#tbt to our trip to the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, PA. Okay, so maybe Pennsylvania wasn't all bad. The next generation of brewery ownership, the sixth, will be all women (last pic). Cheers to them! And cheers… instagram.com/p/Bzx-8UClmwg/…

These are highlights from New Jersey, a state that won my heart. It's a picture like this that I already know will make me miss being out here. I'll see it a year from now and probably get misty eyed. By then I'll… instagram.com/p/Bz9MpwSlpOg/…

Here's a scene from our last day in New York. It's not unusual to hike all day and never see beyond the trees, so we slow up anytime we get a view. Dear friends rescued us from the heatwave this weekend. (Thank you,… instagram.com/p/B0LhKK3FnK3/…

Another scene from New York. And yet we're solidly in Massachusetts now, where it's raining hard, but who wants to see that? I imagine a parallel life where I post photos in the moment. In that life I also have… instagram.com/p/B0O_LjVhWk6/…

"Trail Magic." I heard about this phenomenon before we started our journey. Full disclosure: I scoffed a bit at the "magic" part. burr.oak loves magic, the sleight of hand, rabbit from a hat kind of stuff. But magic… instagram.com/p/B0cMN-CF3n2/…

Oh, Vermont. You were the 12th state of our 14, and to date you were my favorite. Many hikers refer to you as "Vermud." Sure we got a little (a lot) muddy in the southern stretch, but you were worth it. And you… instagram.com/p/B03It-oFfOo/…

Our first stop in New Hampshire was Loch Lyme Cabins, not a campsite. Thanks to the generous innkeepers, Jay and Amy, we escaped the rain and enjoyed a mini vacation here. Comfy beds. Delicious food. A clear water… instagram.com/p/B08XcndlW8j/…

We are done with The Whites and my swollen, dinosaur knees couldn't be happier. Hiking (climbing, really) in New Hampshire is the most physically and emotionally challenging task I've ever undertaken. Each day I… instagram.com/p/B1bOqwsB78I/…

Last week we crossed our last state line and entered Maine. Maine!? Since April 7th when anyone asks us where we're headed, burr.oak and I reply, "Maine, if all goes well." Now we say, "Mt. Katahdin." Our final… instagram.com/p/B13dVRcFTb2/…

Today we head into the Hundred Mile Wilderness, the last leg of our journey before we reach Mt. Katahdin. This is a view from one of our recent campsites. We watched the sun set to one side of the pond and rise over… instagram.com/p/B2OqTgvF1nF/…

We took the scenic route back from Maine after we finished the A.T. My sister Annie suggested burr.oak and I ease back into our off-trail lives. So that's exactly what we did. Next stop: Chicago.… instagram.com/p/B3Cd7q4lIM6/…

We've been home (i.e. not sleeping in a tent) for six weeks, and burr.oak and I are still zeroing in on our new normal. Live music has been an important part of that.  If I can climb mountains then I can do other… instagram.com/p/B5RXq8aFt4_/…

These are two of my Top Four Favorite books of 2019. Thank you, @pam_houston and malcolmgladwell. (Not pictured: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and Ann Patchett's The Dutch House) Somehow I managed to read twelve books… instagram.com/p/B6zOowVFqNB/…

Brazilian street artist kobrastreetart (Eduardo Kobra) completed this mural of Vivian Maier in the summer of 2017. I loved it at once, and I had no idea who Maier was. Shame on me. Maier is considered one of the… instagram.com/p/B71AjuvBXts/…

Welcome to Haleiwa, Hawaii, a surf town on the North Shore of Oahu. It's my "home" for the next month, a "rescue" to be sure from Old Man Winter. Nearly six months of hiking the Appalachian Trail clarified… instagram.com/p/B8DCpi0ByA0/…

There's a remote section of beach near Hale'iwa where these endangered sea turtles like to hang out. The first time I walked past them, I thought they were rocks. Imagine my surprise when on my walk back, one of the… instagram.com/p/B8mz8L1hK19/…

I'm running out of days here and running out of words for how much I love this place and the people who call it home. #haleiwa #hawaii #happyplace #beach #surftown #surfer #surfersparadise #pinchme #oahu… instagram.com/p/B85IRWKBKOU/…

Hello there, San Antonio! The first lock bridge I ever saw was in Pennsylvania...on the Appalachian Trail last summer. I had no idea how much I would miss the trail. Yesterday, I walked the entire length of the… instagram.com/p/B9eLW3HhefU/…

Happy Easter! I had a lot of fun baking this bread *with* family spread across 3 states. #nextbestthingtobeingthere #paska #covidbaking #imisspickingmynose #quarantinekitchen #quarantinebaking #bread #breadmaking instagram.com/p/B-56AbRn9eo/…

Just posted a photo @ Altoona, Pennsylvania instagram.com/p/CgCl8lIrulq/…