Morning routine: twitter facebook email blog amazon breakfast stimulants feed the dogs I am too boring for hard drugs and my adrenals are too old, so in actuality I mean chocolate and decaffeinated green tea I text with Tara about vitamin D and google the effectiveness of various anti-depressants Wellbutrin sounds like Adderall, I say … Continue reading norepinephrine
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Preparing for the PCT: Footwear
The first backpacking trip I ever went on, the Resurrection Pass trail in Alaska, was a forty-mile walk through a flower-filled alpine meadow that crossed the Kenai Peninsula on the ridges of the Kenai Mountains. It was a pretty simple hike, as far as backpacking trips go- tree-line in Alaska is low (it gets lower … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Footwear
My short story of backpacking misadventure is free on amazon today
Hey readers, the short story I have on Amazon, Duckabush Fire, is free today. So if you like epic tales of disaster in the wilderness, well, there you go. So my kickstarter for the PCT book project is 27% funded! With 14 days left to go. That is so close to the magical 30% tipping … Continue reading My short story of backpacking misadventure is free on amazon today
perspective
From where you’re standing, what does the world look like? From where I’m standing, what does the world look like? We are standing side by side in a crowded room, leaning against the wall maybe, having small talk. At a party. But where are we, really? Where are you and where am I? A brilliant … Continue reading perspective
Preparing for the PCT: Training
How do you train to walk 2600 miles? I’m a professional dog walker, so I walk a couple of hours every day. That’s the bulk of my training. I also bike and run, but not every day. I used to do intense cardio every day, but then when I started dog walking so much I … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Training
Duckabush Fire: A Story of Adventure in the Wilderness
Hey readers, I'm trying an experiment. I published a short story on Amazon! It's the story of the ill-fated backpacking trip I took last year with my friend Finn. We set out to walk across the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, and we were prepared for every possible disaster except the one that actually ended up … Continue reading Duckabush Fire: A Story of Adventure in the Wilderness
Preparing for the PCT: One outfit for five months (or, where do I find a sunhat that doesn’t look stupid?)
I like to buy clothes at the end of the season, when they’re cheap. Last year in fall, when I was buying tank tops for this year, I had to stop myself, saying- I’m not going to get to wear these. I’ll be wearing the same outfit every day. For five months. What do you … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: One outfit for five months (or, where do I find a sunhat that doesn’t look stupid?)
Preparing for the PCT: Food
When you’re walking for 2600 miles, what do you eat? As far as I can tell from what I’ve read about other people’s PCT hikes, you either buy your supplies in little towns and eat junk food for five months, or you plan all of your meals in advance and mail them to yourself. Which … Continue reading Preparing for the PCT: Food
kickstarter: let me back that up and try again
The other night I was up way past my bedtime, reading this essay by Chloe Caldwell and thinking about how my kickstarter would fail. I was feeling sad about it, because I felt really invested in hiking the PCT, and Chloe, who is an awesome writer, was going to live in my trailer and watch … Continue reading kickstarter: let me back that up and try again
I LOVE MEMOIR SO MUCH AND MEMOIR IS THE SAME AS FICTION
I’m PMSing today, and everything is making me grumpy. I was just having a text conversation with Tara about the difference between memoir and fiction, and it was making me grumpy, which is silly. But then I thought I would write about it here, and I would feel better. Even though I think what we … Continue reading I LOVE MEMOIR SO MUCH AND MEMOIR IS THE SAME AS FICTION
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