by Paty | Apr 13, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Saturday, April 12, 2025 Start: Altopascio, Italy End: San Miniato Distance walked: 32.1 km (20.1 miles) Cumulative distance: 50.6 km (31.6 miles) Day 2 of the Via Francigena took me away from the pavement and sidewalks of yesterday’s route and...
by Paty | Apr 12, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Friday, April 11, 2025 Start: Pisa, Italy End: Altopascio Distance Traveled: 26 km (via rail from Pisa to Lucca) Distance Walked: 5 km in Pisa + 18.5 km on the Via Francigena I woke up this morning in Pisa and decided to take a detour over to the infamous...
by Paty | Apr 10, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Start: Edinburgh, Scotland End: Pisa, Italy Distance Traveled: 1,494 miles (via rail, bus, and airplane) Before I could begin my trek on the Via Francigena, I had to get from my home in the Pacific Northwest US to Europe. Luckily, my sister...
by Paty | Mar 17, 2025 | Italy, Via Francigena
Amid all the chaos in the US, I’ve decided I need to escape. I cannot watch the news for one more day. I cannot continue sit here as an unelected tech billionaire systematically dismantles our democratic institutions. Nor accept the hostility being aimed toward...
by Paty | Mar 11, 2025 | Arizona High Points, Gear
I recently talked about desert hiking gear with Lauren Toner on the Trail Talk Highpointing podcast. We both love hiking in the Southwest, and episode 69 of the podcast was all about my hiking and highpointing adventures throughout the Grand Canyon State. One of the...
