After a long 4 1/5 months Mike reached his goal in Montana’s Glacier National Park! He’s been home since September 11 and working on reentry. Real food and a soft mattress doesn’t seem to be a problem. 9-5 is another story. Heading To the Border!

Grand Lake CO into Wyoming Its late August and Mike has been gone since May 1. This adventure is nearing a close that we both ready for. So much swirling in my head but today its best said by Mark Knofler and Emmy Lou Harris ” The tide is running out to sea Under a

Mike’s IIPicture Three Here is Mike, Ellie, and Melanie all hikers heading north. Melanie got a stress fracture on her foot because she was favoring it and had to sit out in CO for a month. She got back on the trail in mid July.https://maryemerydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/IMG_0321.jpg

The Beginning May 1, 2009New Mexico border north…nobo The Triple Crown….Not just a horse race. As many of you know Mike is currently about the business of fulfilling one of his life’s goals and that is to hike The Triple Crown. What that means is he is now hiking the third long distance trail, The

Mike & Mary Visit Denver- Grand Lake CO I flew out to meet Mike as he was “walking ” by the Denver area. We spent a few days together which was great. We drove up into the Rockies and stayed for a few days. I had never been to CO and its a place to

Photographs of Northbound CDT Hikers Laura Ryan (www.clicklaura.com) takes photos of hikers heading northbound on the CDT. She’s in Chama, New Mexico. Check out Mike’s photo here as well as the other hikers coming through.