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Working with our gear...preparing.

We continue to prepare for our upcoming hike. The holidays are over and we suspended some of the preparation and focus of the hike while...

Hiking with Mothership is Papa Smurf

One day, a few years ago, Stephen and I were hiking around here. We were both wearing matching hats and took a selfie of ourselves. ...

My Beautiful Boy

I read the book, Beautiful Boy, on the plane going to visit Bryan in rehab. I think at that time I was still trying to understand how we...

'Mothership' will be my name

There is a tradition on the AT, that hikers carry a 'trail name'. The pure hiker-way is to be given your name once on the trail. It has...

Karen and Stephen getting ready

Starting in Harper's Ferry on April 1st Karen and Stephen will hike south to GA to raise awareness about drug overdose. In about 4.5...