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Welcome to Cal Hikes, by queer trans educator, activist, distance runner, backpacker, and dog dad Cal "Starburst" Dobbs (they/them).
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Healing my PTSD
There is something I have not opened up about publicly. It is extremely personal but I think it’s important that I share for two reasons;...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
Feb 17, 20222 min read
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Pests
Kent, CT Lionheart said he had never had a good birthday. He told me something terrible always happened on his birthday. Growing up it...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 27, 20215 min read
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Dissolving
New York --> Connecticut Through all of this I felt myself drifting further and further from Sam. I lost my tramily and friends on trail...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 26, 20212 min read
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On the Run
Unionville, NY —> Connecticut Gone. They were gone. Everyone was gone, actually. I thought I had woken up in a sci-fi movie where aliens...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 26, 20213 min read
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New York Horror
The next day I reached a small town called Unionville in New York. The local post office let hikers sleep on their lawn. The local post...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 25, 20212 min read
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Music on the Mountain
New Jersey I bolted down the trail in New Jersey - it was already 3PM so I had to hike fast to get to the shelter twelve miles away. I...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 23, 20216 min read
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Sinking
The next day I wanted to get back on trail so I could catch up to Tracks and the rest of my tramily. He said he couldn’t take me because...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 22, 20213 min read
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Day Off in NYC
New York, New York We met a hiker named Slug and caught up to Bearfood. We all decided to drive into New York city for a day trip. I had...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 21, 20213 min read
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Lion in Sheep’s Clothing
Delaware Water Gap, NJ —> New York Lionheart arrived the next day and since it was Saturday, he drove us to the local farmer’s market. We...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 20, 20213 min read
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Temporary Tramily
Port Clinton, PA —> Delaware Water Gap, NJ It was only a few days from Port Clinton to the DWG so walking out of town I felt great. I...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 19, 20212 min read
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Independence Day
Port Clinton, PA —> Delaware Water Gap, NJ I woke up to my foot throbbing and itching. I checked the bottom - the blister was bigger. I...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 18, 20214 min read
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Dirty Hostel
Duncannon, PA —> Port Clinton, PA We hiked into Duncannon, PA and stayed at the infamous Doyle. This place is infamous for its stained...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 17, 20214 min read
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First Friends
Pennsylvania Border —> Duncannon, PA I hiked to a parking lot at a trail head just over the PA border the next day and asked some kind...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 16, 20213 min read
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Maryland Challenge
I woke up early that morning and packed up quietly. He was still sleeping. I was almost all packed and in the clear when I heard, “What...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 15, 20212 min read
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Shoes
Harper’s Ferry We finally got a hitch close to our final destination but it helped a bit. We got dropped off at the local “outfitter” so...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 14, 20214 min read
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Running Away
Rollercoaster, VA —> Pennsylvania Border The next day was “The Rollercoaster” - the rolling mountains leading the trial to Harper’s Ferry...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 13, 20213 min read
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False Friends
Luray, VA —> Rollercoaster, VA The next day the three of us hiked back up the mountain. We hiked slower because I told them about my knee...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 12, 20214 min read
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Turning Point
Rockfish Gap, VA —> Luray, VA Some hikers were watching the sunset to I walked to join them. Perched on a rock was a hiker with thick...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 11, 20213 min read
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Back on Trail
Rockfish Gap, VA —> Luray, VA Tom drove me to Rockfish Gap where I got back on trail. Before I even saw a white blaze I saw a hiker in a...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 9, 20214 min read
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Showing Up
Hot Springs, NC —> Off-Trail —> Rockfish Gap, VA The next day I couldn’t walk. The boys told me they hiked half a mile down to the...
Calvin Dobbs-Breslin
May 7, 20213 min read
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