So.. my hike on the Oregon Coast Trail is over. I was 10 days away from the finish line. 10 days! But my dad hurt his leg, the season was coming to a close, money dried up.. shit just kind of happens. Obviously I was really bummed out that it ended to put it lightly. …
I feel like such a stereotype right now blogging in an independent coffee shop. But the coffee is good and being cooped up in a hotel room sucks. Day 1 After being dropped off at a hiker/hiker campsite by my brother and mom, my dad and I set up camp and crashed with zero …
Just so you know in advance: I am off the AT and I am not going back. Ever. After completing The 100 Mile Wilderness section of the hike I got off trail and didn't look back. I had zero remorse over quitting, I had to get the hell off that trail. So what went wrong? …
After a very unfortunate battle with Greyhound, I was finally unleashed onto the small town of Bangor, Maine at a gas station/restaurant. I had just one more bus to take which was a smaller local operation, meaning it would likely be run more effectively thank god. I went inside, purchased a ticket, and with a …
I got on my first bus in a little terminal in Salt Lake City. It was a shorter ride to Denver but as soon as I sat down I knew it would feel like an eternity. There was no leg room and my knees started to hurt within minutes of boarding, but hey it only …
Small update and stuff. My apartment is pretty much all packed away. There's a bunch of small things here and there that I kinda just stare at wondering what to do with and my gear is kind of all over the place, but it's pretty much done. I'm laying on the floor right now staring …
A while ago I posted on here with ambitious plans of climbing 12,000 feet and crossing a 40 mile chunk of mountains. What actually happened wasn't the funnest time I've ever had hiking. I started at around 7:30 and started my ascent from above the state capitol building near Ensign peak, a very modest 10 …
Apparently I don't have to go to work until July 5th, so that leaves me with a bit of time. Naturally my first thought was to go backpacking, so I looked around, and first settled on an 86 mile hike, but there's a section where the trail hits the pavement through a canyon with no …
Before I get into anything, here's some quick facts about Bears Ears and the American West: Every 2.5 minutes, a football field's worth of land is lost to human development. Bears Ears National Monument suffers the least from light pollution than any of the other popular National Park Destinations in the West. While it's not …
So I learned something really discouraging today: The Ice Age Trail is largely going to be closed in October for the hunting season. That was pretty frustrating news, I knew that it would be a reality but the extent of it wasn't apparent to me until I asked other hikers. Since my dad wants to …
The Limping Rabbit 