Hey! My name is Elysha aka Yard Sale. I come from the great state of Maine. I have thru hiked the AT (2015) and the PCT (2017). Winter is my favorite season, I like to make latte art, I love the ocean, and I think hiking is alright.
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Creede Cutoff
After a few days rest, many soaks in the hot springs, and a group debrief to discuss what we were comfortable with we packed up and headed out of
I’ll Take Thru-Hiking with a Side of Mountaineering
As we drove up to Cumbers Pass the truck barely maintained traction. With each fishtail I asked myself if I really should be heading to trail in such
One State Down
After making it back to official trail we found ourselves weaving through meadows and up small grassy balds for the morning. It was absolutely
A Few of My Favorite Things: Zeros, Canyon, and Breakfast
Admission: I’m a proud member of Team Double Zero! I love having one day to do town chores and one day to be absolutely lazy. So when Krafty
Hiking Through Weather: Grants to Cuba
After an evening in Grants we hiked out the next day, opting not to zero. Though we left in the afternoon we still planned to do about 17 miles to
The Trail Is Lava
Well, Pie Town lived up to its name and I ate a lot of pie. I made it a point to try pie from every place I could. I would say the best pie was
The Gila River Section
Before we headed into the Gila River we had something very important to do... celebrate my birthday! After a long day of road walking we ended at the
Magic on Magic
After some rest in Lordsburg we began to move north again. The first bit out of town was a road walk. These are never the most fun but we must get
The Border to Lordsburg: The First Days on Trail
As we left the border, five of us, a group of hiking vets, we expected to quickly find our hiking grooves. This proved to be true for the first bit
From Winter to Summer in Two Weeks Time
Two weeks ago I stood freezing in Greenland at a checkpoint of the race I was competing in. I had just watched other skiers pull ahead of me while