April 25th Mileage 20 Mile 0 to mile 20 What am I doing with my life/this is what I'm doing with my life/what is a "life". These things I know: people are friendly and gentle on the trail, 20 miles in the desert heat is no big, I've done this/I love doing this/this feels like … Continue reading Day one: campo to lake morena
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I have a piece on the Gossamer Gear blog that I’m kind of proud of
Should trekking poles count as part of you base weight? A fascinating subject that absolutely no-one cares about Also! Here is another trail journal I really like! Rob's blog In other news- planning planning planning, freaking out. The galaxy shorts came in the mail and they are awesome. It was hot today and I ate … Continue reading I have a piece on the Gossamer Gear blog that I’m kind of proud of
sooo tired and an ode to the small dog
I worked today and took Kinnikinnick to the vet. I thought that she was dying and was kind of freaking out about it; she wasn't eating and she was vomiting bloody vile and there was blood in her poop. It totally took me back to the time she ate rat poison and the vet didn't … Continue reading sooo tired and an ode to the small dog
happy everything
The PCTA interviewed me for their blog! I've never been interviewed before so I was very long-winded b/c I was excited. The PCTA website is beautiful! and you should hang out there all the time. They have a great aggregator of trail journals- there are SO MANY trail journals you could start to read. Young … Continue reading happy everything
Bread, sun, the possibility of our infinite smallness
Yesterday the sun was bright and warm and reminded me of summertime, of green things and humidity, of dust and the heat rising off the ground and I thought I've got to get out, I've got to run to the hills, everything is coming alive and I've got to get away from all of this … Continue reading Bread, sun, the possibility of our infinite smallness
today
Sitting in my warm little trailer, dog sleeping in a donut on the bed, evening cooling outside sun sunk over the manzanita hills, frost creeping up from the valleys, sky clear and black. Just ate sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts (non-organic), pork sausage from a company of questionable ethics. Before that went running, up into the … Continue reading today
The infinite possibilities of the known world
It turns out that it's kind of impossible to write as much as I'd like to while living in a van. At least in a van that's parked on a beautiful BLM road way up in the hills, looking out over everything. It's winter still, and cold; I don't have much of a kitchen; I … Continue reading The infinite possibilities of the known world
Gear
Below is my typical three-season gear list. Gear varies a bit depending on the trail. I update this list regularly. Pack- Superior Wilderness Designs 35Liter (w frame and hipbelt) -or- Superior Wilderness Designs 50L Long-Haul 25 (ounces) 35 Shelter- zpacks Hexamid solo tarp (now called the "pocket tarp", Sea to Summit Nano bug … Continue reading Gear
UGGHHHH, SO EXCITED
I bought a van. A giant beater of a cargo van with a bed platform inside and a mechanically solid engine. It's dark and cold in there but I sleep amazing in the glittering Southern Oregon nights, buried under a thousand blankets and my zero-degree sleeping bag. In the mornings I'm groggy and stiff and … Continue reading UGGHHHH, SO EXCITED
sometimes I collect images of things
and you can see them on my tumblr. If you're into that kind of thing. xo c
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