May 24-June 2, 2025 Pochuck Mountain Shelter to Canopus Lake Beach, NY Mile 1429.5 Well, it’s been a minute.  This post will be a quick-and-dirty summary of my final week or so of hiking this summer, a few explanations about the radio silence, and my plans going forward. When last I checked in, I’d spent a night alone in the shelter at Pochuck Mountain Shelter in New Jersey. I then pushed the pace to get to the meetup point I’d agreed on with my friend Tom on the phone. The w

May 23, 2025 Unionville, NJ to Pochuck Mountain Shelter Mile 1354.4 The hostel was up and going by 6:30. They made us pancakes. The family had three sweet kids named Maple, Birch, and Evergreen. Moxie slept later, and they asked me to wake her up. I made a half-hearted effort to do so, but felt a bit weird about it. The night before, the pastor had asked me questions about Moxie, rather than addressing his questions to her directly. This had felt a little odd to me, and I won

May 22, 2025 High Point shelter to Unionville, NY Mile 1349.1 Rained hard last night, as expected, but I slept through most of it. Tyler...