Porter Storey crosses the Gila River on the Continental Divide Trail more than 200 times in ten days while Gail and Amber meditate in hot springs in Truth or Consequences, NM.
Continental Divide Trail #6: Hot Springs and 200 River Crossings
Continental Divide Trail #5: Would You Drink This?
Porter Storey filters water from dubious sources on CDT, and makes it to beer at the CDT First Annual Trail Days and Kick Off in Silver City, NM.
Continental Divide Trail #4: From Mexican Border to Lordsburg, NM
Porter and Philip Storey emerge victorious from the first section of the Continental Divide Trail from the Mexican border to Lordsburg, NM. Gail Storey meditates, and Amber Storey supervises blister surgery.
Continental Divide Trail #3: The Adventure Begins!
Porter Storey begins his Continental Divide Trail thru-hike, joined the first five days by his son, Philip. Gail Storey begins her solo meditation retreat in Deming, NM, on standby as resupply trail angel.
Continental Divide Trail #2: Getting Ready!
Porter and Gail Storey prepare for their Continental Divide Trail adventure, from food preparation (including lots of chocolate) to getting every aspect of their lives in order.
Continental Divide Trail #1: Porter Retires to Hike the CDT!
Porter Storey retires after 30 years as a leader in hospice and palliative medicine, to hike the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail over the mountains of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. His wife, Gail, is his “trail angel” support, moving from town to town near the CDT on a solo meditation retreat.
The Making of a Thru-Hiker, Part 7: Gourmet Feasting on the Trail
My seventh post for “The Making of a Thru-Hiker” (in Women’s Adventure Magazine): Gourmet Feasting on the Trail I had my doubts about how well my husband, Porter, and I would eat on our hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, 2,663 miles from the border of Mexico to Canada. “I’m a gourmet cook in the […]
The Making of a Thru-Hiker, Part 5: The Flood!
Don’t worry, written in 2013, this is my fifth post for “The Making of a Thru-Hiker” column (in Women’s Adventure Magazine): The Flood! In the middle of the night of September 11, 2013, floodwaters began to pour through our downstairs half-basement of five furnished rooms. A storm had stalled over the Front Range of the […]
Goodreads Giveaway of I PROMISE NOT TO SUFFER!
Goodreads Giveaway of 50 copies of I PROMISE NOT TO SUFFER: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail!
How to Glide on the Winds of Change
Hiking the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail, Porter and I were shaken to the core by how everything is in constant flux– weather, terrain, our bodies, feelings, thoughts, the trail itself. Later, paragliding in New Zealand, we gave ourselves over to the winds of change. See how in our video: