Journals

Re-created, daily journal posts about my John Muir Trail hike in 2016.

Four day out & back, approximately 48 miles along the Tahoe Rim Trail and other trails. See @toesalad journal for more info: https://outsideways.com/journals/tahoe-rim-trail-tahoe-meadows-to-spooner-summit-a/ #california

After landing in Reno to visit with @Amelia and do some backpacking in the Sierras, we have learned that the huge snow year is going to make things difficult for us. We have decided to attempt something with ...

In 2014 my husband, three kids ages 15, 13 and 11, and myself hiked the Appalachian Trail. Our hike took us 175 days. To share the story of our family thru-hike and to help us fund it, we ...

In 2017, I (Tom, aka "meathead"), will humbly attempt to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT): 2650 miles From the Mexican border to Canada Through California, Oregon and Washington 6 million steps 490,000 feet elevation gain (and ...

This weekend just before I head out to the PCT, I got a few miles in with some friends in a spur of the moment hike at Smith.

A month of wandering around Baja Sur, Mexico.

This journal will (hopefully!) capture our trip along the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT) from March to May 2017. The trip is motivated by my daughter, Cubby, who will turn nine years old about 600 miles northbound. ...

For my first visit to KWW since it was designated as a National Monument in August 2016, I'll be cross-country skiing to the middle of the Monument to stay at one of the two backcountry huts, and staying ...

Just a girl and her dog traversing 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada, and everything in between.