Section Hiking
Shakedowns and other terrifying things
Beginning this thing, long distance hiking, has been a process wrought with self-doubt for me. Throughout the dreaming and planning, I arrive at junctures where I meet myself unprepared and...
Day zero: San Diego and the secret panic attack
San Diego rolled into sight like a colorful beach ball, immediately charming with the sailboats and the ocean and the airport all chummy as if they'd been friends forever. The...
Katahdin Will Be There Next Year
Katahdin Isn't Going Anywhere As I headed north, it became clear that I wasn't going to make Katahdin before my second grandchild was born. I have to be there to...
Day zero or: How I learned to stop worrying and get on the plane
The airline staff were watching me with unveiled interest. I had arrived at 5:30am (after a brisk hour of sleep) with unusual luggage and a buddy pass for the first flight...
Lessons learned from the AT….and TRAIL MAGIC at home!
The trail continues to amaze me! I am learning lessons from it here; at home in Jacksonville, FL. I am learning lessons with my proverbial tail tucked between my legs,...
The moment I stopped body shaming myself
Hi, I'm Sabrina and I sometimes feel super annoyed by my imperfect body. Maybe you can relate. I've never been under any delusions of perfection, maybe just enough denial to...
What’s better than doing nothing?
That's easy. Doing something. That's the reason I section hike. When I first decided to the hike the PCT, to be completely honest, I was going through a mid-life crisis....
No one at LAX knows I have butt chafe.
A reintroduction to life as I knew it a mere 7 days ago, the airport is unusually surreal. Everything around me is so normal. I myself look normal. In fact,...
God gives us a flip-flop!
They say "when you make plans, God laughs". Isn't that the truth?! There are countless things in our lives that have NOT gone according to plan. But we are human beings, not...
Day Seven: Crossing the border
Packed up in the morning and grabbed the shuttle from the Hostel back to the trail at Dicks Creek Gap. The Hostel said 100% chance of rain tomorrow (Sunday), but...