by Paty | Jul 23, 2018 | Day Hikes, Great Lakes
Do you know which of the national scenic trails is the longest in the United States? It’s not the Appalachian Trail. It’s not the Pacific Crest Trail or Continental Divide Trail either. Those three trails collectively make up 8,500 miles and they are...
by Paty | Jul 18, 2018 | Day Hikes, Great Lakes
We never really expected to visit the Porcupine Mountains. When we set out on our full-time travel, we just had a vague notion that we planned to travel east through the Great Lakes region on our way to Quebec. As we meandered toward that destination, one of our “must...
by Paty | Jul 16, 2018 | Day Hikes, Great Lakes
My love of hiking is no real secret to anyone who knows me. A major part of the reason I decided to leave my job in 2018 was so I would have more time to spend outdoors, specifically out hiking. There are so many trails I want to thru-hike that I have a running...
by Paty | Oct 10, 2016 | Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Trail Journals
I got a really solid night of sleep last night after pushing myself so hard the past day an a half. When I woke up around 6:30 am, two of the porters were jokingly calling me “the lion.” Apparently, I was sleeping so hard I was snoring up a storm like a...
by Paty | Oct 9, 2016 | Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Trail Journals
I couldn’t fall asleep for the first two hours after dinner. The really loud South African group was celebrating they’re summit this afternoon. Yes, this is the same group who guides and porters wanted to abandon them for being such jerks. It appears their...
by Paty | Oct 9, 2016 | Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Trail Journals
After a brief nap of only about 25 minutes, we were back up for bunch at Barafu Camp. Everyone was clearly exhausted from the prior evening and morning adventure. We didn’t have the energy to celebrate or even engage in much chatter. Ken and Diane seem to be...
