Exceedingly Tiny Turtle Remnant, because it is cute

Much sad. Very cry.

I had no idea citronella was a plant

Guess I didn’t think about it very hard…

The Trail to Long Creek Falls

Some days, I walk miles with a story on my tongue, waiting for some hapless bystander to walk by so I can tell it to them. Other days, I realize the internets have everything I need. Why wait for hapless bystanders when I have you? Trapped. Staring at your shiny pixelated screen. Yes, technically you

Maudlin maudlin maudlin

I do not like hiking alone. Yes, ok, I understand this is now awkward for us all. “Why would you decide that you want to hike 20000 miles if you don’t like hiking by yourself, you fool?” It is because I must hike 20,000 miles, ok. Calm down. Circular logic makes all the sense in

Trail Magic

This is when other people magically give you free things at the very best of times. And the worst of times, which is why it is the best of times and very, very magical.

Since We Last Spoke, I’ve Walked 150 Miles or Something

I forget.

550 Miles and rolling in sunshine and bears

I am kidding about the bears; that would be potentially quite painful.

What Ho, The Appalachian Trail?

I am hiking like a very small bagel.

400+ miles in, and getting started on the Appalachian Trail

Greetings! It has been two weeks, and those weeks were full of many things. Mostly berry-eating, but also five bears, three slow-blinking turtles (One was eating a mushroom. It froze. We froze. It stared at us. We stared at it for two minutes, until our short attention spans overwhelmed us and we ran off chasing

How To Run Into Cobwebs On The Trail, With Tips For Maxiumum Impact

Step one: Exist.