Hi! I'm Shannon!I'm a 35 year old former teacher from the lone star state, wife and most importantly, a mother to three dragon girls. I'm a plus-size, novice hiker attempting a NOBO thru-hike on the PCT 2020! When I'm not obsessing over this exciting opportunity, I can be located anywhere pizza can be found.Other facts: I have a white lab named Zeus, and I am addicted to office supplies.IG: @fireroamingwild
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A Thru-Hiker Letter to COVID-19
Dear COVID-19, Leave. Get out of our bodies. Get off trail. You, COVID-19, YOU #stayhome. This is not a request from the PCTA, but a demand from me,
PCT Parenting: A Letter Home
On My Start Day... Soon Today, I start walking the Pacific Crest Trail. It is the day I’ve been talking about since September 2019. I know this is a
PCT Prep: Why I’m Letting It Go
The PCT Will Have to Wait Don’t worry! I am still thru-hiking the PCT in March 2020, but I’ve had to put my obsession with prepping aside for a
Thru-Hikers: Are We Selfish?
Thru-Hiker explores selfish motives of PCT attempt.
Plus-Size Speed Dating: An Unlikely Hiker’s Search for the Perfect Pack
Plus-size, Curvy, Short Torso Searching for Life Partner to Travel the World, Piggyback Style!
Fat Chance: Why I Am Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Plus-size hiker shares why she's hiking Pacific Crest trail.
Hiking Home: Mental Health and Why I Hike
Bipolar Hiker finds healing and a bit of humor on trail.
A Watermelon Hiker: Pacific Crest Trail, Here I Come!
Plus-Size novice hiker attempts Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike 2020