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The One About the Girl That Walked to Canada
But in the end this was just a story about a hike. A long one. About hardship and beauty. Struggle and friendship. How a girl started walking from Mexico but a woman came to Canada.
The One About Washington
The beginning of every last time. Last time making a campfire. Last time swimming. Last hitchhike. Last burger. Last sunny day. Last last last. I wanted everything to last. But it didn’t. And the only thing we could do was to enjoy the shit out of it. And pray that we never, ever forget this life.
The One About Oregon
Oregon felt like one big party. It was filled with beers, friends and stupid ideas. But also hangovers, tired bodies and doubt.
The One About NorCal
This section was tough for me. Not physically, but mentally. I struggled the hardest here, by far. The trail felt empty, burnt, and dead. It was hot. But there was also beauty. I just had to look more closely.
The One About Finishing the Sierras: Hiking in a record snow year
California had never seen a greater winter. With the highest snowpack in recorded history we walked almost four weeks on snow. Some said we were unlucky. But I felt the opposite. We had won the lottery without even knowing it.
The One Where We Were Invincible
The Sierras. How can you describe in words an experience that changed your life. That turned everything you thought you knew about yourself upside down. How it swallowed you whole just to spit you out stronger and more capable than ever.
The one where we remember the Sierras
The weeks spent in the Sierras was the hardest and most beautiful experience of my life. I asked my fellow hikers who I shared this grand adventure with to write down some of their experiences in these mountains.
The one with the road trip
Coming from the mountains and the next day standing in front of Caesar’s palace was crazy. I almost felt anxious and overwhelmed by all the sound, lights and people.
The One Where We Entered the Sierras
We set off in the morning of the 4th of June. Our packs weighing about 50 pounds (22kg), with about 12 days worth of food and equipped with crampons, ice axes and bear canisters. The load was heavy but our hearts light.
The one about reaching the end of the desert
We left the last wind turbines behind us, and I can feel how the desert is slowly coming to an end. Which makes me both happy and sad. The desert will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the beginning of it all.