6/16/18 Mileage: 12 29 miles hiked It's so cold overnight- I stuff my trash compactor bags and my extra shirt into the footbox of my sleeping bag for more insulation and still, my feet stay icy. I feel like they've been icy for the last 24 hours. I curl into a ball and cinch my … Continue reading ANWR day 3: tussock town, USA

6/15/18 Mileage: 9 17 miles hiked total After the 50 mph winds pass and I get my tent re-staked I pull my hat down and sleep amazingly in the cold 2pm night, waking now and then to smack to sides of my tent to rid them of accumulating ice. I wake in the morning (feels … Continue reading ANWR day 2: the fourth season

6/14/18 Mileage: 8 We fly into Fort Yukon the morning of June 14th via Wright Air, a tiny airport near the larger Fairbanks airport that operates flights to several Alaskan villages. Fort Yukon is not on any road system; you have to fly in or come a long distance by boat or otherwise. My friend … Continue reading ANWR day 1: Storm

Bunny and I are in Fairbanks. We just got off of our Brooks Range Traverse. The Brooks Range has been having the wettest spring they've had in a long time (“The worst June weather I've seen in my 35 years of flying here,” is what our bush pilot, Kirk, said, when he picked me up) … Continue reading Change of Plans

We flew out of Seattle at 9pm on Sunday in the pitch dark and by the time we reached Alaska four hours later the sun had come back up and the mountain ranges far below the plane were cast in an ethereal blue light and I pressed my face against the window, trying to see … Continue reading We start the Brooks Range Traverse tomorrow/how my blog posts will go up on the trail

Bunny and I will be speaking about our Brooks Range Traverse and our fundraiser for Defend the Sacred AK at the REI in Fairbanks, Alaska at 6pm on June 12- come out if you're in the area! It's free, but there are limited spots- click the link below to register. Brooks Range Traverse at REI

... as well as how to use your new route on the gaia gps phone app Using caltopo.com, I made a route, including a gps track and paper maps, for my upcoming one-thousand mile traverse of the Brooks Range in Alaska. The route is entirely cross country, and follows no established roads or trails. Making … Continue reading From an idea to paper maps and a gps track: how to make a cross country route using caltopo.com

I pull to a stop at the fred meyer gas station in Medford, Oregon and smoke starts pluming from under the hood of my van. Thick blue smoke. I roll down the window and the outside heat blasts me- late May and it already feels like full summer in southern Oregon. The attendant stares at … Continue reading Carrot and Bunny’s Christmas Adventure/queer communities over time and all the different ways to describe the light

We also talk about my upcoming Brooks Range traverse, ultralight backpacking as a tool for accessibility, self publishing, and so much more! This podcast is GREAT, and being interviewed by Melody and Raechel was AMAZING. Get the episode wherever you listen to podcasts, or click here for the soundcloud. Intersectional Long Distance Hiking With Carrot … Continue reading I’m on the Feminist Killjoys podcast talking about intersectionality and long distance hiking

(While you're here, you should read this article on bullying and abuse in the outdoors community- it's the best thing I've read yet on the subject- Sasha DiGulian, Joe Kinder, and the Reframing of Normal.) My regular 3 season base weight (for other routes and trails) is 11lbs (you can see it here). My base … Continue reading The full gear list for my Brooks Range Traverse 2018