POREZEN MOUNTAIN
VIA ALPINA DAY 06 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026GORENJI NOVAKI TO VRHO BAĆE DISTANCE HIKED: 23.6 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,775 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 160.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 7,336 m The overnight rest and… Continue reading
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CROSSING THE RAPALLO BORDER
VIA ALPINA DAY 05 – FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2026 IDRIJA TO GORENJI NOVAKI DISTANCE HIKED: 30 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,690 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 137.3 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 5,561 m Despite a very warm… Continue reading
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
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
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