I’ve been having nightmares. I dreamt about circles of blood and feathers, about what would’ve happened if grizzlies found that delicious trap of blueberries and sausages, and about the apathetic and hostile faces of hunters who wanted us out. Rob said I kept mumbling in my sleep, something about “deep tracks, deep tracks.” Our last…
Category: Life
Updates on us and the pups. We want you to get to know us, so please don’t be afraid to let us know if you’re going through similar events. In the end, we hope that you can consider us your friends.
Colorado: New Perspectives
The San Juan forest and the mountains wind down around us, from mountains to mole hills. My head really starts to wrap around what we are doing with this journey. I had left Philadelphia only a month ago, never having driven on a dirt road before the trip, let alone traverse mountain passes. My learning…
You Can Always Rely on Cheese: Personal Ramblings about Stuff
Fellow Adventurers, take your time. See the trail you’re on; it’s not about crossing something off your bucket list. Remember our philosophy on life; don’t be hypocritical. It’s not about getting away from civilization, it’s about getting to the heart of it. We’ve met few people, but each person was amazing in their own right….
Interview with Rise
Hey! Go do something rad right now, then go find a Rise Bar to munch on, and then come back to read our story that Rise did on us. “Search for adventure. And we don’t mean you have to go and become a pioneer. Redefine adventure to mean anything bold and new that you’ve always…
Currently Reading: Annals of the Former World
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Annals of the Former World Cover for Annals of the Former World Author John McPhee Subject Geology Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date 1998 Pages 696 ISBN 978-0-374-10520-4 OCLC 37588534 Dewey Decimal 557.3 21 LC Class QE77 .M38 1998 Annals of the Former World is a book on geology written…
Colorado Part 1. Leroy and the Walking Y
As we crossed over the southern border of Colorado we saw a scraggly handwritten sign for “Farm Fresh Eggs” with an arrow pointing to someone’s home. This is actually very common and fresh green eggs is one of Rob’s favorite things (Dr. Seuss anyone?) We pulled up into the driveway of a ranch hand’s home…
Oklahoma Part 3 (And a bit of New Mexico). I Like Big Buttes and I Cannot Lie
At the end of the panhandle you will find the coolest thing that Oklahoma has to offer: Black Mesa State Park! The pinyon-juniper woodland is my favorite ecosystem. The Utah Juniper trees look like wicked witch’s fingers twisted at the joints, with shredded bark used by orcs as back scratches. And, the pinyon, oh how…
Tennessee Part 1. The Time a Creek Ate my Truck.
Well here I am, sitting in the absurd humidity after a night of torrential downpour and thunderstorms, in a small town in tennessee where the jack daniels distillery is apparently located. The distillery is located right along the trail in the town of Lynchburg, probably more on purpose than by accident on part of the creator…
Day Whatever, I give up: Side trip through North Carolina
After falling in love with the first AT thru-hiker town by Woods Hole, we followed the recommendation of a friend to visit Hot Springs, NC too. It’s a pretty darn romantic place with 108 degree hot springs and secret sidewalks lined with magnolias. NC was a much needed break for us where we could cheat…
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