All of Hiking Thru Life’s adventures
I felt that I was prepared physically for my Superior Hiking Trail thru-hike. I have been backpacking the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) for the past 5 years doing various small sections. The rocky, rooty terrain was very familiar to me. I knew going into my hike that it is a moderately challenging trail with a few short but steep ascents and descents. Earlier this summer, my wife and I went on a road trip where …
Thru-hiking has always been on Andy’s mind ever since his first backpacking experience back in 2014. Andy hiked a small section of the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) back then with a group of friends. He found backpacking to be a very humbling and rewarding experience that resets oneself to the present and connects one back to the meaningful. His love for backpacking has never ceased. Fast forward 5 years and Andy is now planning to …
If you’ve been following our summer road trip, you might be curious about where we have been and what we have been up to. There are a couple of ways to follow along: Listen to our podcast. We have been podcasting a recap of each day of the road trip. This will be the best way to find out what we’ve been up to on our trip. We record an episode at the end of …
A road trip can be very pricey. From gas to lodging to food, things start adding up quickly. This is why budgeting is essential when planning an extended road trip. There are the essential expenses one has to plan for as well as the unexpected. However, with some planning and flexibility, you can greatly reduce expenses on your trip. Check out our blog on planning for this road trip to see some ways we are …
After five long days of driving, a weekend of out of the car, some fresh air, and slowing down the pace was much needed! We spent the weekend camping at Balsam Pond Campground southeast of Syracuse, New York. Rolling mountain views and miles of gravel road surrounded us as we drove to the campgrounds. It’s important to have the directions already programmed into your GPS since signal is very spotty as you get into the …
This is our first extensive cross country road trip with our dog Daisy. We did take Daisy down to Georgia this past December for a week, but this summer road trip will be two months. We are used to camping at secluded campsites with Daisy in Minnesota. We go to places like this because it’s meditative for her as well as meditative for us. We don’t need to be dog aware constantly. We are trying …
*This post contains affiliate links. We earn a small percentage of qualifying sales at no extra cost to you. The beauty about hiking is that everyone has differing levels and those levels can be adapted on any trail, push your limits as you see fit. After driving in the car for 3 days and not getting too much exercise, we felt it was time to push our limits and do a longer hike. We hiked …
The beauty of this road trip is that we had no plans, new adventures come with each day. Well, we did have one thing planned. We needed to pick up some business cards we got printed for free in Cleveland, Ohio. So far our days have been waking up in our Subaru Tribeca home, moving things around in order to drive, and hitting the road east with the end goal of Maine in mind. While …
We dream about van life, road tripping, a lifestyle of living on the road, whatever you want to call it. The reality is that we are still homeowners and we aren’t becoming nomads on the road as our life. So with not living out of our vehicle full-time but needing something to comfortably sleeping in for the next couple of months, purchasing a new vehicle for our summer road trip didn’t make sense. The next …
After many conversations with Sarah’s aunt Kathy expressing an interest in trying out backpacking, we made it into a reality. On a weekend in the middle of June, we had the pleasure of guiding Sarah’s aunt on her first-ever backpacking experience. It was powerful, brought us closer, and pushed us to challenges and experiences people don’t share anywhere else but the wilderness. It was the perfect introduction to backpacking and we are so grateful to …
