top of page
blog
I'm trying to save the world so I apologize for any typos.
Search
Thru-hiking: Pilgrimage While the World is Burning
Thru-hiking might seem like escapism...but if you do it right, it’s not the worst thing you could do at a moment like this.
Tim Mathis
18 min read
The Wind River High Route: A 7 Day Traverse
The Wind River High Route Traverse...Its beauty is legendary and mysterious... It’s a route with Mana, as they say in the Pacific.
Tim Mathis
29 min read
The Wind River High Route: What you need to know before you go
A concise guide to everything you should know before you embark on the route...a quick and dirty introduction to the essentials.
Tim Mathis
15 min read
Running the Camino de Santiago: Everything you need to know.
Running the Camino de Santiago is the world's most accessible epic running adventure. The essential information, from someone who's done it.
Tim Mathis
18 min read
Going on a pilgrimage is not a strange thing to do.
Outside of the secular, English-speaking world, pilgrimage is still a central feature of life for billions of modern people.
Tim Mathis
5 min read
Running the Camino de Santiago, or A Poor Excuse for a Religious Pilgrim
Running the Camino de Santiago isn't the most obvious way to process when you're leaving behind religion, but it works.
Tim Mathis
28 min read
The best books about the Camino de Santiago, if you really want to feel the magic.
Immerse yourself in the Camino de Santiago experience by nerding out with these books.
Tim Mathis
5 min read
The Best Travel Guidebooks of the Last 50 Years (and Why they Still Matter)
At their best, travel guidebooks have shaped culture, and helped turn travel into a central aspect of modern life.
Tim Mathis
11 min read
Review of Trash: A Poor White Journey by Cedar Monroe
Trash is a beautifully written story about a uniquely American issue - massive poverty alongside the world's highest concentration of wealth
Tim Mathis
5 min read
Adventures with Emilie: A Te Araroa Trail Book Review
"Adventures with Emilie" is the great Te Araroa Trail book that the thru hiking world has been waiting for.
Tim Mathis
5 min read
After the Camino: What to do in Santiago de Compostela
A few days in Santiago de Compostela are an essential way to finish out the Camino.
Tim Mathis
5 min read
Iria Flavia to Santiago de Compostela: The Final Day of the Portuguese Coastal Camino
The final day of the Portuguese Coastal Camino - you're arriving in Santiago, but there are still a few things to see along the way.
Tim Mathis
3 min read
Vilanova de Arousa to Iria Flavia: Spiritual Variant Day 3
The Translatio on Day 3 of the Spiritual Variant is a real, ancient pilgrimage experience - even with the modern boats.
Tim Mathis
4 min read
Armenteira to Vilanova de Arousa: Spiritual Variant Day 2
Day 2 of the Spiritual Variant - for a lot of people, it's the best single Camino stage anywhere.
Tim Mathis
3 min read
Pontevedra to Armenteira: Spiritual Variant Day 1
Pontevedra to Armenteira - the start of the Spiritual Variant is a lovely rural walk between ancient monasteries and picturesque villages.
Tim Mathis
6 min read
Cesantes to Pontevedra: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 10
The Portuguese Coastal Camino between Cesantes and Ponteveda is one of the nicest little stretches of the walk.
Tim Mathis
3 min read
Vigo to Cesantes: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 9
Vigo to Cesantes on the Coastal Camino isn't that bad.
Tim Mathis
3 min read
Viladesuso to Vigo: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 8
The Coastal Camino into Vigo is one of the best places to spend some extra time. So don't do what I did.
Tim Mathis
5 min read
Caminha to Viladesuso: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 7
The first day of walking in Spain on the Portuguese Coastal Camino is muy tranquilo.
Tim Mathis
3 min read
Viana do Castelo to Caminha: Portuguese Coastal Camino Day 6
Viana do Castelo to Caminha: A lovely way to say goodbye to Portugal on the Coastal Camino.
Tim Mathis
4 min read
bottom of page