June 25, 2024 Caribou Pond to campsite at Judge C. R. Magney State Park 17.0 miles It thunderstormed last night out of nowhere. One minute I was falling asleep and the next, it was pouring rain and thundering so loud it seemed like it was right next to us. I rearranged the inside of my …
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 …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 