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End of the Trail
Mary Anderson
  • Sep 19, 2021
  • 8 min

End of the Trail

The 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...
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How to Sense a Coming Storm
Mary Anderson
  • Sep 12, 2021
  • 1 min

How to Sense a Coming Storm

I have seen animals go silent just before the earth started to shake. They sensed the tremors coming. In some parts of the world, people...
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Yes, the Small Stuff Matters
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 19, 2021
  • 2 min

Yes, the Small Stuff Matters

How many times have you heard someone say not to sweat the small stuff? Well, I’m here to tell you the small stuff matters a lot. For...
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Letting Go and Traveling Light
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 18, 2021
  • 2 min

Letting Go and Traveling Light

You become really aware of how much packaging surrounds the food we buy when you have to carry all your trash on your back for days. In...
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When I Hit the Deer
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 17, 2021
  • 2 min

When I Hit the Deer

People keep asking me if I am afraid to be on the trail alone. Yes, I am leery of grizzly bears, icy snowfields, and raging rivers, but...
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Just a Struggling Old Lady Who Likes to Hike
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 15, 2021
  • 3 min

Just a Struggling Old Lady Who Likes to Hike

I continue to be surprised at how many different ways something can be viewed. When I meet someone hiking down a mountain while I am...
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Learning to Slow Down
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 8, 2021
  • 2 min

Learning to Slow Down

I 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...
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Thru-hiking: A Glossary of Terms
Mary Anderson
  • Aug 7, 2021
  • 3 min

Thru-hiking: A Glossary of Terms

Thru-hiker: Someone who does the whole trail. Section hiker: One trying to do whole trail in two or more years. Sobo: Doing it from north...
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Deep Quiet
Mary Anderson
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • 2 min

Deep Quiet

It happens every time I walk into a grocery store. I feel overwhelmed by all the possible selections, and my brain seems to shut down. I...
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The Whole Legend Thing
Mary Anderson
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • 3 min

The Whole Legend Thing

Korongo blogger Mary Anderson is making a solo thru-hike of the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, a journey of healing that she began...
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What Hiking Teaches Us About Timing
Mary Anderson
  • Jul 18, 2021
  • 2 min

What Hiking Teaches Us About Timing

I’ve heard it said “Timing is everything.” While it may not be everything, it certainly can have huge impacts. Timing is important in...
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What I’ll Remember from the Bob
Mary Anderson
  • Jul 13, 2021
  • 2 min

What I’ll Remember from the Bob

Mary entered the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana on July 2 and emerged nine days later. She is now in Scapegoat Wilderness and reports...
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Behind Every Hiker
Mary Anderson
  • Jul 6, 2021
  • 2 min

Behind Every Hiker

The person who makes the first ascent of a mountain gets a lot of recognition and glory. Yet that ascent was most likely accomplished...
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Mary Anderson
  • Jul 1, 2021
  • 2 min

What I Will Remember About Glacier Park

Walking through one of the most gorgeous places on earth. Doing it again the next day and the next. Walking by at least a dozen...
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Avalanches
Mary Anderson
  • Jun 28, 2021
  • 2 min

Avalanches

Mary wrote this post in May, just before beginning her southbound thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail. She is now in Glacier Park,...
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Update from Triple Divide Pass
Sara Tucker
  • Jun 27, 2021
  • 2 min

Update from Triple Divide Pass

Yesterday (June 26) Korongo blogger and CDT thru-hiker Mary Anderson (aka #MaryBadass) reached Triple Divide Pass in Glacier National...
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Hiking and the Busy Brain, Part 2
Mary Anderson
  • Jun 26, 2021
  • 2 min

Hiking and the Busy Brain, Part 2

I know I am not alone in imagining the worst possible scenario when something bad happens. My car breaks down and I expect a big bill. My...
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The Rules of Self-Arresting
Mary Anderson
  • Jun 24, 2021
  • 2 min

The Rules of Self-Arresting

“Long 15 miles tomorrow with one of harder snowier passes. Heavy pack as just resupplied. And thunderstorms in forecast.” —Satellite...
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Hiking and the Busy Brain
Mary Anderson
  • Jun 22, 2021
  • 3 min

Hiking and the Busy Brain

Editor's note: Mary wrote this post on June 21, the day she began the southbound portion of her thru-hike of the Continental Divide...
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A Message from Mary
Mary Anderson
  • Jun 19, 2021
  • 2 min

A Message from Mary

News, a thank-you, and a timeless post on the art of self-arrest June 18: “I just completed the first 201 miles from South Pass City to...
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