by Paty | Apr 14, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Start: San Miniato, Italy End: Gambassi Terme Distance walked: 24.6 km (15.1 miles) Cumulative distance: 76 km (47.2 miles) A big storm came in overnight, so much of day 3 of the Via Francigena was spent hiking in moderate to...
by Paty | Apr 13, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Saturday, April 12, 2025 Start: Altopascio, Italy End: San Miniato Distance walked: 32.1 km (20.1 miles) Cumulative distance: 50.6 km (31.6 miles) Day 2 of the Via Francigena took me away from the pavement and sidewalks of yesterday’s route and...
by Paty | Apr 12, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Friday, April 11, 2025 Start: Pisa, Italy End: Altopascio Distance Traveled: 26 km (via rail from Pisa to Lucca) Distance Walked: 5 km in Pisa + 18.5 km on the Via Francigena I woke up this morning in Pisa and decided to take a detour over to the infamous...
by Paty | Apr 10, 2025 | Italy, Trail Journals, Via Francigena
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Start: Edinburgh, Scotland End: Pisa, Italy Distance Traveled: 1,494 miles (via rail, bus, and airplane) Before I could begin my trek on the Via Francigena, I had to get from my home in the Pacific Northwest US to Europe. Luckily, my sister...
by Paty | Sep 22, 2024 | Colorado Trail, Rockies, Trail Journals
Mile for mile, the Colorado Trail was one of my favorite high-altitude adventures. But the elevation wasn’t the only notable thing about this epic long-distance trail. As I hiked from Denver to Durango in 2024, I tried my best to keep track of many of the...
by Paty | Sep 19, 2024 | Colorado Trail, Rockies, Trail Journals
When I began my Colorado Trail thru-hike in Waterton Canyon on July 23, 2024, I started out hiking alone. This is pretty typical of my approach to long trails. But it didn’t take long to form a trail family on this 500-mile journey. For the first few days, I...
