Washington
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.
My walk through Washington
As a semi-recent college graduate with two degrees, one in the natural sciences and one in the humanities, I figured I would present my experience walking through Washington state on...
Gratitude on the Pacific Crest Trail
Today, I am sitting in Portland in a cushy Marriot waiting for the bleach on my scalp to do its job so I can go purple again. I asked the...
PCT SOBO 2021 Harts Pass-Canada
Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. I was reminded of this poem by Robert Frost time and time again in the last few days....
Interview with Carolyn “Ravensong” Burkhart, 1st Woman to Solo Thru-Hike the PCT
There is a Kamala Harris (as in the new U.S. Vice President) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) -- the first woman to be in that role, but certainly not...