Washington
The Wonderland Trail: A Journey Through The Wilderness of Mount Rainier
The Wonderland Trail: A Journey Through The Wilderness of Mount Rainier This is what I experienced this summer, thru-hiking the Wonderland Trail as a solo female. This trek, with its...
PNT Section 3, Part 2: Reaching Washington
It's not just about the walking A scourge of mosquitoes had descended on my tent in the night, and showed no signs of tiring by morning. I packed up and...
How to get a Permit for the Wonderland Trail
How to get a Permit for the Wonderland Trail Obtaining a permit for the Wonderland Trail is notoriously nerve wracking, tedious, and requires several timed
Wonderland Trail Thru-Hike Gear List
Gear List for Thru-Hiking the Wonderland Trail: These are my gear choices for the Wonderland Trail—a meticulously curated selection of gear from my closet of well-loved gear,
An Intro-Through The Looking Glass & The Wonderland Trail 2023
Hiker Introduction That Makes Three of Us: Shannon: My name is Shannon (aka Wheezy Rabbit). I am a Colorado Trail thru-hiker, AT section hiker, UL nerd, rock climber, trail runner,...
hard decisions
a song of fire and more fire On Friday, July 29th, day 92 of our journey, we walked into Burney, California. We had gotten up at 3:15 am to hike...
Idyllwild – A Love Story
Under 200 miles to go on my SOBO thru-hike, and let me tell you, my body knows it. My sacrum “went out” and my low-back muscles started to seize and...
Southbound into Oregon
So many NOBOs told me, “you’ll love Oregon. It’s flat, and you’ll easily be able to get 30-35 mile days.” Hmmm… I believed them. I was thinking, “Score! I’ll...
A Life of Extremes
In the span of a couple days (and about 100 trail miles), it went from thunderstorms, rain and cold, to extreme heat, smoke and fire. Talk about opposite ends of...
One State Down, On to Oregon!
I’m currently writing from Stevenson, WA, the town right at the Oregon/Washington border. It’s been an eventful few weeks since I last posted.