April 19-21, 2026 6:15am, April 19th, 2026. Mile zero…step one…Project 491 officially begins. After hours of poring over maps and guidebooks, watching YouTube videos, and sorting gear through the winter, it’s time to finally do this. A huge shout-out to… Continue reading

After returning home from the Italian Dolomites in September 2025—where we hiked roughly 65 miles along the Alta Via 2 hut-to-hut route—we felt both a deep sense of accomplishment and an unexpected sense of loss. “What’s next?” we asked ourselves.… Continue reading