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Trail Reflections 3: Sierra Nevada mountains
My husband, Chris, and I are attempting a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike and are now in a ski resort town below the Sierra Nevada Mountains called Mammoth, as we stop...
Best Breakfast Spots on the Continental Divide Trail
Why do you thru-hike? The views? The people? The love of routine? I'll tell you my motivation: the town breakfasts. There is— literally— nothing better than rolling into a town...
Feeling Victorious After Completing Another Section of my LASH Hike of the Florida Trail!
How to tell you about my three week section hike on the Florida Trail without you crying, "Uncle?" In long distance backpacking, 225 miles aren't all that much, and I've...
The 5 Best Pieces of Advice for Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers
The below is a transcription. Minor edits have been made for clarity and readability, while preserving the original message and intent. This video is part of a new series on...
FOODGASM: A day on my plate whilst hiking the Appalachian Trail
I wake up feeling hollow and hungry. Before I eat anything there's business to be done. That business is visiting the privy to shoot some hoops. Important Business Dooties I'll...
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One Cold [High] Desert | Arizona Trail
One Cold (High) Desert Arizona Trail | Week 1 Days 1-2 Prologue | Welcome Back Thanks for tuning in here & reading my blogs. It means a substantial amount that...
Time pressure and release; ‘making space’ to thru-hike the PCT
We are 7 days away from starting the biggest adventure we have ever undertaken. The past weeks have been manic. I own a small travel and wellness business, and Chris...
I Left the Florida Trail Early Three Times for Three Different Reasons. I’m Not Going to Let Heat Send Me Home This Time.
So happy to be back on the Florida trail to continue my LASH (Long A** Section Hike)! I began this trek down in the Everglades in early January, 2023. I...
NeuroDivergence and Backpacking: How the Trail Brought Me Back to Myself
As my PCT start date approaches, I have been reflecting on my introduction to the thru-hiking community. I am extremely grateful for discovering long-distance hiking, as it helped me fully...
How I Do Long Distance Backpacking Completely Powered by Plants…and Loving It!
2019. Andover, Maine. Tearfully, painfully, I was getting off the Appalachian Trail. New Hampshire and southern Maine had done me in, leaving me in pain with two pelvic stress