Despite feeling somewhat unsettled when reaching Seiad Valley, I did enjoy my rest at Wildwood RV Park particularly early on in the day when few hikers were around. Enjoyed a great breakfast at the cafe cooked and served by a one-woman dynamo, then basically just lounged all day. Evidently a fire had broken out in … Continue reading PCT: Seiad Valley to Shelter Cove
I was determined to make this year the year I headed back to take care of some unfinished business on the PCT, so early July found me making my way to Chester, California where I had ended my 2022 hike. I had exited at Chester after walking through the newly opened Dixie Fire burn scar … Continue reading PCT: Chester to Seiad Valley
I thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to Costa Rica in 2019 and so my interest was immediately piqued when discovering the option to hike a relatively new Camino across Costa Rica from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. My friend, Mudsmeller was also very enthusiastic about such a hike, and so we began to … Continue reading Pura Vida: El Camino de Costa Rica Part 1
A guilty secret can become like a worm in your brain and there are many online recommendations on how to resolve such a dilemma. My guilty secret didn’t require "therapy" though perhaps wouldn’t be a bad idea for other crazy thoughts that sometimes become entangled in my brain. So, first off here is my confession... … Continue reading True Confessions!
Nemophilist here! Despite feeling more happy, content and comfortable on trail than anywhere else, for a myriad of reasons, that was not the case on the Cohos Trail. The weather conditions, difficulty of the trail, logistics and time constraints plus not actually completing the trail played a part in my misery, and I couldn't find … Continue reading The Cohos Trail-Northern New Hampshire
I attended the first Alpe Adria Trail planning meeting last December with the group of friends I hike with most often, but primarily because I needed to get out and about after finally taking my turn with covid and quarantine. Our hiking buddy, Vic obtained a book about the 100 best hikes in the world, … Continue reading Alpe Adria Trail: A Hiking Adventure Through Austria