CT Day 4: 25 miles. 1 mi past Kenosha Pass to stunning tent spot with view and bench at mi 97.7 (elev. 10,034 ft). Phew. The cumulative miles are starting to take their toll on my body. We got an early start and hit the trail with some spectacular views of the valley. We began climbing pretty early on up to Georgia Pass, reaching about 12,000 ft. The altitude on our way up and down definitely was mildly affecting me. I felt flu-like with aches all over my body, sort of feveri

We got an early start and realized pretty quickly that we basically camped at the summit. There was a little stream just past where we slept, so we filled up with water as we were both completely out due to our impromptu camp set up and dinner from the surprise hail storm. We then came out of the woods and the whole world just opened up to us. We were overlooking a beautiful, misty valley and the trail was pretty exposed. The grass soaked our feet but we didn’t care because t

Today was a day of mishaps that kept us humbled. Day 1 was such a fantastic day because we never got caught in horrible heat in the really exposed sections and we mostly missed the storms, staying dry and warm. Most of the other hikers we met got caught in pretty bad storms or scorching heat and we avoided both! Today we had a little taste of everything. First thing this morning I randomly fell for no reason on trail that seemed pretty smooth. It was comical and I didn’t hurt

This morning was an early wake up. I woke up at 4:28 am just two minutes before my alarm. I had a somewhat restless sleep and probably only got about 3.5 hours at best. I forgot to take my CBD oil to help with my sleep and to avoid having dreams, so I had some unwelcome dreams which made me feel a little antsy to get on the trail. I took a Lyft over to Red Stripe’s hotel and drank my smoothie on the ride over there. I then filled up with water at her hotel since I realized we

Travel day: (the original day zero) Leaving Austin today was tough. Luckily I had a lot of errands to run, which kept me a little distracted and in the present moment. I finalized last minute items for my 13-day section hike of the Colorado Trail. I ran to the post office to mail my resupply boxes, made my repair kit, wrapped Duct Tape around my poles and water bottle, finalized my first aid kit, and took pictures of the Colorado Trail Data Book pages for this section. My cat

I’ve been stuck in my writing since I’ve finished the Appalachian Trail in November. My writing was my connection to the outside world when I was in the green tunnel. Once I reunited with society I felt somewhat disconnected to that raw inner self that wrote daily and religiously on the AT. I missed writing, but didn’t know how to create time for it. I missed writing for myself as a way to process my experiences as well as an avenue to share my journey and self with my commun