Tag: hiking
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Sheridan is Really Stunning
I am better today but still looking forward to getting home. We should be there in about six weeks. I am hoping to be at Coffee on October first. Jack and I have taken a few hikes around the area and the landscape is stunning. The skies are blue and white, the colors you find…
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Leaving Wallace Today
We’re packing up and leaving Wallace today. I have really enjoyed my time here. I walked 15 miles on the Trail of the Coeur d’ Alene, a trail on the Great American Rail Trail. Just FYI, first walk was easy but I thought the second walk would kill me. They did damage my left big…
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Wallace, Idaho
Right now Jack and I are camping in Burke Canyon just outside of Wallace, Idaho. It’s in Northern part of Idaho and incredibly beautiful. Pine trees up the sides of the mountains on both sides of a narrow stretch of road. There are houses on both sides of various sorts. Small, big(ish), some in good…
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It’s Cold and Rainy again
I am finishing my ninth week out here in the wilds of America. It’s been a little rough. I thought I would be here, ready to just walk every day, between four and five weeks from leaving Bynum. It has taken me Nine weeks. I have a Lot of Grace around this adventure so I…
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Safe and Sound
I haven’t written in a couple of days so wanted folk to know that we are safe and sound. Settled into our third spot, Greenbelt National Park. We will be here until April 25th. If you would like to send mail the address is Carrie Overgaard, c/o Greenbelt National Park, 6565 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, Maryland…
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It’s Friday and I made a little progress today.
I walked yesterday and today and, I think, accomplished about 7-8 miles. Hard to know because I am using more than one app and sometimes I forget which one and to restart them after a rest. Today was definitely more organized than yesterday. But I feel like Jack and I got tired earlier. Jack is…
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These are the Trails
Over the next few weeks I am going to profile the trails that I will be walking. The Great American Rail Trail is a trail being built by Rails to Trails Conservancy. Here is the link to Rails to Trails and to the Great American Rail Trail. https://www.railstotrails.org https://www.railstotrails.org/site/greatamericanrailtrail/ And here is the link to…
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Questions folk ask me about planning, etc.
Carrie plans to walk about 4000 miles in two 6-month trips, with a “hub and spokes” approach for lodging. She intends to walk 12.5-15 miles a day, with a companion for company, and asks for support and company on her journey. She plans to leave next April and invites others to join her for parts…
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American Tobacco Trail: Training Schedule and Endurance Progress
On Mondays I walk along the American Tobacco Trail. The trail was built by Rails to Trails so is what I can expect on my journey. Today I walked almost 5.5 miles in about 2 hours. The average was 22 minutes per mile, a little slower than I would like to be when I hit…
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Great American Rail Trail: Trail List from Washington, DC to La Push, Washington
The Rails to Trails webpage has does some upgrading and it now has a list of the trails, in order, across the Great American Rail Trail. It runs from Washington, DC to La Push, Washington. Here is the link to Rails to Trails: https://www.railstotrails.org/site/greatamericanrailtrail/content/route/#trails Here is the list as it starts in Washington, DC. My…
These Knees Were Made For Walking 