Wednesday, August 21, 2019 As I mentioned in the previous post, I shared the washer and dryer at the Inn at the Long Trail with a nice...

Thursday, August 22,2019 I left the Minerva Hichey campsite at 7:30 am. My goal was the Peru Shelter about 19.5 miles away but I only...

Friday, August 23, 2019 Big day today. I had to cover almost 15 miles to meet my friend Mike at the trailhead on VT-11/30 by 2:00 p.m. to...

Saturday, August 24, 2019 The folks from the hostel provide rides back to the trailhead in the morning so I scheduled my ride for 8:00...

Sunday, August 25, 2019 When I got up, I knew I wasn't going to have my big mileage day. It wasn't early enough in the day to go the...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 The penultimate day. Or at least that's the plan. I had to hike about 18 miles to the Congdon Shelter to make it...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 The final day. A very reasonable 14 or so miles ahead of me and my mission would be complete. I was ready for it...

A look at the clothing I brought. What I wore. Clockwise from top left: Baleaf Men's 7" Running Shorts (6.3 oz) VERDICT: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I...

Some thoughts on the backpack I used, my tent, and my sleep system. My backpack Zpacks Arc Blast 55L (22.5 oz) VERDICT: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This...

What I carried in my belt pouch or attached to my shoulder straps for handy access. Plus, my trekking poles (both sets). From left to...

Here's all the miscellaneous stuff that I brought with me, like first aid kit, hygiene items, repair kit, and electronics. Electronic...

What I brought to make a meal and stay hydrated. Cooking and water system. From left to right: Zpacks bear bag hanging system (3.3 oz)...

Caveat: HYOH (hike your own hike) and all that. Packing one’s stuff is very specific to each individual so take this with a grain of...

Time for some lists. 1. The people. I ran into fellow hikers throughout my SOBO hike. Less in the beginning while in the Northeast...

Another list! Where there's a yin, there's a yang. So to follow my post on the Top Six Things I Loved About Thru-Hiking, here are the Top...

It's been about two months since I finished my thru-hike of the Long Trail. I've been thinking about it a lot lately so I figured it was...

I found a few hacks that worked well for me on my big adventure. A few I learned from YouTubers sharing their hiking set up, some I just...

So how did I prepare? Great question! I had some experience from day and weekend hikes but I knew this was going to be a different...

Some numbers: Consecutive days hiked: 23 --- Number of miles hiked: 277.2 (doesn't include a couple of extra miles hiked to get my...

It's been just over two weeks since I finished my SOBO thru-hike of the Long Trail. I love being home and getting back into the rhythm of...