Category Archives: Trail-time!

Over the last week or so I’ve been seeing an increasing number of hikers going the opposite direction than me. And by the looks of things they’re not weekenders or sectioners – their gear is way too expensive. And they … Continue reading →

Two things that we found extremely disturbing about our hike through New Jersey were the inescapable swarms of killer mosquitoes and the horizon-to-horizon carpeting of poison ivy (and they call it the Garden State???!!).  We couldn’t do much about the … Continue reading →

It’s 10:15 AM on 6/29, and we just crossed over from NJ into NY (somehow certain to be our favorite state). So, altogether, we’ve covered 1,357.8 miles! A mere 823.2 to go. On Friday PM we’ll be off-trail in Brooklyn. … Continue reading →

…and it smells wonderful! Surprising I know, but first thing tomorrow morning we’ll be crossing over the mighty Delaware into northern New Jersey and I couldn’t be happier. Yes, really. Of course if the trail went through Elizabeth, the smell … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in the morning sun, enjoying a breakfast of fresh fruit (a rarity out here) and coffee on the balcony of the (in)famous Doyle Hotel in Duncannon. PA. It’s mile 1138.5, we’re 52.2% complete and I’m feelin’ fine. And … Continue reading →

Hey all! Just wanted to give you an update on my first bit back on the trail after the injury. We did 8.6 miles after leaving Waynesboro, PA this morning. We went back to Pen-Mar park in MD where we … Continue reading →

Our unscheduled layover in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania has given me the chance to catch up on my photo posting.  I’ve just completed my selections for the state of Virginia – there are now 94 chronologically-ordered photos I took in the state. … Continue reading →

Rest, ice, compress, elevate. That’s what I’ve got to do for a day or so. On a particularly rocky stretch of trail today, my right foot got caught between two rocks while I was on a downhill step with my … Continue reading →