Writing about books, hiking, the Battle of Tarawa and more
The Trail is the Teacher: Living and Learning on the Appalachian Trail, the story of my 2016 thru-hike of the (then) 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail is now available at Amazon a both an e-book and paperback. … [Continue reading]
I’d never heard of the Great Plains Trail until the summer of 2018, when I flipped to the last page of a Backpacker magazine and started reading a story about the trail and its founder, Steve Myers, who lived just a few miles up the road from me in … [Continue reading]
Day One: Getting Started Note: All elevation and mileages are approximate. August 19: Denver to Bear Butte State Park Miles hiked: 5.3 Elevation gain: 1,654 feet While Emily began her training in the Omaha heat, I started poring … [Continue reading]
Day Two: Overdoing It August 20: Bear Butte Reservoir to campsite above Bulldog Gulch Miles: 17 Elevation gain: 2,500 feet As usual when I’m starting a hike, my sleep was erratic. I finally gave up around 5:30 a.m. and started my … [Continue reading]
Day Three: Water, Water Everywhere August 21: Campsite above Bulldog Gulch to Dalton Lake Miles: 20 Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Counting the nap, I must have slept well over 12 hours by the time I woke around 5:30 a.m. But in my efforts … [Continue reading]