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: Unknown (Shawnee, Cherokee, Saponi...
by Paty | Apr 2, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #33 Date Visited: March 27, 2021 Route Taken: High Point Trail from the Mt. Davis Picnic Area – 1.9 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Flat, forested area with several hiking trails and a metal lookout tower...
by Paty | Apr 1, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #34 Date Visited: March 28, 2021 Route Taken: Backbone Mountain Trail from Highway 219 to the summit of Hoye-Crest – 2 miles round-trip (plus a little detour when Finn took the wrong trail on his return trip) Type of...
by Paty | Apr 1, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #32 Date Visited: March 26, 2021 Route Taken: Short walk from the parking lot on the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center campus – 200 feet roundtrip Type of Terrain: Flat, paved area above a grassy field Elevation: ...
by Paty | Mar 31, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #31 Date Visited: March 26, 2021 Route Taken: Short walk from the dirt parking area (200 feet roundtrip) Type of Terrain: Flat, open farmland surrounds this high point, but the actual marker rests in a small copse of...
by Paty | Mar 30, 2021 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #30 Date Visited: March 25, 2021 Route Taken: Taum Sauk Trail from the high point parking area – 0.3 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Paved sidewalk (ADA-accessible) from the parking lot to the high point marker...
by Paty | Mar 12, 2021 | Gear
It’s 2021 and I’m super ready to start the hiking season! I’ve been planning my tail off, in fact. Although the pandemic is still quashing my super long trail dreams of hiking the PCT or CDT, I am still excited to sink my teeth into a few shorter and middle-distance...
by Paty | Feb 14, 2021 | Books
Welcome to my third annual winter reading list! It’s finally winter 2021. I know we’re all elated to put 2020 (aka – the year of the dumpster fire) in our rearview mirror. If you’re anything like me, you’re chomping at the bit as you wait...
