Backpacking
Softer, older, rounder (The mountains are calling)
October 9, 2019
I associated the mountains with summer vacation. It wasn't a place you lived, despite the obvious evidence of locals, it was a place you visited.
A September review (in short)
September 30, 2019
September was a whirlwind of activity and then for a solid week at the end of the month I stepped out of it all to walk in the woods and climb mountains, in sunshine and rain, with my best friend and life partner.
Winter is my country (but then there's March) ~ Part two
March 31, 2019
By the end of February I was feeling a whole lotta cranky. And then it came to me, while I was out in the woods for Laurent's birthday. I needed a solo backcountry ski trip in March.
Yes to more long distance backpacking, on my terms
October 5, 2018
Damien and I will do more backpacking trips, I'm positive of this. And after this experience I expect to enjoy myself when we go backpacking.
Backpacking as Vacation
October 4, 2018
The question I had been asking myself before this trip was: Do I love this? Is this really something I want to do or do I only do it because Damien loves it?
A return to Long Distance Hiking/Backpacking
October 2, 2018
My section hike of the Vermont Long Trail was nothing like our thru-hike. It was exactly what I needed to remember why I fell in love with backpacking to begin with.
After the Appalachian Trail will I ever do long distance backpacking again?
September 28, 2018
In the four years since we finished the AT I've done two short backpacking trips. Those were great experiences but I wasn't convinced after either of them that any longer distances were in my future.
