Journals

I have several large trips planned for 2019 and many more 2 to 6 day backcountry adventures throughout Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and beyond. I will post each trip this season under this journal entry.

This is a journal about the Parcs régionaux MRC Matawinie Sept-Chutes (Sept Chutes Regional Park in the Matawinie "county") It's a mouthful, so let's just call it Sept Chutes, which means Seven Waterfalls. I didn't actually count the ...

Last year four of us did the first half of the Long Trail, starting at the southern terminus and working our way north to Middlebury Gap as the rough half-way point. This year I will be (hopefully) finishing ...

A short end of winter getaway for @toesalad and myself. Originally we thought we'd go backcountry skiing but with the warming days and advancing season we anticipate that snowshoeing is more feasible. So we've chosen our hut rental ...

Last September I hiked the first 134 miles of the Long Trail, over 2 weeks, with @toesalad, @karentogo and @hammerhead . https://outsideways.com/journals/section-hike-vermont-long-trail/ This year I'm back for more. More of beautiful September hiking in Vermont (fingers crossed), more ...

Over two years ago Cindy, Nancy, Janice and I started planning to hike a section of the AT in Maine. As we view our plan from the get-go the section will be from Rangeley to Grafton Notch. I'm ...

My husband and I have lived in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, Canada) since 2007. It’s taking some time to discover multiple-day back country hikes - but they are here and the ones we have experienced have been great! ...

Appalachian Trail northbound beginning 10 March 2019.

Desperate for a break from the city, my family and work responsibilities, and needing some solitude and silence for myself I planned this backcountry ski trip, kind of last minute, for the end winter. After being out in ...

This journal will document the sights and thoughts as I hike northbound along the Appalachian Trail