Ambrose is ready to go despite the clouds. So am I! Heading out to Skillern from Big Smoky Canyon Campground…
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Ambrose and I hiked out to the border of Idaho and Nevada so I wouldn’t have to start my hike…
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I got myself up before the sunrise so I could get started. Heading down into the valley. This fence…
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Sunrise as I hit the trail for day 2. The scenery consisted of a lot of flat seeming vistas,…
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Getting started before the sun crests a nearby butte. Where are all my trees at? Sometimes the Idaho Centennial Trail…
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When I was out on my solo trip this year, I went out a lot faster than I intended to.…
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I think I must be going insane. I voluntarily let the alarm go off at 4:30 in the am on…
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When I was on my solo trip this year, I used a tactic similar to one that I used the…
Continue Reading100 Mile Failure; 92 Mile Success
The desert caught me by surprise. Flatness, I expected. An arid landscape, lacking drinking water. Wind, tearing at my face,…
Continue ReadingThe Evolution of Breakfast
When I started backpacking, breakfast was an affair. My husband and I would settle for nothing less than a hot…
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