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Soaked Food, No Fuel, Trail Magic Galore – Rookie Mistakes in AT Week 2
I have had less time to write because we have been hiking a 8-5 “shift” and then I spend my time stretching and doing chores. We have been joking this...
A Wet Week 1 in Georgia
Rain and thunderstorms on the first week of the Appalachian Trail! My first few days getting used to the wetness, the weight, and the trail.
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...
isolation
isolation The Pacific Crest trail though the >24,000 sq miles of the Sierra Nevada may be one of the most isolated places in the continental United States. For over 200...
Freedom
Freedom It is said that we all have at least one soul place in the world. A place of empowerment, belonging and rejuvenation. To me it is a place of...
Wild Women Don’t Clip Your Wings: How to Adventure Solo Safely
WILD WOMEN, DON’T CLIP YOUR WINGS: HOW TO ADVENTURE SOLO SAFELY “The wild woman has a deep love of nature. A love for the ancient Mother. Though possibly misunderstood, it...
Ruminations on the First 700 Miles
Campo to Kennedy Meadows On June 9th, 42 days after leaving Campo, CA and the Southern Terminus of the PCT, we hiked into Kennedy Meadows. 702.2 miles on the Pacific...
Journey to Vermont Long Trail: Solo Backcountry Camping
Journey to Vermont Long Trail: Solo Backcountry Camping “She is the type of woman who needs alone time. She feels deep, she thinks even deeper. Her alone time allows her...
Quitting Before I Have Begun?
“You’re not going to like this, but I think we need to go further today than planned.” My husband (trail name Unfiltered) was sitting in the shade of an overlook...
at the precipice
I am standing on the precipice of a great journey. Before starting such a journey, whether it be a mental, emotional, physical journey or a combination of the three, we...