In which local trails are explored and appreciated.
Author: Sarahmarie Specht-Bird
Hi! I’m Sarahmarie (trail name: Passport). I like walking. I have hiked a lot of trails. I've written about some of them here. Hiking and travel are my main subjects, but I love a lot of other things, like reading, crocheting, dreaming, and climbing. So occasionally those and other subjects might pop up on this site as well.
Thank you for joining me!
A Little Hike in Yellow Springs
In which we go on a delightful day hike and enjoy the present.
Shawnee State Park: The Sequel
In which we return to Shawnee, have three perfect sunny days, and remember trails.
Shawnee State Forest, October 2019
In late October I went backpacking at Shawnee State Forest in southern Ohio. It had only been a few weeks since completing the Appalachian Trail, but in those odd days following my summit of Katahdin, every day of not hiking felt like a confused century. The opportunity to walk again—through a forest heavy with the …
Looking Back After Three Months
In which I reflect on the three months since the AT and share one more trail entry.
Maine
In which every last moment is appreciated, friends are loved, and Katahdin is reached.
Vermont and New Hampshire
In which I sniff trees, hike big mountains, and make it through with the help of my friends.
Connecticut and Massachusetts
In which we survive the heat wave and enjoy a lot of ponds.
New Jersey and New York
I loved the New Jersey section of the AT, but mostly I loved New Jersey because it was not Pennsylvania. That being said, the Garden State had some lovely features, including marshlands and the Pochuck Boardwalk—a mile of easy, flat walking through cattails and swamplands, which was a very pleasant change from the unforgiving and …
Pennsylvania, Part Two
In which I have a love-hate-but-mostly-hate relationship with the infamous Rocksylvania.
Passport Somewhere 