by Melanie McManus | Apr 17, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe the end of this hike is so close! I had a great night’s sleep last night and joined everyone at 8 a.m., when the inn opened for breakfast. Everyone, that is, except Nat Geo, who got an early start on making up the 10 miles he and Cake...
by Melanie McManus | Apr 18, 2019 | Arizona, Arizona Trail 2019, Hiking, Trail Journals, United States
Success was in sight this morning! But let’s back up a minute to last night. So, how many items have I lost this trip? Too many! I realized last night that I’d lost my second spork the same way as the first – I washed it in a motel sink, then left it there to...
by adventuretoward | Sep 15, 2017 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New England Trail 2017, Trail Journals
Today’s hike – our NET finale – was convoluted, as we started out from the Royalston Falls trailhead. Technically, as this hike consists of us moving northbound every day, but hiking southbound, we should have started from the northern terminus. And that...