by Paty | Oct 11, 2019 | Southwest US, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #17 Date Visited: October 8, 2019 Route Taken: Williams Lake Trail & Wheeler Peak Trail from Taos Valley Ski Resort – 8 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: A challenging steep trail that gains 3,000 feet over 4...
by Paty | Oct 4, 2019 | Hiking
While I was out hiking the Appalachian Trail, friends and family often asked me, “What do you plan to do when you finish?” My mother-in-law even wondered whether I planned to hike Mt. Everest, since my adventures keep getting bigger and bigger each year...
by Paty | Sep 27, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Hiking
Few things bring people together like spending every waking moment together in a challenging environment. Sharing major hardships and small victories on a journey forges a special bond. Before you know it, the people you barely knew a few weeks ago have become your...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, The South
I love metrics and stats! Anyone who’s seen the yellow AT journal I carried on my thru-hike can attest to how much I geek out on numbers. So, here’s some of the interesting facts, figures, and opinions I gathered during my thru-hike. Where I ranked among...
by Paty | Sep 18, 2019 | Northeast, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #16 Date Visited: September 9, 2019 Route Taken: Trail from parking area on Highway 101 (0.3 miles round-trip) Type of Terrain: Easy, flat dirt trail Elevation: 812 feet Ancestral Lands: Nahaganset, Narragansett,...
by Paty | Sep 6, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Day 126 September 5, 2019 Route: Katahdin Stream Campground (Mile 2186.8) to Baxter Peak/Mt. Katahdin (Mile 2192)Daily Mileage: 10.4 miles – round-trip to the summit and back I left off in my weekly journal with my discovery that I couldn’t...
by Paty | Sep 5, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview DAY 120 August 30, 2019 Route: Monson, ME (Mile 2077.5) to Long Pond (Mile 2092.6)Daily Mileage: 15.1 miles Today was my first day in the 100-Mile Wilderness, but I didn’t feel that daunting pit in my stomach that many hikers get when they...
by Paty | Aug 30, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview DAY 113 August 23, 2019 Route: Sabbath Day Pond Lean-To (Mile 1962.2) to Poplar Ridge Lean-To (Mile 1982.3)Daily Mileage: 20.1 miles I assumed the spot where I set my tent up last night was a pretty good indicator I really wanted to be...
by Paty | Aug 23, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly Overview Day 106 August 16, 2019 Route: Lake of the Clouds Hut (Mile 1857.7) to Pinkham Notch (Mile 1872.6)Daily Mileage: 14.9 miles I didn’t sleep well at Lake of the Clouds Hut. Sure I was indoors and warm, but I think I picked the worst spot...
by Paty | Aug 16, 2019 | Appalachian Trail, Northeast, Trail Journals
Weekly overview DAY 99 August 9, 2019 Route: Trapper John Shelter (Mile 1766.5) to NH-25A/Barn Door (Mile 1783.4)Daily Mileage: 16.9 miles Last night was warmer than the past few nights have been, and it didn’t rain as expected. So I was up early, and...
