Today in Polly on Trail

“Why not something new? What’s my equivalent of a 6-month death march through the buggy hinterlands?"

Get Yourself A Rain Skirt

Gear and food updates during the hiatus.

Mistakes Were Made

Sometimes you have to start with a pause.

We're Off

Writing My Way Out Of A Week-Long Panic Attack

Only four days left. Eek.

Why Am I Doing This?

Today in crabs.

Ethical Non-Monotony

Your Q's thoroughly A'ed in the inaugural ToT mailbag.

Critical Fail: The Pemi Wilderness

My first epic. "We don't like this at all."

Local Man Not Hopelessly Decrepit

Plus: paid memberships are live, and today in birds.

Never Going Back

At least I'll never have to do that again, he lied.

Gear Talk, Part One

At last, what you've all been waiting for.

The Test Hike Was a Fiasco

Every plan works if you change the plan when it stops working.