Wow, what a “race.” I put “race” in quotes because the winners finished almost 2.5 times faster than my partner and me. The Power of Four, for us, was all ab...

So, I had a friend who was updating my blog for me the first few hundred days of Walk The Parks and I’m super thankful for this. Then, he was busy and could...

I know. I know. There are so many other parks to explore. But I had to do it. And I had to go big. What’s on tap? A long backpacking trip, of course! H...

Wow, what a day! I slept in as late as I could, and ended up leaving camp at 7:30. First up, drive, drive, drive! Not bad though. Under 4 hours through U...

Slept ok last night, just not enough. Went to bed after 11, and woke up before 6. The birds were chirping loud and proud, and plentifully at that point, so ...

So exciting! The adventure has begun! At any beginning (or continuation) of something big there are feelings of nervousness, excitement, and the unknown. ...

What is Walk The Parks doing now? Great question! After 500 amazing days, which is still crazy for me to type, I decided the best thing to do for the winte...

Well, another interesting day in the life. First, a super nice gentleman gave me a ride to the weird place I got off trail a couple days ago, thank you so m...

Miles: 0 Steps: 3,304 Elevation Gain: 0 feet Thankfully the infection didn’t spread or anything, so hoping that’s a great sign? Shrug Relaxed for much...

Miles: 9.2 Steps: 24,737 Elevation Gain: 811 feet Welp, tried to go back to the trail today and ended up needing to see a doctor! Not the best day, but ...

Miles: 10.6 Steps: 27,006 Elevation Gain: 2,736 feet Well, an interesting day today. First up was steeply climbing then immediately descending 3 mountai...

Miles: 27.7 Steps: 62,814 Elevation Gain: 6,563 feet Wow, another super hot 90 degree day with high humidity and no wind and lots of bugs. An extremely ...

Miles: 26.2 Steps: 56,112 Elevation Gain: 5,506 feet Dang, the humidity was insane today! Shirt totally drenched and could be wrung out even, so much ch...

Miles: 27.9 Steps: 60,438 Elevation Gain: 5,417 feet Whew, a hot one for some big miles. I was on the trail by 5:15am One comment I forgot yesterday;...

Miles: 0 Steps: 11,220 Elevation Gain: 0 feet Woke up to a beautiful day! Blue skies and sunny! Last night when I arrived I met a group of folks who w...

Miles: 14.3 Steps: 32,581 Elevation Gain: 2,948 feet Another great day! I woke up in the comfort of a bed and started right in on my laptop. Sending ema...

Miles: 0 Steps: 1,503 Elevation Gain: 0 Very productive today. Got some errands done, went out to lunch AND dinner with my Mom (thanks mom, you’re the best,...

Miles: 0 Steps: 9,532 Elevation Gain: 0 My friend came and picked me up pretty early. Murph was feeling a bit better and headed back to the trail by herself...

Miles: 1.5 Steps: 5,182 Elevation Gain: 223 Feet Another interesting day on the Appalachian Trail and Walk the Parks. Slept in pretty late today after the e...