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Feb 22, 20236 min read
Days 146-150 // alpine lakes wonderland
It's been 3 years since my PCT hike, so I've decided to get my final trail journals up even if they're a bit unpolished... enjoy!
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Sep 1, 202017 min read
Days 140-145 // rainier, trail magic, and getting sick
I'm back with more tales from Washington as we continued to push our way towards Canada.
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Apr 27, 202014 min read
Days 136-139 // adams, goat rocks, and the trail magic streak
Guess who's finally back?! That's right, I'm hoping to get the rest of my trail journal up before I (hopefully) head back to finish the...
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Nov 24, 201919 min read
Days 129-135 // goodbye oregon, hello washington!
Day 129 // 26.8 miles PCT mile 2130.8 Total miles: 1609.7 Cheer and I headed out around 7:30 today, excited for some of the sights ahead!...
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Nov 9, 201923 min read
Days 119-128 // sisters, mordor, jeff & hood
Hello friends! After a bit of a whirlwind few weeks vacationing with my parents, being in my friend's wedding, and reconnecting with...
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Oct 6, 201916 min read
Days 107-118 // Cruising through Southern Oregon
Day 107 // 19.2 miles (plus 1.6 side trail to Callahan's) PCT mile 1720.0 Total miles: 1198.9 I had a nice, slow morning on the trail....
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Aug 7, 201917 min read
Days 96-106 // Shasta, 1000, mountain lions, and reaching Oregon
Day 96 // 17.7 miles PCT mile 1518.9 Total miles: 997.8 Kelly gave us a ride back to the trail this morning and we said farewell! We...
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Jul 25, 201919 min read
Days 86-95 // the fellowship is broken
Day 86 // 15 miles PCT mile 1346.3 (Skipped ahead 521.1 miles) Total miles 825.2 "It's a little messy but better than... dying." Steve,...
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Jul 15, 20196 min read
Days 79-85 // Trail-cation Dayz
Day 79 // 0 miles Making the Plan Zero day in Bishop! I met Cheer and Steve at the coffee shop for breakfast - check out the Looney Bean...
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Jun 29, 201917 min read
Days 72-78 // the WILD Sierra, part 2
Day 72 // 1.5 ish miles up the Kearsarge Pass Trail PCT Mile 788.5 It was so nice to wake up in a cozy bed this morning. I slept in and...
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Jun 24, 201923 min read
Days 60-71 // the wild Sierra, part 1
Day 60 // 0 miles PCT mile 702.2 I woke up at Grumpy's around 6am and got up to go use the bathroom. I grabbed my phone and charger,...
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Jun 4, 201918 min read
Days 47-59 // final days of the desert
Hey guys! Looks like there's been a weird issue with my email subscribers not getting notified of new posts. Sorry if this has happened...
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May 23, 201921 min read
Days 37-46 // the plot thickens
Day 37 // 19.0 miles PCT Mile 440.2 After getting up this morning, Kool Aid and I took some time to dry our stuff out before leaving. The...
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May 15, 201911 min read
Days 32-36 // trail angels, Baden-Powell, and rainy days
Day 32 // 5.0 miles PCT Mile 369.3 Songbird and I got up around the same time and greeted our section hiker friends, Stacy and Aaron. Our...
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May 8, 201916 min read
Days 25-31 // getting stronger
Day 25 // 0 miles PCT Mile 266.1 Today was such a nice zero day! I got some extra sleep, and as I got ready to leave for breakfast, Three...
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Apr 30, 201915 min read
Days 18-24 // mountain beauty
Day 18 // 15 miles PCT Mile 202.7 I woke up to the sound of Three Bean and Foxtail getting ready in their tents, the cold wind blowing...
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Apr 24, 201917 min read
Days 11-17 // ups and downs
Day 11 // 10.1 miles Day 11 // 10.1 PCT mile 119.6 I had a lovely morning in Warner Springs today! I slept in until 9am, had time to hang...
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Apr 16, 20197 min read
Days 8-10 // the first 100
Day 8 // 2.9 miles PCT mile 79.9 What a sweet day! I awoke at our cushy Airbnb to the sun streaming through the window. So nice to...
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Apr 13, 20197 min read
Days 5-7 // desert beauty
Day 5 // 14.5 miles PCT mile 56.0 Woke up at 4 this morning to get an early start. I was glad I got a motel room with another girl,...
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Apr 9, 20197 min read
Days 1-4 // the beginning...
Day 1 // 11.3 miles PCT mile 11.3 Melissa dropped me off at the terminus around 8:30am this morning, after a great breakfast at IHOP in...
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