Archive - The Trail Register of Pinch of Dirt

A decade later, I thought I could go twice as far in just one day

New York Appalachian Trail, Part Two

Jul 14, 2024

Like a homecoming

New York Appalachian Trail, Part One

Jul 6, 2024

June 2024

New Jersey Appalachian Trail, Part Four

Jun 29, 2024

It wasn’t an emergency. It was just inconvenient

New Jersey Appalachian Trail, Part Three

Jun 22, 2024

I may not be a peak bagger, but I love bagging peaks

New Jersey Appalachian Trail, Part Two

Jun 15, 2024

Only the most hardy species can survive

New Jersey Appalachian Trail, Part One

Jun 8, 2024

December 2023

I was terrified of going to the wrong camp and getting murdered by a backcountry nut

Long Path Sections 21 + 22: Mink Hollow to Palenville

Dec 16, 2023

Maybe it was luck, maybe it was climate change

Long Path Sections 20 + 21: Phoenicia to Mink Hollow

Dec 9, 2023

November 2023

The trail provides at the most unexpected times

Long Path Section 15 (reroute): Vernooy Falls parking lot to Rough Cut Brewing

Nov 18, 2023

October 2023

We don’t have a car. We came here on foot.

Long Path Sections 14 - 19: Witch's Hole to Phoenicia

Oct 7, 2023

September 2023

What is the point of hiking if you can’t enjoy it, too?

Long Path Sections 12 - 14 : Wurtsboro to Witch's Hole

Sep 23, 2023

My pinky toe was no longer an exposed electrical wire sparking at the slightest touch

Long Path Sections 9 - 12: Monroe to Wurtsboro

Sep 9, 2023

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