Just like that, it’s over. My PCT thru-hike did not go as planned this year. It was a combination of things – the cold weather and late season storms, all the snow in the Sierra, my ankle injury on Day 4, my overall slower hiking pace this year because of my injury, Bleeder needing to […]
Hiking Advice Is it possible to hike responsibly during COVID-19? In response to Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” emergency order, those of us living in Washington state have spent the last 40+ days stuck inside our homes or urban hiking within our neighborhoods. For someone who loves spending time outside as much as I […]
Hiking Advice, Hiking the Grand Canyon I had no idea the powerful effect hiking the Grand Canyon could have on me and how much it would change my whole outlook on life. It had never been on my radar of places I wanted to travel to. It wasn’t until my dear friend, Katie brought up […]
Hiking The PCT A question I was often asked when planning my 2018 Pacific Crest Trail hike is “Why do you want to hike the PCT?” My first answer was always, “Why not?” Hiking the PCT has been a huge dream of mine for a few years. As soon as I discovered that there was […]
Hiking The PCT This morning, I found out two more of my trail friends are heading home. It seems like the farther north I hike on the PCT, the lonelier the trail gets. In the desert, there seemed to be countless hikers both on the trail and in town. I could easily see 15 to […]
Teaching Yoga Ferris Bueller said it best, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” This has been a reoccurring theme in my life over the last few months. Professionally, I’ve had some pretty big, back-to-back projects at work I’ve had to tackle. Personally, I […]
Even though it’s almost been a month since I last updated my blog, it doesn’t mean I’ve been lounging around the pool eating chocolates. I’ve been BUSY preparing for my upcoming PCT thru-hike. Yes, so busy it has to be in ALL CAPS. A lot of you who have been following my journey (mainly in […]
YouTube Post-Trail Blues…something most thru-hikers experience after getting off trail. This year, I’m diving into a passion project to help keep me busy and hopefully keep the Post-Trail Blues at bay. I’m creating videos of the day hikes I’ll be doing along the PCT throughout Washington this summer. Read more to see how you can […]
Hiking The PCT Week Three out on the PCT has proved two things – there can be lots of highs and lots of lows and sometimes all in the same day. This week started with learning to be comfortable with having to go multiple days without having a shower. At the beginning of this week, […]
The first two days started out strong for me on trail this year. On our first day on trail, Bleeder and I both ended up doing a twenty mile day and made it all the way to Lake Morena. Last year, I had gone only fifteen miles on my first day and camped at Hauser […]
Hiking The PCT As I planned my PCT thru-hike over the last year, I had this image of hiking the perfect hike. I wanted to start and finish on the right date to avoid extreme heat, possible wildfires, potential trail closures and early snowfall in the Cascades. I wanted the right gear – gear I […]
It’s been a week since I completed my Rim To Rim To Rim hike across the Grand Canyon. I not only survived it, but I enjoyed taking every single step. Hiking the Grand Canyon Rim To Rim To Rim was easily one of the hardest and most challenging things I’ve ever done. It’s also been […]
Hiking The PCT The holiday season for me has meant putting my head down and working, A LOT. It means continuing to serve the hungry public at the restaurant I work at. To never turn down working extra shifts whenever they’re offered to me, especially if I don’t feel like working. It means having to […]
Hiking Advice I had no idea the powerful effect hiking the Grand Canyon could have on me and how much it would change my whole outlook on life. It had never been on my radar of places I wanted to travel to. It wasn’t until my dear friend, Katie brought up doing the Grand Canyon Rim […]