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Preparing to Thru-Hike 250km in South Africa (The Drakensberg Grand Traverse)
Hi, I'm Stitches, or you may know me as Jess, or Jessica. Last year, I hiked the Continental Divide Trail and Great Divide Trail combined. The year
How to Hike the Continental Divide Trail and Great Divide Trail Combined
the post I wish I'd had when I was doing my research & prep Author’s note: Please read this as a companion post to my pre-trip write-up
CDT + GDT Gear Breakdown, Part Three (everything else, including snow traction)
(I’ve written before about how my gear choices have evolved over years of backpacking. You can read it here. Want to see everything in my gear list?
CDT + GDT Gear Breakdown, Part Two (Clothing + Shoes)
Everything I liked and disliked from hiking 3500+ miles this summer from the high desert in New Mexico to the glaciated peaks of Alberta (I’ve
CDT + GDT Gear Breakdown, Part One (Big Three)
Everything I liked and disliked from hiking 3500+ miles this summer from the high desert in New Mexico to the glaciated peaks of Alberta (I’ve
Encore Anxiety & Future Orientations
in which I discuss paid offerings, my thoughts on monetizing, and returning to life after trail I reached a new milestone recently, which is that
CDT + GDT: Epilogue
A full little circle Throughout my hiking this year, I have often noticed that I never know where my narrative will end up by the end of the
CDT + GDT: Mt Robson / Blueberry Lake to Kakwa Lakes, the northern terminus of my hike – At Long Last, I’m Going Home
Resupply 37 | Blueberry Lake Trailhead to Kakwa Lakes / Bastille Creek Trailhead Author’s note: this will be my last journal style post for this
CDT + GDT: Jasper to Mt Robson / Blueberry Lake – Unexpected Trail Magic for the Final Push
Resupply 36 | Jasper to Blueberry Lake Trailhead Day 142, 13 miles. This morning I made myself my last breakfast of real food on this
CDT + GDT: Sasketchewan Crossing to Jasper – Bushwhacking On Trail and Routefinding Off-trail
Resupply 35 | Sasketchawan Crossing Resort to Jasper Day 137, 19 miles. By morning a lot of the wildfire haze had dissipated thanks to the
