Mary AndersonOct 4, 20213 minA Certain Kind of GriefMary Anderson completed the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on September 14, 2021. She wrote this post as she was approaching the end...
Sara TuckerSep 21, 20211 minPostcards from Mary: “No Subject”Mary Anderson completed the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail on September 14, 2021. She emailed this photo (above) soon after crossing...
Mary AndersonSep 19, 20218 minEnd of the TrailThe ability to loco-mote is an amazing skill, and being able to walk is really a miraculous thing. It takes a lot of body parts working...
Mary AndersonSep 17, 20213 minWhat I’ll Remember About the WindsThe final stretch of Mary Anderson’s trek along the Continental Divide Trail included a crossing of Wyoming's spectacular and perilous...
Mary AndersonSep 14, 20213 minReflections on PacingEditor's note: Last Saturday, while in Pinedale, Wyoming, to resupply, Mary sent me a second draft of an earlier post, not knowing that I...
Mary AndersonSep 12, 20211 minHow to Sense a Coming StormI have seen animals go silent just before the earth started to shake. They sensed the tremors coming. In some parts of the world, people...
Mary AndersonSep 10, 20211 minOn Banishing RegretsHiking helps me put my “mistakes” and decisions into perspective. I used to sometimes stop somewhere for the night only to regret the...
Mary AndersonSep 9, 20212 minTrail Wisdom: Coping With the Ups and DownsI stand on the top of a mountain feeling satisfied that my aging body made the climb. I eventually pull myself away from the views and...
Sara TuckerAug 23, 20213 minEditing Mary Badass"deepest river coming up. Some say waist deep. Some say can go down and find shallower place maybe. Cross tomorrow or next day. More cold...
Sara TuckerAug 14, 20212 minMary Badass Tackles YellowstoneOur guest blogger Mary Anderson reported yesterday that she has reached the northwest boundary of Yellowstone National Park on her...
Mary AndersonAug 13, 20212 minWhat I’ll Remember: Ennis to Big SkySlack packing by beautiful Ennis Lake with a lovely breeze blowing. Trail angels Jackie and Dean Strong and their family. Hooking up with...
Mary AndersonAug 8, 20212 minLearning to Slow DownI slowly and painfully lift my stiff body from a sitting position on the ground. I stare at my pack, willing it to levitate into position...
Mary AndersonAug 5, 20212 minOn the Way to McAllisterMary is taking an alternate route along the Continental Divide Trail to avoid the many wildfires in the region. In the past few days, she...
Mary AndersonAug 3, 20215 minHiking Cross-Country: It’s About TrustWildfires have caused thru-hikers on the Continental Divide Trail to take sketchy alternate routes during one of the hottest, driest...
Mary AndersonAug 1, 20212 minOn the Big Sky Alternate RouteFrom where I am sitting right now life and time feel like such contrasting things, yet they are so closely intertwined. We live life for...
Mary AndersonJul 28, 20212 minAttitudes About Alternate RoutesThere are trail politics around alternate routes. On some trails, such as the Long Trail in Vermont, there really aren't alternate trails...
Mary AndersonJul 27, 20217 minWorking Around the WildfiresIt's not the bears I am most afraid of out here. Lightning on an exposed ridge scares me more. And even more than that, I am concerned...
Mary AndersonJul 26, 20212 minIt Would Be So Easy to Walk AwaySelf-discipline is often hard. When I am home it is easy to find reasons to put something off until the next day. But out here on the...
Mary AndersonJul 19, 20213 minThe Whole Legend ThingKorongo blogger Mary Anderson is making a solo thru-hike of the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, a journey of healing that she began...
Mary AndersonJul 15, 20214 minSaying Good-bye“A friend told me that one of the hardest things about losing someone was having love with no place to put it.” Korongo writer and CDT...