Trekking Sketches
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We are New England-based hikers who love sharing traveling and trekking experiences through drawing, writing, and photography with our friends, family, and community of adventurers. The phrase, “Trekking Sketches” encapsulates the essence of what we love about traveling: physically moving through space while sketching images, thoughts, and poems about how we experience the world around us. Our blog is a place for us to record our impressions of the cities and natural places that we explore on foot.
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Days 36-46 on the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington: Cascade Locks to Snoqualmie Pass
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Cascade Locks, Oregon to Snoqualmie Pass, WARead the...
Days 30-35 on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon: Sisters to Cascade Locks
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Sisters to Cascade Locks, OregonRead the postDays 30-35...
Days 19-29 on the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon: Ashland to Sisters
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Ashland to Sisters, OregonRead the postDays 19-29 on...
Days 13-18 on the Pacific Crest Trail: Seiad Valley to Ashland
Hiking the PCT from Seiad Valley to AshlandRead the postDays 13-18 on the Pacific Crest...
Days 6-12 on the Pacific Crest Trail: California Sections O and Q
Hiking the PCT from Shasta to Seiad ValleyRead the postDays 6-12 on the Pacific Crest...
Days 0-5 on the Pacific Crest Trail: California Section O
PCT California Section O, Burney Falls State Park to Shasta, California: June 23-26Read the postDays...
Appalachian Trail Posts
On November 10, 2022, we finished thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail as a flip-flop! It took us 146 days to hike all 2,194.3 miles of the AT, a long-distance hiking trail that runs through 14 states from Maine to Georgia.
For more detailed reflections about our AT experiences, check out our blog posts and this video made by 22nd Street Imaging.
We are continuing to blog about our journey, so check back soon!
A Thru-Hiker’s Guide to Flip-Flopping the Appalachian Trail
Thinking of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail as a flip-flop? Here are some tips, gear lists,...
2022 in Review: How Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) Affirmed, Challenged, and Changed Us
This year, we became thru-hikers. From June - November 2022, we hiked all 2,194.3 miles...
Days 143-146 on the Appalachian Trail: Georgia
Making it to the final state was surreal and a little anticlimactic. Had we really...
Days 132-142 on the Appalachian Trail: Tennessee and North Carolina – Second Half
This section of the trail included the 2,000-mile marker, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and...
Days 122-131 on the Appalachian Trail: Tennessee and North Carolina – First Half
For over 400 miles, the Appalachian Trail traverses the Tennessee and North Carolina border. TN...
Days 109-121 on the Appalachian Trail: Virginia Part 2 – Southern Half
Entering completely new territory, we weren’t sure what to expect in southern Virginia. But, with...
Trekking: The activity of walking long distances on foot for pleasure.
Sketches: A tentative draft, brief description, or outline; often made as preliminary study.