June 24, 2024 Northern Terminus to Caribou Pond 11.3 miles I didn’t sleep well because I never sleep well the first night of a backpacking trip, but on the bright side, the moon was absolutely gorgeous last night, huge and round and low in the sky reflecting on the water. This morning was cold and …
Continue reading Superior Hiking Trail Day 1: Otterly Out Here
Man, it feels good to be on a long trail again. And to be writing about it again. Opening the WordPress app for the first time since last summer gave me crazy amounts of dopamine and adrenaline. Like the years of masquerading as a real adult in between thru-hikes can be shed for the summer …
We slept in today, which was magical because I didn't get much rest the night before last. It was around 9:45 before I finally got up, and once again, I went coffee-less and food-less until we drove to a bakery called Brake Bread (because they deliver bread and baked goods on bikes, get it? Get …
Continue reading Minnesota, Day 3: Saturday, February 26, 2022
It was 3 degrees this morning. Frosty! I am very proud of how I got up before 7 and survived without coffee for a whole half an hour before we stopped at The Baker's Wife pastry shop for breakfast sandwiches, pastries, and coffee, all of which were delicious. As a bonus, they had a very …
Continue reading Minnesota, Day 2: Friday, February 25, 2022
I’m in Minnesota! And it’s cold. Extremely cold. I wouldn’t be visiting this place this time of year if it weren’t for KG, one of my two original tramily members from the Appalachian Trail, living here. But there’s also something magical about this kind of snowy fridigness. People just deal with it, and no one …
Continue reading Minnesota, Day 1: Thursday, February 24, 2022
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 