I really said I wasn't coming back to North Carolina this month, but here I am in North Carolina. I have an appointment to get my locks tidied-up in Knoxville on Sunday, so I was already going to have to be most of the way here. Additionally, I found out during my last visit that... Continue Reading →
Hiking the Ansted Rail Trail to Mill Creek Falls, with a couple of other misadventures thrown in.
via How the Appalachian Trail Wrecked My Life | Appalachian Trail Tales I was recently asked to write a guest blog for Appalachian Trail Tales, a website hosted by some really awesome people that I've come to know through hiking the Appalachian Trail. The blog is about how hiking on the AT ruined my life, but... Continue Reading →
How I traveled around Colorado without a car for two weeks on less than $150.
"How do you take so much time off to hike," I hear often when I tell anyone about my past experiences or future plans. Sometimes it's laced with judgment and comes off snide. Other times, it is sincere - this person wants to know how I do it so they can do it, too.... Continue Reading →
"Why is this so difficult?" I think to myself as I pull into yet another sub-division, with my camper in tow, to try and turn around. I've been driving around in circles for over an hour, wasting gas, getting more and more frustrated by the minute. I'm trying to find Camping World, which supposedly has... Continue Reading →
New Year's Resolutions. I used to set them, and know a lot of people who still do. What is the root of the word "resolution"? Resolve. Which to me translates as "to fix a problem or issue". I've decided this is a rather negative way to begin a new year, talking about things we don't... Continue Reading →
This year, like last year, I began my year by setting a goal of accomplishing 52 hikes in 52 weeks. The 52 Hike Challenge is intended to get people outdoors, averaging one hike per week of the year. In 2016, I finished the challenge on Christmas Day, hiking in Providence Canyon with my mom and... Continue Reading →
Driving home from spending eight beautiful days in Colorado, I watched in new wonder as the foothills around me turned to mountains. The Rocky Mountains were incredible to behold: big, rugged, cold, wild. The Appalachians, however, are old, weathered, and wise. Something about the big mountains of Colorado felt familiar. Maybe it's because they tell... Continue Reading →
I promise I'm trying really hard to get better at blogging. You know, keeping you guys updated more frequently than every two months. Ooops. Honestly, it's because I don't really feel like the day to day stuff is very interesting so why bother writing about it? In reality I've been crazy busy and just haven't made... Continue Reading →
Still She Roams 