty and the light in the open woods where I can see off into the distance, and becoming irritable and sad in the woods that are overcrowded with thin trees and undergrowth.

AT Fall Color Hike: Katahdin & Baxter State Park

The ground is saturated, sometimes water running down the trail. It’s steamy, so humid. The forest slowly gives way to large granite boulders. High steps, scrambling, and a bit of hand over hand, until the mountain comes into view.

Hayduke – Buckskin Gulch to Jacob Lake

From highway 89 we dropped into upper Buckskin Gulch. We hiked on and off with Wolverine (Brian). The heat is … More

Hayduke – Grosvenor Arch to Willis Creek

We definitely hit the reset button in town, taking a triple zero—so much time in bed that my muscles grew … More

Hayduke – Hole in the Rock Rd to Grosvenor Arch

This is the third section in a row, back to back, going from one buried food cache to the next, … More

Hayduke – Poison Spring Canyon to Burr Trail Rd

It’s amazing the healing that can take place with two days of self-care and rest. Before Hanksville, my cracking chafing … More

Hayduke – Hite to Poison Spring Canyon

One thing that’s different for me on this route, is the long breaks, border-lining on neros, we’re taking on trail. … More

Hayduke – Needles to Hite

We left Needles Outpost with a plan for an alternate route of an alternate route, to avoid camping in Canyonlands. … More

Hayduke – Moab to Needles

It was a long drive across southern Utah. We set eleven food caches, every resupply between Moab to past the … More

HAYDUKE TRAIL Spring 2020

It’s official! I’ll be thru-hiking the Hayduke this spring! The Hayduke is an ~800 mile backcountry route that travels through six national park. Arches, Canyonlands, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Zion National Park. It also travels through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in addition to several National Forests.

I PROMISED THE TREES MY RELIGION (~85 miles on the Hayduke trail)

The Hayduke is an ~800 mile route across Utah, from Moab to Zion. It goes through several national parks and … More

Italy 1: Senterio delle Orobie Occidentali

I’m lying in a hotel bed in Foppolo listening to the sound of cow bells outside the veranda window. My … More

AZT 8: Wanderlust …because I am an Animal. (Flagstaff to Stateline)

It’s always difficult for me to write the final blogpost for a thru-hike. There always seems to be a big … More

AZT 6: Naked from the Waist Down… A Metaphor for Life? (Picket Post to Sunflower)

We’re in a hotel in Payson, taking a zero day (zero hiking miles). It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and I’ve … More

AZT 5: Lizards and Water (Oracle to Superior)

When the lizard rises my natural instinct is to screech… After leaving Oracle, we made it a few miles past … More