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Day 1: Let’s Get This Party Started
June 21st Roads End(0)-Lower Tent Meadow(4.0) Miles: ~4mi Campsite Elevation: 7,800ft I woke up at 4:45am this morning to head out from Big Sur to Fresno to meet Rockin' and Why Not, who each were arriving conveniently by train. Why Not lives in the Sacramento area...
Bonus Post: Walking With Greg!
Bonus Post: Walking With Greg! By the time you read this, I'll be gasping for air as we are huffing it up over 10,000ft. I wanted to share with everyone a video my friend made of our hiking and adventures around Portland. My friend Greg is practically a brother to me...
1 Day til Start Date…Recharging In Big Sur
Life is pretty cool sometimes. I've said before how much I love this little hiking community. Somehow everyone seems to know each other. Back in the fall, I saw some photos on Facebook through a hiker friend of a couple that had done both the Sierra High Route and...
3 Days til Start Date…Gear Update
As always, I've made some slight changes in gear. I'm a lightweight backpacker, but by no means am I ultralight. I realize I could definitely go lighter, but I do have some luxury items that are worth carrying for me personally. Some of you may recall that at the end...
5 Days til Start Date…Sierra High Route
Oh man, where do I begin. These last 10 months have been my longest gap between long hikes since I started thru-hiking five years ago. I normally return in September and set off again in March or April. This year, I chose to work the whole school year (substitute...
Wired’s New Site Is LIVE!!!
Awwwww yeah! I'm one week from setting off on 9 months of hiking, and I now have the platform to optimally share it with everyone! After 5yrs on the archaic Blogger hosted website I started haphazardly, I've finally gotten the site migrated over to the WordPress...
Thru-Hiking The Great Divide Trail Article
Summer is approaching and I soon will be returning to bring you 9 months of backpacking! I have exciting trips and updates on the way in the coming weeks before I set off. Until then, here is an article that I just had published on TrailGroove Magazine about the Great...
Thru-Hiking The Tahoe Rim Trail Article
Those of you that missed it this past summer, I teamed up with the incomparably awesome Why Not and Rockin' to hike the 173mi trail over 9 days. The latest issue of TrailGroove Magazine was released this week including an article I wrote about our Tahoe Rim...
Reflecting On The Triple Crown
The second part of my interview with Gizmo from the Sounds of the Trail podcast is now available. For those of you bummed to be missing out on my presentations, this is a great opportunity to hear some of what I talk about in my presentations. In this particular...
Sharing The Journey
Those of you that have been following since the beginning of this blog will especially enjoy this post. You all know how much purpose I've found in sharing the journey I've been on since 2011, when I started thru-hiking. Although I don't post about my daily personal...
Thru-Hiking the Hayduke Trail Article
I wrote an article about the Hayduke Trail for the awesome online magazine, TrailGroove Magazine. TrailGroove had yet to feature the Hayduke Trail, so I was happy to introduce it to a whole new audience. The article is a reflection and summary on my Hayduke...
On The Horizon For 2016…
Let The Drumroll Begin! For 2016-2017 I’ll be hiking several high routes, the Wonderland Trail, and then heading down under. I’ll be in Australia and New Zealand this fall and I can’t wait!
Backpacking Basics Article
Just a quick post to share that I was interviewed on the topic of Backpacking Basics by a new UK online magazine called Totally Active. Here's a link to the four page spread and screen shots of the article. I just have fun seeing all the photos:)
“Wild Woman” Feature
I was recently featured on Trail to Summit's blog as one of the Wild Women in hiking. It was a fun interview to do and Allison has done a great job of featuring real women in the hiking community. Here is the link to the article and I also suggest that you...
Hikin’ & Helpin’ With An Auction
Tonight I had a fun experience I wanted to share with everyone. I was invited to a fancy fundraising dinner and auction for a local non-profit environmental law center in Portland, the Crag Law Center. Not only was I invited to the dinner, but I was an actual item in...