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19 Day Colorado Trail Thru-Hike: A Hike Your Own Hike Trip June 29–July 17 • 450 miles The Plan This hike started with a couple of queries to an AI chatbot. I gave it data from previous hikes and asked for an appropriate itinerary for the Colorado Trail, including the best times to start based... Continue Reading →
Dolly Sods is a unique place with an interesting history. Dolly Sods gets its name from a German settler Johann Dahle and the local sods (a term for a field or meadow). Over time the name “Dahle” shifted to “Dolly.” It sits at the edge of Allegheny Front, more or less along the eastern continental... Continue Reading →
Trip Summary 📍 Susquehannock Trail System 📅 June 12–15, 2026 🥾 85 miles in 3 days ⛰️ ~23,600 ft climbing 🏕️ Shelter-supported backpacking I’ve had the STS loop trail on my radar for some time as it is one of the longest loop hikes in the midatlantic region and easy logistics are high on my... Continue Reading →
Albina ate pickles as a side dish with her dinner. It was lucky she did so. We sat eating around an unlit fire pit at a dark, unremarkable campsite. We had just backpacked 25.5 miles and were exhausted. Veronica asked the group if anyone intended to hang their food in a bear bag. I smugly... Continue Reading →
For a long time, I've been wanting to bike the whole C&O canal towpath. For those unfamiliar, the C&O canal was built in the late 1700s the transport freight but by the time it was actually finished, railroads had become a thing and worked way better than a canal so overall it was a financial... Continue Reading →
