Austin Hiker

Texas is big but we are lacking in long hiking trails. This is largely due to the state being more privately owned than most other states. Though huge, it was born from massive ranches and oil fields and little of it is protected land. While there are a couple of

So day one was a very full day. Already had my first wildlife encounter, my first injury, and my first new friends! The plan was for day one to be travel, night one test gear, day two explore and enjoy Aspen, night two relax, day three start the hike! That

So you might have noticed that my first post on this site was almost 6 months before the second post. The first post was made while training for the hike I'll be talking about. Everything was going great and my passion was through the roof! I had big plans to

Last year, after more than a decade off from backpacking I decided it was time. Last year I set the goal of finishing a hike I had started twice before and had to cancel due to no fault of my own. The part that makes this challenging is that in