Rambling Hemlock

2014 was the best year of my life because it was the year of my first long distance backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail.  The first...

"Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike.  And I know y...

The Pinhoti Trail extends 335 miles through Alabama and Georgia along the southern tip of the Appalachian mountains.  It is part of the Grea...

I am a Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador , and I wrote an article for the Gossamer Gear blog about Footcare basics for the Pacific Crest Trail....

The Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail (OHT) extends 218 miles through northwestern Arkansas through much of the Ozark National Fores...

Over Thanksgiving, I visited the Four Corners area, which is where Still Waters has recently taken a job.  The high peaks of the La Plata Mo...

An overnight backpacking trip with the Trail Dames on the Pine Mountain Trail at FDR State Park in Georgia. Lunch break on the Pine Mount...