Welcome!
I am an artist who hikes. A hiker who arts. A traveller who revels in the journey without undue devotion to the destination. I hike to be somewhere, not to get somewhere. Thanks for joining me on this journey.
Expect reflections on long distance hiking, art-making on trail and off, hiking culture, nature and my undying love for backrests.
All tagged thru hiking
Ponchos suck in the snow. And pretty much everywhere else, too.
Day 2, where experienced hiker is mortified by rookie mistake, healed by coffee.
Follow along as I plan my upcoming hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, with loads of information about gear, resupply, outfits, healthy eating and pre-hike training. Let’s do this!
“Quitting is fundamentally different from stopping. The latter happens all the time. Quitting happens once. Quitting means not starting again--and art is all about starting again.” ~David Bayles & Ted Orland, Art and Fear
They may have been talking about quitting art, but the sentiment is the same for long distance hiking.
How are you training your home team?
I put a question to members of a thru-hiker support group I’m in and asked this of the former thru-hikers and LASHes:
What did your home team do to offer support that was special and meaningful?
Here's what they said.
