Long distance hiking sucks
In an attempt to balance out all of the over idealistic videos that grace the internet, I put together a video highlighting the suckier parts of long distance hiking. All images and video clips are mine from my 2019 PCT hike. A few highlights include: surprise hail neverending mosquitos...
Snowshoeing at Lassen Volcanic National Park
My roommates and I spent our New Years Eve weekend escaping to a quiet cabin near Lassen. I’d only seen a little bit of Lassen, and that was mostly a burn area in the summer, so I was excited to check out the snow covered version of the park....
Finishing up the desert section
The Santa Ana winds were out in full force over Thanksgiving weekend, so instead of subjecting myself and my tent to 65 mph winds, I decided to finish up the 22 miles I had left of the PCT desert section as a day hike. It felt extra luxurious to...
Gem Lake Loop, Emigrant Wilderness
A change of plans The fires last September squashed our original plans of hiking the Thousand Island Lake loop, so I spent hours trying to find a last minute, not smokey/not on fire backpacking trip that my mom, my aunt and I could go on for their first backpacking...
Carson Pass to Lost Lakes via PCT
My roommate Megan and I headed out to Carson Pass for a short weekend backpacking trip a few weeks ago. The weather decided to test us with a thunderstorm before we even got out of the car after arriving at Carson Pass. Luckily, as afternoon thunderstorms in the Sierra...
Mt. Olympus lives up to its name
This post has been sitting in draft mode for months now. I took a trip to Salt Lake City in March, right before the U.S. got hit hard with COVID-19. I am SO GLAD I got out of town one last time right before the world started to feel...
Tips for First Time Thru Hikers
Oh look! Another list of thru hiker tips! I spent hours scouring the internet for these types of lists prior to starting my hike. Hopefully my little list of thru hiker tips includes a few that you haven’t already read elsewhere. Keep the pace slower than you want to...
Winter overnight backpacking trip to Goat Camp
I headed out on my first post-PCT backpacking trip last weekend, exactly two months after tagging the Mexico border. Our overnight destination was Goat Camp in the Ventana Wilderness section of Big Sur, California. Emma, her dog Peach, and I left Oakland after work on Friday and spent the...
145 Days in 6 Minutes
I finally got around to combining my PCT video clips into one short(ish) video. I’ve taken many, many trips down memory lane and watched it over and over and over again. It has me eagerly awaiting the day that I can live out of a backpack again, even if...
Thru hike gear recap
Here’s my quick and dirty review of my big three, plus a few notable mentions. Sleep System (aka my princess bed, because it was SO cozy) I used this setup for the whole trail and was only cold one night. On warm nights, I unzipped my sleeping bag and...