Te Araroa - The Long Pathway

One of the common questions we get is about how we'll resupply food and other essentials while we're on the trail. All of our past t...

Backpacking gear is really awesome. It continually amazes me how light and compact survival gear has become. Super lightweight, durable, wat...

Half of the fun of these long trips is the planning.  I used to think it was bizarre to enjoy the complicated planning and logistics that go...

So why are we going on this trip? First, it's a big challenge - physically, but more so mentally.  I think Liz and I both want to see ...

Ever since we rented our condo, booked plane tickets, and told our jobs we'd be leaving, we've been slowly telling our friends and f...

Over the past two weeks, this trip has gone from a decision to a reality. We've rented our condo to a professor from Princeton, whose wi...

So, we've decided to hike the Te Araroa , a 3000km trail that stretches from Cape Reinga at the northern tip of New Zealand, to Bluff, a...