BOILING IN IDRIA
VIA ALPINA DAY 04 – 25 JUNE 2026 JAVORNIK TO IDRIJA DISTANCE HIKED: 17.4 kmELEVATION GAIN: 211 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 107.3 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 3,871 m Birdsong started just after 4am. Chirping… Continue reading
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NANOS PLATEAU
VIA ALPINA – DAY 03: 24 JUNE 2026 RAZDRTO TO JAVORNIK DISTANCE HIKED: 31.8 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,580 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 89.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 3,660 m Today was a day of two… Continue reading
RECORD HEATWAVE
VIA ALPINA – DAY 02: TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2026 PLANINSKI DOM KOKOŠ TO RAZDRTO DISTANCE HIKED: 30.5 kmELEVATION GAIN: 740 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 58.1 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 2080 m It is amazing… Continue reading
LEAVING MUGGIA
VIA ALPINA – DAY 01: MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2026 MUGGIA TO PLANINSKI DOM KOKOṢ̌ DISTANCE HIKED: 27.6km ELEVATION GAIN: 1350m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 27.6km TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 1350m We woke before the 4am… Continue reading
HAMMERS REFLECTIONS ON NH & ME
NEW HAMPSHIRE (161 miles) New Hampshire is known for its 48 – 4,000 foot mountain peaks, its lack of trail marking, its gnarly rocky trail and its expensive AMC huts. The highest mountain… Continue reading
HAMMERS REFLECTIONS ON MA & VT
MASSACHUSETTS (90 miles) A past thru-hiker told us way back in Virginia that people become less friendly as you go north on the AT and you will experience less and less Trail Magic.… Continue reading
HAMMERS REFLECTION ON NY & CT
New York State (88 Miles) New York State welcolmed us with a fierce storm as soon as we crossed the border from New Jersey. It was somewhat scary as the lightning and thunder… Continue reading
FAREWELL APPALACHIAN TRAIL
AT Day 133: Friday, August 18, 2023 SOBO Mile 1677 – 1657.4 Campsite in the Woods near USFS 10 – Econolodge, Manchester Centre Distance Hiked – 19.4 miles/ 31 km Total Distance Hiked:… Continue reading
THE ROCK GARDEN
AT Day 132: Thursday, August 17, 2023 SOBO Mile 1698.5 -1677 Sargeant Brook Campsite – Campsite in the Woods near USFS 10 Distance Hiked – 21.5 miles/ 34.6 km Total Distance Hiked: 2169… Continue reading
MOUNT KILLINGTON
AT Day 131: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 SOBO Mile 1720 – 1698.5 Stony Brook Campsite – Sargeant Brook Campsite Distance Hiked – 21.5 miles/ 34.6 km Total Distance Hiked: 2157.5 miles/3471.5 km A:5699… Continue reading