by Paty | Sep 16, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 16, 2022 Train Route: St. Jean-de-Luz, France to Hendaye, FranceHiking Route: Hendaye, France to San Sebastian, SpainDistance walked: 29.8 kilometers (18.5 miles) Last night, I ended up in the tiny French town of St. Jean-de-Luz. I’d disembarked...
by Paty | Sep 15, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 15, 2022 Train Route: Amsterdam, Netherlands to St. Jean-de-Luz, FranceDistance: 1,294 kilometers (802 miles) I woke up this morning in the Amsterdam – the land of tulips, canals, and Edam cheese. My mother and I just finished a 10-day trip in Europe...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
When I walked the Camino for the first time back in 2018, and it was a really big deal for me. First off, the Camino de Santiago was my first long-distance hike that ventured further than 150 miles. Sure, I hiked the 100-mile section of the Appalachian Trail that ran...
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....
by Paty | Aug 21, 2022 | Cycling, Gear, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic
The 335-mile C&O Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage was my very first long-distance cycling adventure. In fact, the farthest I’d ever ridden my bike prior to this trip was a 55-mile day trip of the Oregon Coast Bike Route (and that was without any...
by Paty | Jul 25, 2022 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Wind River Range
July 24, 2022 Start: Bomber Basin End: Trail Lake Trailhead Distance: ~ 2 miles hiking (+ 80-mile drive back to Lander, WY) After our final night sleeping in the Wind River Range, it was finally time to head back to town. The plan this morning was to...
