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Chapter 0: The Blacks
—Prologue— I’ve written 3 posts since hitting Kennedy Meadows South in late April 2022 and never truly introduced myself or my wife. We’ve simply been caught up in surviving...
Getting There is the Hardest Part
Let's talk pre-trail vulnerability—is leaving the hardest part? A huge part of getting yourself on the PCT to go have all that outside adventure fun is a whirlwind of permit...
Doing what I love, while doing what I love
Hikers need yoga. That’s a given. And maybe it’s not everyday that someone who teaches yoga for a living hikes the PCT and gets to offer her services to hikers...
Gone Hikin’
Goodbyes are hard, even when it is really just “see ya later.” This week I have done all of my favorite things in Tennessee for the “last time,” and while...
Reflecting on Washington
As I sit in this cafe attached to the hostel I’m staying at in Portland, I’m crunching on a toasted everything bagel, sipping my black coffee, and the Chili Peppers...
Falling in Love on the Pacific Crest Trail
Sorry, it's been a long time since my last post. After 50 days on trail (March to April), I guess I have no idea what’s going on anymore. No kidding,...
Mountain Fire Closure is Lifted. Here’s What it Took to Repair this Section of the PCT
If you’ve hiked the Pacific Crest Trail within the past five years, you probably remember having to detour around the fire closure above Idyllwild, California. Years before walking around fire
Chinook Trail: Lost Lake to ALDHA-West Gathering
I was anxious to hit the Lost Lake General Store this morning---I really wanted something for breakfast other than Pop-Tarts and oatmeal. A breakfast burrito, cinnamon roll---anything but the usual!
Chinook Trail – Meeting Up With The PCT From Hood River, OR, To Lost Lake Resort
I knew this day would be the most brutal of the entire Chinook Trail journey. Over 5,000 feet of vertical from the Columbia River, up Mount Defiance, and past it...