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Winds Day 1: Mosquitoes and Soft Coffins

Winds Day 1: Mosquitoes and Soft Coffins

by Paty | Jul 18, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range

July 17, 2022 Start: Cold Spring Trailhead End: Echo Lake Distance: ~ 8 miles hiking (+ 65-mile drive to the trailhead) After packing up all our gear at the NOLS headquarters last night, we returned to the Pronghorn Hotel in downtown Lander, WY, for one more night in...
Winds Day 0: Meeting the NOLS Team

Winds Day 0: Meeting the NOLS Team

by Paty | Jul 17, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range

July 14-16, 2021 Start: Eugene, Oregon End: Lander, Wyoming Distance: 994 miles (+ an extra 60 miles to help out a CDT thru-hiker) Calling of this post “Day 0” is arguably a bit misleading. It didn’t take me just a single day of travel to Wyoming for this...
Fort Reno – Washington D.C.’s High point

Fort Reno – Washington D.C.’s High point

by Paty | Jun 27, 2022 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points

Date Visited:  June 13, 2022 Route Taken: Walk from Tenleytown Metro Station – 1 mile (round-trip) Type of Terrain:  Urban park with a paved path Elevation:  409 feet Ancestral Lands:  Nacotchank (Anacostan) WHAT’S IN A NAME? After the...
GAP Day 9: The End of the Road

GAP Day 9: The End of the Road

by Paty | Jun 22, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

Great Allegheny Passage || Day 9 || 26.2 miles Date:  June 22, 2022Start:  Dravo’s Landing hiker-biker camp (GAP Mile 43.4)End:  Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA (GAP 148.8)Cumulative Distance:  333.5 miles I woke around 11:30...
GAP Day 8: Is This a Crime Scene?

GAP Day 8: Is This a Crime Scene?

by Paty | Jun 21, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

Great Allegheny Passage || Day 8 || 30.6 miles Date:  June 21, 2022Start:  Connellsville KOA Campground (GAP Mile 92)End:  Dravo’s Landing hiker-biker camp (GAP Mile 43.4)Cumulative Distance:  307.1 miles The rain came in...
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