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The Great Hitchhiking Fiasco
This post is going to be short one day since you got an extra day last week. What? You didn't think that bonus day was free did you? Not sorry....
Big Bear to Hiker Heaven: PCT Portraits III
So this post is going to be a lot less bitching and whining than the last one. No, I still haven't hit my honeymoon phase with the trail, and I'm not sure...
On Gear: A Thru-Hike Prep Existential Dilemma
To Find Out: Can We Hack It? In Walden, Thoreau writes: "Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers,...
Death By Rocks (5/27, 5/28, 5/29)
Day 91, 5/27: Dan's campsite -> Palmerton, PA (21.1 miles) I woke up early to the sounds of the birds chirping, and lay in my hammock for an hour relaxing....
4 Things Female Thru-Hikers Need to Hear
Dear Female Thru-Hikers, In 2016, I hiked the Appalachian Trail and became apparent of how my gender played a role in how my abilities were perceived. Although I hiked with my best...
The Final Haul
And here it is. The final haul. I've been going back and forth with my gear, over and over again debating what I can leave behind and what I can...
Hiking Your Own Hike
At the pace we've been making on the Pacific Crest Trail, its hard not to be passed by so many other thru hikers. Everyone else, at least to my eyes,...
Leaving the Trail Excited
I did almost 800 miles. That's worth something, right? So I didn't finish my thru hike. Why did I leave and what does that mean for me? To be honest,...
Ode to Joy
You Speak English? My husband and I have spent the majority of our three year marriage living in other countries. Most often our communication with one another is one of...
Efficient and Capable: My Gear List
My gear list was built to be efficient, but capable and after two years in the making - it better be! Check it out and see if my gear updates...