Trail Angels and Tough Temperatures
This morning we actually slept in at the RV! I woke up briefly around 5am. Then fell back asleep until a little after 6am. It was still raining fairly heavily...
Freezing Temperatures in Florida
This morning I was up around 3am and didn’t really fall back asleep. But I just laid there and rested for another hour and a half or two. Then we...
Sadness smells like waffles – Crazy Cook is serving
"Great for tea", I murmur as I pour warm water from the jerry can into my dented bottles. But I am too thirsty to care. My last full day of...
Meeting an Absolute Trail Legend
This morning I was up around 4:30am and began to pack up. I could hear Fresh Ground cooking and could see Punisher’s red light on in his tent. We’re having...
Hiker Hides in a Bear Box
This morning I was up around 4:45am and began to get packed up. Then headed over to Fresh Ground’s set up for some breakfast. Around 6am Punisher and I walked...
Poisonous Snakes and a Waffle House Rumble
This morning I woke up to the sound of Punisher’s watch going off quietly. I figured it must be 4am, because I was still so sleepy. I was shocked to...
Endless Entertaining Road Walks
This morning we all got to “sleep in” a little bit for once. I still woke up around 4:30am though. Not long after that I headed outside for some coffee...
Finding Cash on the Side of a Road
This morning I heard the guys packing up around 4:30am and followed suit. Fresh Ground was going to make us some coffee. Then Punisher’s friend Helgi/Porky was going to make...
How to time travel and a hidden brewery on the CDT
I smile, thinking about the first few weeks in Montana. All the forbidden foods that feel justified on a thru hike: cookies and gummy bears, ice cream, peanut butter cups,...
Part Six: Hot, hot, hot
I. Therapy Session in Helena Tom and I found ourselves sitting in the corner of a quirky coffee shop in Helena, enjoying a rare zero-day in the middle of our...