Posted the last 4 days. First service sufficient for posting.

Making Progress

Day 4: 8/14/17 Today was a 15.6 mile trail day plus a 1.2 backtrack mile day. It was a good day nonetheless. We started out on this beautiful day with a little pep in our steps. We soon came to…

To Bed Without Supper

Day 3: 8/13/17 We once again started our day cleaning wet, muddy tents. I did, however, sleep really well last night. This morning when I put my stinky socks back on, I felt something really cold in one of them….

It’s a Monsoon

Day 2:  8/12/17 We started our day cleaning drenched, muddy tents. It rained all night long and it rained hard. The good thing is that it stopped before time to hike out. We had breakfast and started our day. We…

Hitting the trail

Day 1: 8/11/17 And, We’re Off We started our day with breakfast at the hotel. Caitlin called Uber and within 2 minutes we were off to the bus station. We had 3 bus changes to get from Hartford to Williamstown….

8/9/17. Atlanta to Baltimore to Connecticut

Stayed in Atlanta last night. Had the girls with us and enjoyed a few hours of visiting with them before heading out. Danny and I dropped them off at school after breakfast and I took Lyft to the airport and…

I Don’t Think I’ll Go Hungry

I can’t believe I’m going to eat this much food in 3 weeks. I’ve organized my resupply boxes to be sent to 4 different locations along the trail. One box had to be sent Fed Ex, so it’s already on…

Here We Go Again

Well, the best made plans can change, and that’s exactly what happened. I’ve been planning for 6 months, along with two other friends, to hike the John Muir Trail which runs from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. In order to…

Ready to Hike Again

Remembering how to post on this site after all this time. Heading back to the woods soon. Come along with me.