A trail life series
We set off with the plan of biking from Berlin to Prague and from there pretty much straight through Germany back to my home, in the black forest region. For days we were struggling strapping our stuff on the bikes so it won’t wobble around while biking and the thought of just not going for…
Hier geht’s zum deutschen Text. The beginning of the year, for me, became the time to evaluate my backpacking gear list. What did work, what didn’t and what am I just simply tired of. This time I shared my gear list on www.lighterpack.com and the final weight including, what I call, the foreigner special (Passport) comes…
The batteries are fully charged, the Van repaired and cleaned. Our road trip across the country to the east-coast can start. First stop: Sedona.
Diesen Blog Eintrag gibt’s auch in Deutsch. Yeah! Who hasn’t have had a hard time finding the right fitting pants? I personally always struggled, it’s not that I have an especially hard-to-find size, standard length fits most of the time. The shape is the problem: on the thighs too tight, too loose at the hips…
It was already 2 pm when I stepped back on the trail after my unintentional visit in NYC. I had to climb steep up over boulders immediately. Only 5 minutes in and I was already bit by Mosquitos several times and soaked in sweat. What did I expect?
It’s been 15 days since I drove back from Montreal (Canada) to Massachusetts (USA) and started hiking southbound (Sobo) on the Appalachian trail (A.T.) from there. Since then I’ve hiked somewhat around 200 miles or more and crossed 3 more states – Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.
This is a long one – from Stratton in Maine to Katahdin. Finally, the trail for us smoothened out a little bit and ‘Soda’ felt good again after taking Doxycycline for some days to treat the symptoms of Lyme-disease.
600 miles down on the Appalachian trail but if you ask me it’s not done yet. More about the last section from Stratton to Katahdin on the AT including pictures and an outlook on the upcoming in a bit. For now off to Canada and some chill time for a minute!
Skipping 50 miles gave us the possibility for some days of rest and checking how the antibiotics would effect Soda’s immune system. We made it up to Rangeley and stayed two nights at the wonderful ‘Farmhouse Inn’ where they were well informed about Lyme-disease and therefore able to give Soda lots of additional information.
Strong coffee, bagel with cream cheese – I am sitting in a Café and enjoy some treats while the clouds outside are hanging low today in Gorham. In the meantime, ‘Soda’ is at the local clinic to get checked for Lyme-disease.