hiking solo

Adjusting to being home

October 14, 2009

I am slowly adjusting to being back in Portland, but I have discovered some jarring differences between my trail life and city life. For starters, people here don’t wear the same thing everyday and tend to take showers more than twice a month. I’m still getting used to this. Recently, I was hugging a friend [...]

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Weight, weight, don’t tell me

August 22, 2009

“You are never going to make it through the Whites or the Mahoosacs with that pack,” another backpacker tells me. I nod and think I heard you the first four times you told me. He is traveling with a friend, wearing spandex, carrying only a fanny pack. He began to lecture me on the weight [...]

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Solo hiking

July 22, 2009

Several people have asked me if I get lonely being a solo hiker and here is my answer: Hiking alone is not so bad. I make up games to pass the time. My favorite one is “Count to 1000.” Not to be bested by “Count to 1000 again” and “Which piece of gear will I [...]

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