My favorite time of year is autumn in the Pacific Northwest. Spring would take second place, but there is something about the feeling of winding down after a busy summer and getting ready for a long winter, that ...
The elk know where to hike. We wandered through a very primitive forest floor, surrounded by trees big as cars. Winter storms often topple over old growth every season, making it impossible to walk anything close to a ...
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 ...
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. ...
When we were preparing back for the Appalachian Trail in 2014 we had no idea the amount of time it takes to build a good Support system. We went into our thru-hike with a stubborn attitude, ready to ...
Our family's annual summer camping trip. We don't always go to the same place every year, and this year, we are headed to the Finger Lakes, a new destination for me, even though I grew up in Upstate ...