“I’m really trying not to just think about laying down,” I mused as we trotted down some forest service road or another. “Like I keep thinking about everything I want to do when we get to town - lay in a bed, take a shower, eat a whole cantaloupe, watch a movie. I go over … Continue reading Blue Mountains Trail Pt 3 – La Grande to Troy
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Blue Mountains Trail Pt 2 – Austin Junction to La Grande
“Why don’t we ever take easy vacations?” I asked, in part rhetorically but I think something inside me was despairing. We had just completed a 4 mile climb, gaining probably 2000 feet. It was still the morning, but the day would end up in the 90’s and sweat was already pouring down my back. There … Continue reading Blue Mountains Trail Pt 2 – Austin Junction to La Grande
Next Steps
Finishing the PCT at the Mexican border. Immediately following my through hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I found myself lost in a sea of fragmented pieces that used to be my life. The PCT had consumed my life for the better part of a year. Having achieved that goal, I realized that I didn’t … Continue reading Next Steps
CA Sections D through A (Agua Dulce mi. 2198 to Mexico Border mi. 2653)
In hindsight, I have the impulse to say that every one of those final days on trail was easy, enjoyable, and beautiful, full of laughter and inspiring moments. That is, of course, not the case. However, those days did exist, or rather those moments as each hour on trail is subject to its own challenges, … Continue reading CA Sections D through A (Agua Dulce mi. 2198 to Mexico Border mi. 2653)
Blue Mountains Trail – Pt 4 Troy to Joseph
Hiking out of Troy “What happened?” O’Well asked me as I picked my way carefully down a trail, slippery with loose gravel and very steep. He hadn’t seen me fall, but had spotted me sitting in the rocks and dirt when he rounded a switchback, trying to determine if I had the energy to stand … Continue reading Blue Mountains Trail – Pt 4 Troy to Joseph
Not Technically a Hobo 