what does it take to prepare for a thru-hike?
Weather variability, unreliable water sources and remote track require careful planning.
GUEST POST: Music for a Hike by Marc Reigel
Mahler’s music evokes emotions ranging from joy to anger to peace to alarm to ecstasy to despair.
Sending out an SOS
I wrote this for ‘The Trek’ about lessons learned from my evacuation off the CDT. Here’s a first look!
St. Peter’s Dome, Wisconsin
Views and a magical waterfall make this winter hike special, as well as sharing it with friends.
nobody puts “Blissful” in a corner
This spring, I’ll walk the Arizona Trail, 800 diverse miles of desert, canyons and “sky islands.”
Torres del Paine, Chile “O” Circuit Trek
Glaciers, waterfalls, and bizarre peaks, plus wild wind and squalls in Chilean Patagonia.
skiing uphill
Returning to a difficult sport reminds me to develop a beginner’s mind and learn to play rather than to strive.
A Tale of Two Hips
Last year, at the age of 55, I learned I needed to replace both my hips with titanium…
a walk on the Ice Age Trail – 14 miles
Blissful catches a perfect winter day in Eastern Wisconsin on the Kettle Moraine portion of the Ice Age Trail.
out with the old, in with the new
Resolutions stand a better chance of success if they’re accompanied by gratitude for what’s been.
