Blissful Hiking

Fulfill Your Hiking Dream! Here to help fellow hikers by offering wisdom, ideas, and lessons learned from a two-time AT North and South, Long Trail, Foothills Trail, Allegheny Trail, Colorado Trail, Florida Trail, BMT, Pinhoti, Arizona, Shenandoah Nat'l Park 500 miler completions. Former AT Ridgerunner for six years. Author and Speaker on Hiking and Backpacking. 12,000 miles plus

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Thursday, June 05, 2025

Learning from Tragedy

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The recent tragic event on the high mountain of Katahdin in Maine, where a father and daughter both lost their lives to hypothermia, has pro...
Monday, June 02, 2025

Are You Ready for a Big Hike? Besides Gear, Consider These Steps

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How do you get ready physically for the demands of an extended backpacking trip? The goal of just doing a trip is the first step to starti...
Thursday, February 06, 2025

2025 Trail Festivals and Conference Schedule

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Upcoming Hiking Events, Trail Festivals, and Gatherings  2025 Appalachian Trail Gateway -Formally the Kick-Off,   Feb 28- March 2 ,...
Sunday, January 05, 2025

Hiking in the Winter

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Winter snow and ice on the Pocosin Hollow trail in Shenandoah National Park A day hike in the winter can be a wonderful experience. Col...
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Monday, December 30, 2024

2024 Blissful Hiking Review in Images

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This was the year of finally returning to the Appalachian Trail (AT) and working my way northward, accomplishing 356.6 miles from Palmerton,...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

A New England Wander

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Continuing on my journey of completing my third Appalachian Trail hike where I left off in mid-New York from my summer jaunts and onward int...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Change of Plans... Now What?

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There were many times that my hiking plans were curtailed. For instance, I had planned twice to do the Benton MacKaye trail. Both tim...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Appalachian Trail Section Hike – PA and NJ

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Continuing my endeavor to complete my third finish of the AT, which began many years ago and because of other trails like the Arizona and Pi...
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