Beach Tour ’99 (Our Adventure on the Pyrenees High Route) The Pyrenees High Route extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea along the ‘Crest’ of the Pyrenees June 23rd, 1999 Arriving in Paris after air hitching from JFK in New York City on a shoestring budget, my friend Pieps (Brian Piepergerdes) and IContinue reading “Pyrenees High Route (our journey across the frontier)”
Category Archives: Hiking
Fiddlehead’s Most Excellent CDT Hike
Fiddlehead’s Most Excellent CDT Hike After intense planning, (much more than I’ve ever done before) Four of us: Rainman, Let it Be, Mr Miserable and myself, met in Demming NM April 30 and, after caching some water, headed to the border. We met the rest of our crew two days later near Antelope Wells! It’sContinue reading “Fiddlehead’s Most Excellent CDT Hike”
Hiking story from Jicarrilla Indian Reservation, NM
A few years ago, during an attempt to hike the “Triple Crown” of backpacking: The Appalacian Trail, The Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail, we were in the New Mexico portion of the CDT and looking at our options for getting thru the area around the Tierra Amarillo Land Grant or the JicarrillaContinue reading “Hiking story from Jicarrilla Indian Reservation, NM”
Mooning the Cog and other “traditional” hiking story
In the white mountains of New Hampshire, they not only boast the worst weather in the world, but traditions are important to the New Englanders living there. On top of Mt. Washington (the highest point in northeastern US) there is a weather station that is manned year round to monitor and show the world theContinue reading “Mooning the Cog and other “traditional” hiking story”
Zip stove story from the AT in Connecticut.
Interesting story that happened to me on the AT in Connecticut back in 91: (or maybe it was ’95?) I was staying near the shelter just after Kent, CT named Stewart Hollow Brook Lean-to and this guy was staying there with his 3 kids, the youngest being a little girl about 4 or 5. WhileContinue reading “Zip stove story from the AT in Connecticut.”
Favorite Quotes
Enjoy the following favorite quotes of mine, mostly pertaining to hiking and travelling as that’s what I like to do. WORDS OF WISDOM from the trail. “Believe Nothing! No matter where you read it, or who has said it, even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason, and your ownContinue reading “Favorite Quotes”
10 Commandments for Ultra-lite Backpacking
Fiddlehead’s 10 commandments for light weight hiking on the AT. (Appalacian Trail) in answer to the question: “So what are your 10 commandments for UL hiking?” 1/ Every item shall be used daily or it shall be left behind. 2/ All of your life you must search for anything out there in the world thatContinue reading “10 Commandments for Ultra-lite Backpacking”
My Gear List for Lightweight Backpacking
Cold weather & Warm weather hiking Gear List The gear we carry varies depending on the weather, temperature, how many days we’re between supply points, etc. Keep in mind this is for lightweight backpacking and we are geared to move fast. Our goal usually is to complete one of the big 3 in the US.Continue reading “My Gear List for Lightweight Backpacking”
Around 3 8,000 meter peaks in Nepal
Well, here I am back in Kathmandu after our 33-day trek into some of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been! We left here on April 23rd (3 of us) with 5 Sherpa guides/porters to carry our 25 days food and cooking gear, cooking tent, and of course enough food and clothing for them too!Continue reading “Around 3 8,000 meter peaks in Nepal”