Odyssey 2009: North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos The National Trails System Act of 1968 established two national scenic trails, the Appalachian (AT) and the Pacific Crest (PCT) and called for studies of 14 other routes. Since that time eight National Scenic Trails (NSTs) have been […]
Triple Crown 2008
The Triple Crown Award is recognition of the dedication, commitment, and achievement of those who have completed the three major National Scenic Trails; the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. ALDHA-West is the only organization that officially recognizes the accomplishment of these few intrepid hikers. At the ALDHA-West Gathering, held […]
Odyssey 2008: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Videos Photos On April 21st Nimblewill Nomad embarked on yet another journey — o’er the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT). Starting at the Mexican border, he hiked north, along the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT), across California, […]
Odyssey 2007: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Photos On August 14th the Nimblewill Nomad headed south from Silverthorne, Colorado, to continue his trek o’er the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. For the next 65 days he hiked theBackbone of the North American Continent as he trekked on down to Mexico. Along the way, Nomad was […]
Odyssey 2006: Journey of Discovery, the Return of Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LCNHT)
Odyssey 2006: Journey of Discovery, the Return of Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LCNHT)
MoPac 2005: Bagnell Branch Rail Trail Hike
Journals Photos Maps I remember so vividly those hazy, seemingly endless bygone days of summer. I was a little barefoot tyke, running and playing the gravel streets about the sleepy little village where I was raised. Those days back then, those were the days of the monstrous steam locomotives, the “Iron […]
Odyssey 2005: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Photos On June 22nd Nimblewill Nomad headed south from Waterton Lakes National Park, Glacier International Peace Park, Alberta, Canada, o’er the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. His plans were to hike the Backbone of the North American Continent, from Canada to Mexico, following a general route mapped by Jonathan […]
Odyssey 2004: Journey of Discovery Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (LCNHT)
Sponsors Journals Itinerary Gear List Photos On May 13th, the Nimblewill Nomad was standing below the Arch in St. Louis. That day he hiked past Clark’s Grave in Bellefontaine Cemetery, to Wood River, across the Mississippi on the Old US 66 Chain of Rocks Bridge, to the […]
Odyssey 2003: Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NTNST)
Sponsors Journals Gear List Photos On October 27th, and from the capitol in Nashville Tennessee, the NimblewillNomad began yet another grand adventure, a journey through the “Old Southwest,” down the historic Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail. The driving purpose behind Odyssey 2003 was to visit the grave ofMeriwether Lewis, at Meriwether Lewis Monument in […]
2002-2008: The Nimblewill Nomad’s Great Western Loop (GWL)
Journals This page is a “me too” page, pure and simple. Who wouldn’t enjoy a moment or two basking in the light of one of this era’s greatest young long-distance hikers! And that great young fellow is none other than Andrew “Andy” Skurka. Andy’s latest accomplishment, one in a long string of accomplishments, has come to be known […]