by Paty | May 18, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
Start Point: Eugene, OREnd Point: Whitney Portal Trailhead, CATotal Distance: 698 miles (+ 92 extra miles shuttling PCT hikers to Cottonwood Pass)Starting/Ending Elevation: 430′ to 3,727′ Monday, May 17, 2021 Today was all about driving. Lots and lots of...
by Paty | May 14, 2021 | RV Life
Three years ago we chucked it all. We sold our house and the majority of our possessions. We quit our jobs. And we bought an RV to begin traveling full-time. When we first announced our plan to follow this lifestyle, we received a mixture of reactions from our friends...
by Paty | May 9, 2021 | Day Hikes, The South
If you told me three years ago that I’d find myself wanting to spend time to Little Rock every spring, I would have spit out my beer. Seriously? Little Rock? Arkansas?!? Yeah, fat chance. Yet, here I am after three years of nomadic life, and I have to admit...
by Paty | May 5, 2021 | Tahoe Rim Trail, West Coast
As the 2021 hiking season gets underway, people are once again frantically searching the internet for the best long trails to hike. Thru-hikes of the major long distance trails (i.e., the PCT, CDT, and AT) are still a dicey option for many backpackers. Many hikers are...
by Paty | Apr 3, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #35 Date Visited: March 28, 2021 Route Taken: Whispering Spruce Trail – 0.6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Flat, east dirt path Elevation: 4,861 feet Ancestral Lands: Shawnee, Cherokee, Saponi &...
