Hey, Y’all.
Welcome to my blog.
Expect reflections on long distance hiking, hiking culture, nature, creativity and my undying love for backrests.
Welcome to my blog.
Expect reflections on long distance hiking, hiking culture, nature, creativity and my undying love for backrests.
Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail introduced me to long distance hiking, with which I'm now utterly smitten. Not to mention a full-throttle respect for anyone who gets up every day, rain, snow, shine or hangover, and walks 15 or 20 miles.
So far, I've hiked 1,752 of the 2,190 miles that make up the Appalachian Trail. I was sidelined by injuries and tangents and a desire to hike my own hike. Sidelined, not stopped. I have plans to return to finish at a pace that allows me to explore and savor and make art along the way.
And, having had a reorganization of my priorities over the six months I spent hiking, I've created more space in my life, and more initiative, to pursue some of my other tangents, like
sewing my own hiking wardrobe (instead of spending hours on the internet looking for hiking apparel that doesn’t exist, but should)
sketchbook journaling.
converting a van into a CAMPERVAN! And living the van life when it's complete.
exploring other long trails with an eye towards claiming the triple tiara prize.
writing about all of it in a daily blog, this daily blog.
