Salpapolku: Day 4 – Takamaa-Hostikka
8,15 km (5.06 miles) Hostikka, Miehikkälä I woke up already before 6 am. The weather...
Long Distance Hiking
Salpapolku: Day 3 – Pyyhinlampi-Takamaa
20,24 km (12.58 miles) Takamaa, Miehikkälä During the night and in the wee hours there...
Salpapolku: Day 2 – Matsun Laavu-Pyyhinlampi
15,94 km (9.9 miles) Pyyhinlampi, Virolahti I woke up into a fresh May morning after...
Salpapolku: Day 1 – Majaniemi-Matsun Laavu
15,7 km (9.76 miles) Matsun laavu, Virolahti A year ago I tried to hike the...
Post-AT: One Year After the AT
A year ago I climbed to the highest peak in Maine carrying my green Osprey...
Post-AT: Gear Review
“How much does your pack weigh?” This is that vernal mating call on the Appalachians...
Post-AT: Life After the Thru-hike
On this day, exactly one year ago, I lifted the painfully heavy backpack up on...