finding my path through the vines
(Sorry this should've posted this weekend...technical difficulties) So I got my hands on some new trekking poles! The CNOC Vertex Carbon Trekking poles, a serious step up from the last ones I got at Walmart. These poles are the z type trekking pole, but not fixed length. This tripped me up when I first got... Continue Reading →
With the end of the hiking approaching, seeing pictures of hikers completing their hikes I have been reflecting on my own experiences. Looking at old PCT pictures and getting all teary. Maybe it’s just all the Pearl Jam and Martin Sexton I’ve been listening to that brought on all the feels. I got a lot... Continue Reading →
Well hellooooo! How y'all been? I’ve been enjoying the last days of summer and just being, well, busy. Let’s catch up! So I went to PCT Trail Days… Like a crazy person I drove 17 hours to Cascade Locks, OR! But it was so worth it. I met some cool people (that I've only known... Continue Reading →
When I'm in a time of transition and lacking clarity I listen to Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter. I have no idea what the actual lyrics are to the song. Heck I don’t think anyone does, maybe even Eddie. But there lays the beauty of it.. “A riff loosely based on something I had during... Continue Reading →
this is a long post......but worth it! On the morning we were to climb Katahdin we were all pretty excited to get going. All packed up and ready to go by 6 am. There was a quick stop at the ranger station. You can borrow a day-pack or just leave some of your things there.... Continue Reading →
Pretty much my last day in the 100 mile wilderness, it rained. For like 20 miles I hiked in the rain. I was not all that happy about it, mostly because it would rain then kinda stop, then start again. Wearing the Frogtogg poncho I snagged from a hiker box, I draped my other poncho... Continue Reading →
"You have to believe we are magic Nothin' can stand in our way. You have to believe we are magic Don't let your aim ever stray And if all your hopes survive Your destiny will arrive" So its day 3 or 4 in the 100 mile wilderness. Its hard to say really the days blurr... Continue Reading →
So this is how the 100 mile wilderness went... First off i was all hyped to be going it alone, into the wilderness. Nope. Holy crap there are a lot of folks in the "wilderness". For instance i never camped alone, which was weird but fine. First night i set up my tent, i was... Continue Reading →
"Hey / Don’t write yourself off yet / It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on" So I'm mixing things up a bit. Headed into the 100 mile wilderness northbound. Then back to southbound the the rest, since my flight is out of Portland anyway. I've been a bit anxious,... Continue Reading →
