by Paty | Sep 1, 2024 | Colorado Trail, Gear
I thru-hiked the Colorado Trail (CT) from mid-July to mid-August. This timing put me about a week or two ahead of the main bubble of summer hikers, but far enough into the peak season to enjoy the wildflowers and snow-free miles of trail. The Colorado weather was...
by Paty | May 17, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Gear, Portugal, Spain
I walked the Camino Portugués over 8 days, beginning on April 30th and ending on May 7th, 2024. This trek to Santiago was completely different than my previous late summer/early autumn walks across Spain in many ways. In addition to the springtime weather and shorter...
by Paty | Oct 22, 2023 | Gear, Scotland, West Highland Way
The first thing you might notice is how this particular packing list looks very different from my the ones I’ve created for my backcountry hiking trips. The reason for this shift is because I didn’t intend to camping a single night on the West Highland Way...
by Paty | May 2, 2023 | Gear, Highline Trail
I completed my thru-hike of the Highline Trail in mid-April 2023, but lots of things went awry. Luckily my packing list was flexible that I was able to make some adjustments on the fly. During my pre-hike planning, I adopted much of my packing list from my 2022...
by Paty | Oct 25, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Gear, Spain
This was my second long-distance walk on Spain’s Camino de Santiago. I hiked both the Camino Frances and Camino Finisterre in September 2018 (you can find that year’s packing list HERE), and I probably could have used the same exact items for the Camino...
by Paty | Sep 1, 2022 | Cycling, Gear, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic
Back when my partner, Keith, and I were getting married, we were itching for an exotic honeymoon destination. Fiji. Turks & Caicos. Phuket. But, we’re not a couple who can spend a week sunning ourselves on a sandy beach while sipping fruity alcoholic drinks....
