Category Archives: Places

Day Six – A Day Off

Caleb is struggling with what we thought the trail would be versus the reality we are facing. Trail angels are heading north, as apparently is our water supply, leaving the county to lock access behind them. The first two weeks … Continue reading

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Day Zero

Where to start… there are so many things that books, blogs, and videos failed to convey to me before this adventure; yet we have hiked sections of it, done our research, and planned as much as possible. We flew to … Continue reading

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There’s Snow on the Mountain

A benefit of hiking and camping without a car will be not having to wonder if it will continue to function as needed, though I suppose we will be thinking about the abilities of our bodies more often. We broke … Continue reading

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Staying with Family

We start Tuesday morning in a cold and gray Hardin and stop in Big Timber to see Caleb’s mom. We met her at Lions Club Park, so I’m not dealing with a trailer in a driveway, and walked the perimeter, … Continue reading

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Driving the Width of Two South Dakotas

Apparently, I looked the part as the hotel clerk commented as much when we arrived around 6 pm. But I’m getting ahead of myself. We started in Kennebec, South Dakota, this morning, just minutes behind the sun, clocking in for … Continue reading

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