Scorpion Queen

I'm Juliette 35 y/o Jewish gal from England, living nomadically since 2017. Michelin trained chef, professional beer pourer, wanderer, dreamer, world traveller. Walked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 in search of adventure, mountains and to fall in love with myself. Thru hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2024 because life simply hasn’t made sense since the PCT. Excited to be FINALLY starting NOBO on the CDT end of April!

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On post trail

On post trail

Do you know what it’s like to have ultimate freedom and belong only to the mountains and desert and forests? If you do, then you’ll understand what

Dec 22, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Heartbreak at the Northern Terminus

Heartbreak at the Northern Terminus

My eyes are sore and puffy from the smoke. I breathe in, also smoke. The air is thick with it and I’m amazed that I’m allowed to be here. I am so,

Nov 2, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Clouds of smoke and rain

Clouds of smoke and rain

I board a bus at 2am in the middle of the night in Seattle. There were many people with backpacks at the greyhound station, but none of them are

Sep 27, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Not letting go: NorCal blues, life lessons and why I chose to quit my perfect thru hike.

Not letting go: NorCal blues, life lessons and why I chose to quit my perfect thru hike.

Don’t expect it to heal you. Those were the words that a colleague said to me back in Aotearoa. He had walked the trail in 2019. It’s funny, a lot

Aug 9, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Not letting go: NorCal blues, life lessons and why I chose to quit my perfect thru hike.

Not letting go: NorCal blues, life lessons and why I chose to quit my perfect thru hike.

Don’t expect it to heal you. Those were the words that a colleague said to me back in Aotearoa. He had walked the trail in 2019. It’s funny, a lot

Aug 9, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Recipes from the trail

Recipes from the trail

So, what are you eating out there? This is the question more people ask me than how my hike is going. People have high expectations from me as a ex

Jul 3, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
It’s not supposed to be easy

It’s not supposed to be easy

Dirty tears are streaming down my face as I walk up to Kennedy Meadows general store to the applause of other hikers. I see faces I hadn’t seen for

Jun 24, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
My Gear is Failing But I Will Not

My Gear is Failing But I Will Not

It is hot. Really hot. The kind of hot when sweat is dripping down my forehead into my eyes and it stings. I feel a drop hit my bare legs. I wipe

Jun 9, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
Becoming Home: 2 weeks in a fantasy world

Becoming Home: 2 weeks in a fantasy world

It’s been over 2 weeks since I first pitched my tent in the dirt and dust of Southern California. I’ve become a PCT hiker now for just shy of 200

May 19, 2022 : Scorpion Queen
It begins with California

It begins with California

And so it began. It begins in the way that so many of my dreams and goals have begun before. It begins with California. Visas, Covid and

May 4, 2022 : Scorpion Queen