I returned home to Minnesota a few days ago after a wonderful roadtrip with my parents, including a visit with my Aunt Sharon, catching up with gistrailblazer one more time, and visiting four (!) wilderness areas.

I am slowly getting caught up to “real life.” People who have spent time on a trail recognize that our accepted version of “real life” and what’s actually real are very different things.

Here is a summary of the Foothills Trail with a ton of pictures, so if you’re interested in learning about this trail, you can check it out. The Bartram Trail and the Smokies will be coming later. “Nebulous future.”

I have big plans for the rest of the year: I could call these plans a whim, a plot twist, a wild card, or a calling. Or all of the above. More details soon.