This wasn’t the first time I was dealing with injury in duplicate. Once before I had injured both of my knees at the same time and as my sports medicine, doctor said I didn’t “have a leg to stand on.” Back then I had resorted to swimming to keep myself moving. But now, it didn’t

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I find transition times difficult. Going from a known entity into a lesser known one can provoke some anxiety. I often feel a bit uneasy even leaving my house. Once I’m in my car and on the way, I’m usually fine. But in this case, I was transitioning from being quite active to being relatively

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In some ways I was relieved to find out my foot was broken and I had to get off the Pacific Northwest Trail. If I hadn’t done the MRI and had just gone with the x-ray results, I would have kept hiking on that painful foot. I hadn’t been enjoying myself for much of the

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When I was at Corinna’s I realized I was missing the small digital recorder I carry with me when I hike. Rather than keeping a written journal, I speak into the recorder during the day. Besides providing a record of my trip, it helps me remember what I want to later blog about. I am

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After confirming that I had at least one broken foot, I planed to stay at the church in Havillah for a few days. Since I often find that transitions to be difficult, I wanted to give myself time to make this very unexpected one. Sometimes I feel anxiety before I leave one place to go

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I’ve talked often of hiking one’s own hike. When I was driving up to Glacier in June, I stopped to see Barb, my friend and CDT Trail Angel, who lives in Helena, Montana. She talked about hiking the hike you’ve been given. I thought of that a lot as I was hiking, and I’m definitely

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