Hi! I’m PJ and I’m an 11 year old hiker. I love to escape to the wilderness, my happy place. My Mom and Dad took me on my first backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail when I was 1 year old. I’ve been hiking ever since. In the past I've hiked sections of the AT, a LASH of Te Araroa in New Zealand, a LASH of the OCT in 2026, 3/4 of the AZT in 25/26 I will be doing 100 miles in the north this fall. and I completed the TRT in 2024 and the JMT in 2025. My name off-trail is Lalita. I got my trail name from a thru-hiker named TicToc, because I didn’t bring my pj’s. I am also a precious jellybean! (PJ) ​ I live in Talent, OR (outside of Ashland) and am thriving. When I'm not on trail I love to read romance novels and watch rom-coms.