Winds Day 2: Through the Dinwoody Basin

by Paty | Jul 19, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range

July 18, 2022 Start: Echo Lake End: Edge of Gannett Peak’s terminal moraine Distance: ~ 8 miles hiking Spending the night in my bug bivy while mosquitoes stung me repeatedly was one of the more miserable backcountry experiences I’ve had in a very,...

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

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

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 First Battle...

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?

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...

GAP Day 7: Nothing is Open on Mondays

by Paty | Jun 20, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

Great Allegheny Passage || Day 7 || 48.6 miles Date:  June 20, 2022Start:  Husky Haven Campground (GAP Mile 43.4)End:  Connellsville KOA Campground (GAP Mile 92)Cumulative Distance:  276.5 miles The lovely water feature (aka the...

GAP Day 6: The Eastern Continental Divide

by Paty | Jun 19, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

Great Allegheny Passage || Day 6 || 27.9 miles Date:  June 19, 2022Start:  Frostburg, MD (GAP Mile 15.5)End:  Husky Haven Campground (GAP Mile 43.4)Cumulative Distance:  227.9 miles My first day riding the Great Allegheny Passage...

GAP Day 5: The Two Trails Converge

by Paty | Jun 18, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

C&O Canal Towpath || Day 5 || 35.2 miles Date:  June 18, 2022Start:  Potomac Forks hiker-biker camp (C&O Mile 164.8)End:  Frostburg, MD (GAP Mile 15.5)Cumulative Distance:  200 miles I spent a good bit of yesterday focused on...

GAP Day 4: Do the Cycling Gods Hate Me?

by Paty | Jun 17, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic

C&O Canal Towpath || Day 4 || 40.2 miles Date:  June 17, 2022Start:  Hancock, MD (C&O Mile 124.4)End:  Potomac Forks hiker-biker camp (C&O Mile 164.8)Cumulative Distance:  164.8 miles I had mixed feelings about the hotel...