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I got back last night from a four day, 50 mile section hike on the Long Trail in Vermont and I’m slowly recovering from being back in civilization. I’m still in the zone, if you know what I mean, where I’m much calmer and focused on the now. I’ll write up a longer trip report in a part two of …

I’ve got another section hike coming up on the Long Trail and I’ve made a few changes to my gear list. This next section will be a 4 day trip covering slightly over 47 miles over much more difficult terrain. After this section, I will have hiked close to 50% of the 272 mile Long Trail. I have one major …

If you are like me and eat a lot of freezer bag or dehydrated meals out of plastic bags, chances are good that you are going to drop some oatmeal or curried chicken down the front of your shirt. That’s not good, because the bears will come for you at night…. However, you can improve your chances of hitting your …

I'm traveling this week and just got back from a fantastic dinner at Carmines, and excellent Italian restaurant on Rush Street in Chicago. Incredible food. I had an appetizer tonight that I have been planning to bring on my next section hike on the Long Trail: olive oil with good bread and powdered parmesan cheese. This might seems like an …