by Melanie McManus | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog, Florida, Hiking, United States
The Florida Trail, or FT, is one of our 11 National Scenic Trails. Experienced hikers sometimes are wary about tackling this trail, believing that any path running along mostly flat terrain isn’t worth hiking. But once they hike the whole thing, they typically...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Hiking, Idaho, Montana, United States, Washington
Today’s blog is courtesy of Paul Kautz, aka Hiking Dude, who thru-hiked the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail in 2017. Check out his information-laden hiking site, HikingDude.com, for lots of great trekking info. Thanks, Hiking Dude!The Pacific Northwest...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 4, 2019 | Arizona, Blog, Hiking, United States
I haven’t blogged in a while for a very good reason: I’m thru-hiking the Arizona National Scenic Trail.This trail has been quite challenging, and unlike any other trail I’ve tackled. I’ll post a full report when I’m finished. But for now,...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 1, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Ed dropped me off at the Pine trailhead around 7:45 a.m. with a day pack to start my trek up the famous Mogollon Rim. This is a 200-mile topographical and geological feature that’s basically the southern end of the Colorado Plateau. Anyway, it would be another...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 2, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Today’s goal was getting up and over the rim. Ed and I broke camp before 8 a.m. and went our separate ways. He was headed back south to the car, which he would move up to the Hwy. 87 trail crossing. I headed up the rest of the Mogollon Rim. Well, I went the...