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Ha’ikū Stairs the Ever Muddy and Legal Way

If you’re like me you travel the world trying to find the most amazing and beautiful hikes around.  Your search may lead you to the Hawaiian island of O’ahu and one of the most dangerous hikes that I have ever been on, the “Stairway to Heaven” (Ha’ikū Stairs).  Don’t let the name fool you, it’s…

A Comprehensive Guide to Resupplying on the John Muir Trail

I kid you not, one of  the first questions my mom asked me when I told her I was planning on hiking the John Muir Trail was, “But.. how are you going to eat?”  After I entertained myself with some cheesy joke along the lines of, “um, with my mouth,” I informed her that the…

The Unexpected: Namibia

Namibia wasn’t even on my radar. I knew very little about this low-key country bordering Botswana to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west that I really thought I wasn’t missing out if I never got the opportunity to go during my two years living next door. Boy was I wrong. Just like…