Day 2 – Walking is hard enough
Up and over roots, rocks, steep inclines, and even steeper declines. Today and yesterday ik following mountain bike tracks in the dirt. Clearly not just any mountain biker, because to be doing this he must …
Day 1 – Cap Gaspé
Woke up, ate an entire bag of granola, and checked my watch. It’s 3am, and light as day outside. I personally didn’t witness it, but as far as I can tell, sunrises here in the …
Day 0 – The long road to the start
Waking up in a cold Quebec airport at 3am isn’t exactly my idea of fun, but that’s when the United lady said they’d open again, so there I was. As if I had a choice. …
Human Powered Travel
During my 4,800 mile thru hike of the Eastern Continental Trail, I don’t want to get in a vehicle for the duration of the trip. More importantly I don’t want to hitchhike, and I don’t …
Everything You Need to Know About the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail
There’s this beautiful little trail in South Florida known as the Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail. Iconic as it runs from Lake Okeechobee, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. From one very large body …
ECT: Not-So Private Emails
Something different… A short conversation between Sycamore and myself. Aside from being an all around badass and triple crown hiker, just last year he completed the Eastern Continental Trail, which I’m about to embark …
Eastern Continental Trail: Food & Resupply
This is a glimpse into what it looks like to be a truly obsessive planner. To think about this, and nothing else for a very long time. You’ve seen my gear, you’ve seen my maps …
Mail Drops? Mail drops.
MAIL DROPS AREN’T FOR EVERYONE. This we all know, but for me, they’re awesome. TL;DR I’m vegan, and I don’t want to waste time in town, I want to be on trail. These reasons …
Backpacking the Suwannee River
I recently asked for, and took the last of my vacations before I quit to go hiking for 6 months (I start in about 11 weeks.) My manager is about as fed up with me …
100 Days
My original plan for this trip was Maine to Key West. My original plan was to do it with someone else. My original plan was more docile. So it goes. I don’t think I would …