Odyssey 2015: Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (MPNHT)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Maps Videos Photos The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail was established in 1978 through an act of congress, and is considered one of our premier Emigrant/Overland Trails. It begins in Nauvoo, Illinois, and for some 1300 miles west, it passes […]
Odyssey 2015: California National Historic Trail (CNHT)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Maps Videos Photos From Sea to Shining Sea, from Atlantic to Pacific; undoubtedly, America would not exist as the nation we know today had it not been for the indomitable courage and will of our emigrant pioneers–those brave […]
Odyssey 2014: Oregon National Historic Trail (ONHT)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Maps Videos Photos Nimblewill had long pondered concluding his long-distance hiking “career” with the past-year’s journey, Odyssey 2013. However, after much encouragement from family, friends, and fellow intrepid (and with the Lord’s continued blessings–good health, stamina, and resolve) […]
Odyssey 2013: The Nimblewill Nomad’s Great American Loop (GAL)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos Great American Loop 1998-2013: The path here (as hiked in sections by Nimblewill Nomad) was created by connecting certain existing trails, portions of trails, and roadwalks together. As shown, this amalgamation forms a continuous route around all four sides, and to each […]
Odyssey 2012: New England National Scenic Trail (NENST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos The New England National Scenic Trail (NET), when completed, will extend from Guilford, Connecticut, to (hopefully) Grand Monadnock Mountain in New Hampshire, a distance of around 250 miles. The NET was created by combining three trails that have been in existence for […]
Odyssey 2012: Ice Age National Scenic Trail (IANST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Video/Audio Photos Nimblewill has trekked nine of the eleven National Scenic Trails. Of the two remaining, one is the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (IAT). It’s located entirely within the state of Wisconsin, where it meanders the leading edge of the last receding ice […]
Odyssey 2011: Triple-O Ozark Trail-Ozarks Highlight Trail-Ouachita Trail
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos On May 4th of this year, before trekking down the final two of our eleven National Scenic Trails, the Nimblewill Nomad headed out on the Ozark Trail (OT), right here in his home state of Missouri. Of the 500 miles […]
Odyssey 2000-2010: The Nimblewill Nomad’s Sea-to-Sea Route (C2C)
Nimblewill Nomad’s second Transcontinental Trek Sea-To-Sea Route Map Disclaimer:The path here (as hiked in sections by Nimblewill Nomad) was created by connecting certain existing trails/roads. As shown, this amalgamation forms a continuous transcontinental route, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as it tracks the better part of a trail known as the Sea-To-Sea Route. It should […]
Odyssey 2010: Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos On July 19, the Nimblewill Nomad again shouldered his pack and headed back out to thru-hike the second trail planned for this year’s 2010 Odyssey. This journey will be ‘oer the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, which runs […]
Odyssey 2010: Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos The Arizona National Scenic Trail is one of the eleven National Scenic Trails. This trail goes from Mexico to Utah, traversing the whole north-south length ofArizona. The trail begins at the Coronado National Memorial near the US-Mexico border and moves north through parts […]