I've been working on another piece, regular posts to resume soon (today or tomorrow). Thanks for reading!!! xo c

July 23 Mileage 13 Mile 1415.7 to mile 1429 . . .

Washington kicked my ass. Freezing rain, tonsilitis, hypothermia, hunger, general exhaustion and one day of dumping snow. Finished in the rain and cried- how do so many small moments add up to one huge thing? Collapsed at the Manning Park lodge with my friends, watched American Gangster on tv and ate the last of my … Continue reading Almost home.

September 23rd. BAM.

Hiking fast through the fog and blueberries near Rainier, almost drowned in the rain last night. Headed along the ridgetop to a cabin with a woodstove to dry out my soaked gear. Thirty was one of the best years of my life; thirty-one is going to be fucking AWESOME. Thanks for reading this blog; I'll … Continue reading It’s my birthday!

Washington here I come!

Readers! My blog is really far behind right now. I'd planned on bringing it up to date during my zero in Ashland, but yesterday while frantically running errands, shopping for and making my resupply boxes and schlepping things from one end of town to the other, I came to a realization- either my blog makes … Continue reading I’m in Oregon!

to reflect what I'm actually carrying. Click the tab on top to check it out! And if you haven't yet seen the video of Instigate playing violin in the tunnel, you can see it here.