Some news! First, I'm currently writing a speculative fiction novel. It's about a young person who flees a dystopic city in a destabilizing empire to travel, first on bike and later on foot, to Nevada, to find a group of people she's only heard rumors about. The book is called The Horse Girls of Nevada. … Continue reading I’m writing a speculative fiction novel you can read right now, plus cover reveal for The Sunset Route!
Author: carrot quinn
New Zine: Co-Regulating With the Desert Globemallow
Like all of us, I've had a lot of feelings this year. I spent two months in Alaska this summer, processing these feelings. I made a photo + words zine about it, bc I wanted something offline; the most meaningful connections I've had in 2020, with myself, others and the earth, have been offline. You … Continue reading New Zine: Co-Regulating With the Desert Globemallow
Protected: The Chugach Traverse: maps and route notes
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The Chugach Traverse
The Chugach Mountains of Alaska. Bushwhack your way to around 2,000 feet and you’re out of treeline; now you’re in an endless alpine wonderland, a paradise of ridgewalking, an intact wilderness with grizzly bears, moose, wolves, black bears, views of both rocky, glaciated peaks and the sea, limited by only your own imagination and your … Continue reading The Chugach Traverse
Covid special on my PCT thru-hiking course!
(This post has been updated for winter of 2020/2021- the course is still available! All details below are current.)I'm currently making my PCT 101 course available for the very special Covid sliding scale price of ZERO to 300 dollars! This 101 course on PCT thru-hiking includes a customizable gear list, a 12 week training plan, … Continue reading Covid special on my PCT thru-hiking course!
Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid. I live in a working class neighborhood in Tucson. I started thinking about a possible future lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic- what would happen if parents were unable to work, if elderly folks and sick folks were homebound. How would people eat and get the supplies they needed. I thought- what if I … Continue reading Mutual Aid
My online course on thru-hiking the PCT starts Saturday!
So if you're still thinking about signing up- here's your chance! 🌝
Another sample video from my PCT Thru-Hiking Course
This is a super special sneak peak at the welcome video for week one of my PCT Thru-Hiking course, which starts Jan 4th. If you're interested in staring at my face for literal hours while I splain at you about every aspect of the PCT, then this course is for you 🌝 This course is … Continue reading Another sample video from my PCT Thru-Hiking Course
My course on thru-hiking the PCT is almost here- here’s the syllabus!
There are still a few spots available! Click here for the full details, or to sign up. Here's some info on how this course works, plus the syllabus! -Step one: you buy a ticket via eventbrite, here. -Step two: you create a free account at teachable.com - this is where the course will be! -Each … Continue reading My course on thru-hiking the PCT is almost here- here’s the syllabus!
L2H day 9: road walk
10/21/19 I’m too exhausted to be itchy and we sleep until the glorious hour of 6:30, and for these reasons I wake up feeling refreshed. We drive to the gas station in Lone Pine for coffee and trail gummies and then we’re off, walkin up the road. The pavement turns easily beneath me. Ahead is … Continue reading L2H day 9: road walk