Kaat is a friend who listened to to me talk about the importance of staying on the path. She commented, “but sometimes you have to

I am out on the Flint Hills Trail that goes westward in Kansas from Osawatomie to Herrington. Well, that is the ultimate goal but for

     The unsung heroes of the Trail are the maintenance volunteers. These are men and women who carry heavy chain saw, cables, chains, hooks, and materials

     Last week I shared that the trail is a great teacher. However, what I learn from her depends on me being a good student. I

What is so compelling about strapping the bare necessities of living onto your back, leaving the comforts of home, and walking for miles up and

Hey y’all Dan here!  There are so many things to consider about backpacking, I didn’t know where to begin. I had been a soldier for

Hi y’all, Dan here! I just returned home from another hiking adventure. This month’s trail was the Fiery Gizzard near Chattanooga, Tennessee. I backpacked along

I haven’t written in a couple of weeks. My schedule was thrown into chaos by various circumstances; family illness, settling into a new house, and