Joanna Palmer

HI I'm Joanna. I'm a middle-age mother, artist and 2022 PCT section hiker. I plan to hike Mexico to the half way point while making daily botanical paintings on my hike.

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Hang on While I Overthink This

Hang on While I Overthink This

I often see a bit of thru-hiker advice that goes: “Plan less.” I have enthusiastically rejected this method! My backpacking strategy relies on me

Feb 23, 2022 : Joanna Palmer
All Goals Are Created Equal

All Goals Are Created Equal

I have noticed an occasional through-hiker arrogance I find uncomfortable.  It comes up around discussions about Bill Bryson’s A Hike in the Woods

Feb 22, 2022 : Joanna Palmer
Pacific Crest Midlife Crisis/My Why

Pacific Crest Midlife Crisis/My Why

My PCT journey began with back pain and a dreaded problem mothers everywhere joke about quietly and middle-aged women ramp up the courage to seek

Feb 15, 2022 : Joanna Palmer