I managed to connect with a trail angel via text. She said she could pick me up in three days at the terminus. Since she was driving in the next morning to pick up another hiker, she would leave some water at the terminus with my name on it. Those arrangements would allow time for…

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On june 12 from 12 to 1 Eastern time I will be part of a free presentation about paddling the Connecticut river. One other person and I will be showing slides of our paddle of the entire river. There will be time for questions. You can read about this trip in some of my earlier…

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I was pretty pleased the next day with how I put into place the lessons I’ve been cultivating on the trails these past few years. I still had no idea how I was going to get from the trail’s end in the middle of nowhere on the Utah border to a paved road, and then…

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The closer I got to the end the more eager I was to get there, but again I worked on staying in the present moment. My goal for the day was about 18 miles to what was considered a fairly reliable water source out of a cement trough. The wind stayed with me all that…

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I was thrilled the following morning when it wasn’t too cold out. It made it easier to get out of my sleeping bag and get going. From the campground, the trail dropped down into a little ravine. As I dropped the temperature dropped with me. It became downright cold and I thought about pulling my…

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I had no idea how long it would take me to make the climb from Cottonwood campground to the north rim. I knew it was steeper than what I had done the day before, but that it also was less steep than the descent into the canyon had been. I decided to get an early…

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