15+ hour, 16+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 1+ 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, 22+ 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+ hour ago   (69+ words) Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 The return of Formula One racing highlights my zero in the small town of Andover, Maine. Food and blogging rounds out the rest of the day as per usual. Nothing beats a stunning sunset. Check out this sweet…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (393+ words) For more than a year, the Trump Administration has quietly worked to cede a strip of land inside Yosemite National Park to a Nevada-based private developer, and the developer’s own representative now says the deal is nearly done. Ceding land…...

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   (634+ words) Down, Up, Down, Up and Down. That was the plan for the day. One thing the Alps have yet to offer me is sustained flat. In many other mountain ranges around the globe, you often will hit a ridgeline, level…...

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…...