Amy Acocelli Speek

I am a Travel emergency room nurse from Noblesvile, Indiana currently living in my Sprinter van in Portland Oregon. I have 4 grown children and one grand! I will be thru thinking the PCT after 18 years of anticipation and bucket list dreaming! @speeking_of _adventure

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Thru Hiking The PCT: The People You Meet

Thru Hiking The PCT: The People You Meet

The Experience of Thru Hiking Mark & me. When this was taken I had no idea how much his friendship would eventually mean to me. The thru

Jul 2, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
Thru Hiking The PCT: Leaving The Desert

Thru Hiking The PCT: Leaving The Desert

A Spiritual Experience on the Eve of Entering KMS. As the golden hour turned to dusk and dusk to sunset, I prepared to enter a new dimension of what

Jun 20, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
Tramilies & Trail Legs: Thru Hiking The PCT-Wrightwood

Tramilies & Trail Legs: Thru Hiking The PCT-Wrightwood

Leaving My Tramily Tramiles (trail /families) are an interesting phenomenon throughout the through hiking experience. In its most basic

May 5, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
My First 41.5 Miles of The PCT

My First 41.5 Miles of The PCT

DAY ZERO: Perhaps it's cliché to say that it felt surreal, but that is the only word I can think of describe arriving at CLEEF campground. There

Apr 19, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
Flat Lindsey Hikes The PCT

Flat Lindsey Hikes The PCT

Introducing Flat Lindsey.  About a month ago a friend of mine brought in a silly calendar that immediately captured our attention at the nurses

Apr 10, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
How I’m Managing Pre-PCT Trail Jitters

How I’m Managing Pre-PCT Trail Jitters

 What Percentage of Thru Hiking is Mental? With just under two weeks to go before I hike The Pacific Crest Trail I am now officially unemployed

Mar 29, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
My Top 10 Trail Foods & Snacks

My Top 10 Trail Foods & Snacks

Trail Food Short and SweetWhen I think of long distance back packing there are specific foods that come to mind and they are not necessarily what I

Feb 24, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
My PCT Strategy

My PCT Strategy

My Strategy for Thru Hiking The PCT How do you eat an elephant? I was asked this once by a therapist while I was pregnant with my 4th baby and found

Jan 28, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek
PCT: “What’s Your Why?”

PCT: “What’s Your Why?”

THE QUESTION: I have often wondered what compels one to intentionally simply walk 2,650 miles. To consciously check out from the comfort and

Jan 25, 2026 : Amy Acocelli Speek