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The Ouachita Trail: Queen Wilhelmina to Foran Gap Shelter 17 miles 2 days Sunshine and Trail Angels DAY 6 6.3 miles to Black Fork Mountain Shelter. (Mile Marker 57.8) Kandace and I both slept hard at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge. It was amazing to wake up and be able to go to the bathroom without …
The Ouachita Trail: Winding Stair to Queen Wilhelmina State Park 26.5 miles 2 days Some rain, some sun and… Many River Crossings DAY 4 14 miles to a spot in the woods where we collapsed. (close to Mile Marker 39) We woke up to a gorgeous fog covering the whole world around us. Thankfully, it …
Part 1 of the Ouachita Trail: Talimena State Park to Winding Stair Mountain 25 miles 3 days Sun, Rain, Wind and Fire DAY 1 9.3 Miles to Rock Garden Shelter On the last day of November, on the Beaver Full Moon, my friend Kandace and I loaded up in my parents’ car and drove from …
Hiking The Ouachita Trail in Winter or The Hardest Hike I’ve Ever Done The three weeks I hiked on the Camino in September was the longest distance I have ever hiked at one time…266 miles. But it was for sure not the hardest hike I have ever done. Hiking the Coast to Coast across England …
Trail Angels and Trail Magic on Backcountry Hikes This summer when we were hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail in the hot June sun, we came across two trail angels waiting at a spot in the road where the trail crossed Skyline Drive, the road that runs the length of Shenandoah National Park. . …
It’s 5am and I’ve been awake a couple of hours already, which might have something to do with the fact that I’ve been holed up in my sleeping bag since yesterday afternoon. I woke up yesterday morning to rain on the tin roof of the Holdon Valley Vista Shelter. We had stopped at the shelter …
Well friends, the end of 2020 is within sight. I daresay it’s been a year we will never forget, even if we want to. But before this year is over, I am hoping to squeeze in a little (socially-distanced) adventure AND bring some light and love to the world in the process. So I am …