Category Archives: Trail Award Quest

Cold Hike

Long, long ago, I mentioned that I wanted to hike all 798 miles required to earn the State Forest Trails Award. Last weekend, I went out into the frosty mountains with Klinutus and my evil sister. It was about 16 … Continue reading

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Tent Pictures

I set up my new tent in the back yard today, and crawled around in it. It wasn’t too hard to set up. I didn’t really get the rain fly attached very well, so there’s wrinkles and stuff. Here she … Continue reading

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Hiking: Mid State Trail

This weekend, I once again joined forces with Sophie the Adventure Dog (and the regular cast of human characters) to knock off a couple of miles on the Mid State Trail. It snowed pretty hard for a while. Sophie was … Continue reading

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Hiking: Tuscarora Trail – Cowpens Road to PA233

After hiking the Pinchot Trail Saturday, I spent the very next day on the Tuscarora Trail with Sophie the Wonder Dog, and her Human concierge. We hiked about 9 miles through icy wind and snow squalls, then we passed a … Continue reading

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Hiking: Pinchot Trail – North Loop

Saturday, Apertome and I hiked the north loop of the Pinchot Trail. We had some wet weather to contend with, which afforded me the opportunity to try out my new poncho. We had pretty miserable conditions, but the poncho kept … Continue reading

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