Thru-Hiking Culture
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...
The Future of the Pacific Crest Trail in Trump’s America
A now-familiar story emerged from the Pacific Crest Trail last month near Truckee, California, when the Truckee Trails Foundation (TTF) announced that the federal government had frozen $20,000 in
This Section of the PCT Has Been Closed for 20 Years. The Reason? MYLFs
If you’ve hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, chances are you’re familiar with the Williamson Rock closure — nicknamed the “frog closure” — in Southern California. This closure covers a 3.6-mile...
“We Are Transforming These Mountains in a Way Humans Have Never Seen”: The Future of the Sierra Nevada, John Muir’s Range of Light
John Muir called the Sierra Nevada the “Range of Light” in his 1894 book, The Mountains of California, writing about the exceptional quality of light there, calling it "the most divinely
The day I met Shit Hand
I'm currently one month into hiking the Appalachian Trail. I'm balls deep. By the time you read this I'll be 900 miles in. Jump in the time machine with me...
How I prepared for entering US immigration for my thru hike as an international hiker
I made it into Denver! After many sleepless nights, reading lots of horror stories of people who got turned away, I was an absolute nervous wreck going through immigration. I...
I Completed my PCT Thru Hike at a Sequoia Tree (An Ode)
This is a story of thru hikes, snow, and blizzards as much as it is an ode to a very special tree.
The WHY of Why I’m Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: About Challenges, Nature and Expectations
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this post, but as my start date is coming closer, this topic popped into my head again, leading to new realizations...
A Surprising Bucket List Item I Had No Idea About
I was raised fairly conservatively. I suppose that's the reason I can count on one hand how many times I've actually been skinny dipping Ironically, all 4 times have been...
Doing Your Research: Small Connections in a Big World
I like to think of history as a whole as a big tapestry, or spider's web. Each thread in the whole helps make a beautiful image, but is deeply interesting...