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L2H day 8: Tumanguya

December 11, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/20/19 It’s hot in my van and my hives are really bad- my whole body feels like it’s burning. It’s too hot in my van? How is that possible, on this cold night in the foothills of the sierras. I’ve grown used to swinging in the wind all night, even these metal walls create too … Continue reading L2H day 8: Tumanguya

L2H day 7: six thousand feet down to Carls Jr

December 9, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/19/19 If mice run over me in the night, I do not feel it. Another perfect eight hours of sleep, squirreled away against the ravages of waking life. My little pocket thermometer says 39 degrees so it is warmer in this cabin than outside. We did good. The sun rises over the huge wooden tram … Continue reading L2H day 7: six thousand feet down to Carls Jr

L2H day 6: stayin’ active, that’s the thing

December 6, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/18/19 I sleep for eight pure hours, curled in a ball against the cold under the bright moon, and when I wake I feel like I’ve won the lottery. It’s dark and I can just make out the forms of the others, sitting up in their sleeping bags, rustling around. We’re quiet. It’s quiet. The … Continue reading L2H day 6: stayin’ active, that’s the thing

L2H day 5: the puzzle of Darwin canyon

December 4, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/17/19 The beady dark eyes of a small mouse shine in the moonlight. The mouse is crouched beneath a creosote bush. It darts out across the open space of a campsite. Its moonshadow follows close behind. Out from behind the brick bathroom building comes another mouse. There’s a single dorito, discarded beneath a picnic table. … Continue reading L2H day 5: the puzzle of Darwin canyon

Taco Noodle Soup: The Best Thru-Hiking Dinner in the History of Everything

December 1, 2019 / carrot quinn

And it happens to be vegan and gluten free. Here is a sick video of some bean soup- this is from my 4 week PCT Thru-Hiking course, which begins January 4th- click here for more deets, and to reserve your spot!

L2H day 4: sparrows vs. dove

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/16/19 I'm awake at 6 a.m. Fuck. This cot is still bliss, though. Resting is bliss, even if I can't sleep. What does it even mean to sleep? What does it even mean to have a body? I lay still for another hour, watching the light lose its softness and then I sit up, into … Continue reading L2H day 4: sparrows vs. dove

L2H day 3: the land of zero texture

November 29, 2019December 1, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/15/19 I am just warm enough. My pad partly deflates and I toss and turn, making unfortunate potato chip noises. When the alarm goes off I play Papa Roach on my phone, making my friends laugh. Gets em every time. We find the explosion of trees in the wash that signals water, somewhere, somewhere there … Continue reading L2H day 3: the land of zero texture

L2H day 2: mountaineering but make it pinyon forest

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/14/19 The alarm on my phone goes off at 5 a.m. and wakes me into a world that is suspiciously like yesterday. Dark. Dry. Moony. I slept maybe five hours? Well. I select Eye of the Tiger in my music and turn the volume up all the way. The others laugh themselves awake. We need … Continue reading L2H day 2: mountaineering but make it pinyon forest

L2H day 0-1: full moon in Aries

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 / carrot quinn

10/12/19 I wake at 6 a.m. in my van in the bright desert somewhere west of phoenix. I pull the magnetic covers from the windows, letting in the light. I drove here from Tucson last night in a fog, so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open. I'd spent the previous night awake, waiting … Continue reading L2H day 0-1: full moon in Aries

How to Hike The PCT: An Online Course

November 15, 2019April 23, 2020 / carrot quinn

Hey all, I'm teaching an online workshop on how to hike the PCT! This four week, self-guided course begins January 4, 2020. Each week, participants will receive instructional videos, reading material and homework. You will be able to watch the videos when you want to and work at your own pace, and complete the materials … Continue reading How to Hike The PCT: An Online Course

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Some humans have wanted for centuries to prove that time has a directional arrow- that the future is unknown, becomes the present, ends, and moves behind us. We've used entropy- the fact that things become more disordered- as an argument in support of this. In 2009, some scientists argued in a paper that the arrow of time can be explained in terms of quantum mechanical entanglement. As a physical system becomes entangled with its surroundings, the paper said, it moves closer to equilibrium. This one-way evolution determines time’s arrow.
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Hi. I'm here to tell you that I'm 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. I've written ten thousand words so far, and I'm finishing a chapter a week. And you can read the book while I write it! I'm offering this for two reasons:
Coming July 2021 from @thedialpress ! Is it a rolicking train memoir that totally romanticizes early 2000s punk culture? Yes. Is it also a treatise on the power of forgiveness? Yes.
In September I had the pleasure of spending a week at the ghost town turned freaky queer artist residency of Cisco, Utah ( @bigtroublelittlecisco ). It was one of the more aesthetically sublime experiences of my life. Eileen and pals have made so much magic from junk and trash on the high desert plain, where the only thing that grows is cheatgrass and the wind blows ceaselessly. And where the light is always perfect. In Cisco I felt as though I was outside of time, or in the future. I was thinking of Cisco today, and that perfect light, and figured I'd post these. Maybe they'll make u feel good the way they make me feel good.🌌
In light of the recent spike in covid cases (2,000 or so new cases a day in Arizona rn 😬) and the fact that so many of us are still stuck at home, I've decided to offer my PCT 101 online course at a special rate again- this course is normally $100, but the covid rate is $0 to $300, sliding scale! You can literally pay $0 to access all the content, if that is what makes it accessible to you. I'm serious! Just 30 spots available, so sign up soon! More info:

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