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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While I was giving my foot a much needed rest in Republic, Sarah, also known as Mighty Mouse, who had started with me in Glacier National Park, caught up to me. I had not seen her since my first resupply in Polebridge, even though we had tried many times to reconnect. We were both looking…

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Since I had been living by my beliefs that there was plenty to go around for everyone, I’ve been having some wonderful interactions with people. Orient was no exception. While I enjoyed getting to know some of the members of the Seventh Day Adventist community, I was thrilled to get to know Corinna. Corinna has…

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The hike from Northport to Orient was one of the easiest I ‘ve done on the PNT and yet it wasn’t easy for me. My feet were still hurting and I was trying to make big miles. I was pushing myself because I had a package at a store in Orient. I wanted to be…

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When I arrived in Metaline Falls it was extremely hot. I was surprised to see a sprinkler hose set up near a bench in town with a sign saying to use it to cool down. I was tempted to spray myself, but instead I ducked into the air conditioned ice cream shop. I bought a…

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I had been going at a pretty steady clip for a number of days. I did a long day out of Bonners Ferry with over 7000 feet of climbing. The following day I did the infamous lions head bushwhack after hiking 7 miles in the morning. Instead of taking a slow day following the bushwhack,…

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