Backpacking provides the opportunity to get lost in nature and find yourself. Music creates the presence to feel emotions deeply. It is not often they come together, enhancing each other. On my hike of the Pacific Crest Trail they did, thanks to my travel companion, a small plastic Outdoor Ukulele. Whatever emotions I felt, I […]
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Walker Pass to Hiker Town – Week 11 Pacific Crest Trail
It was supposed to be dry, bleak, and lifeless. In stark contrast with my preconceived notion of what a desert ought to be I have encountered water, color, and life. After the soaring peaks of the Pacific Northwest and the glacier cut granite of the Sierras the more subtle and ancient beauty of the desert […]
Kennedy Meadows to Walker Pass – Week 10 Pacific Crest Trail
Community can determine whether a thru hike is successful or not. While each hiker has their own reason for being on the trail we unite as a family, creating a unique culture. In a community like this, premised on taking on the grueling task of living on the trail for months on end, inspiration and […]
Reds Meadow to Kearsarge Pass – Week 8 Pacific Crest Trail
Imagine soaking in natural hot springs when suddenly chunks of ice begin falling from the sky. Perhaps that is not everyone’s idea of a remarkable life experience but that afternoon was among my favorite on the trail. One the most dreaded features of the High Sierras is the sporadic storms I endured that day. As […]
Sonora Pass to Reds Meadow – Week 7 Pacific Crest Trail
Incomprehensibly expansive vistas and impossibly vast ridges pale in comparison to a single pine cone. While this week, ending in Reds Meadow, has been easily some of the Pacific Crest Trails most scenic, my focus has been on the micro. Soon into my first day I was at 10,000 feet, wide eyed and gaping at […]
Bridge of The Gods – Week 5 Pacific Crest Trail
Tempting myself to look down I shudder at the hundred foot drop below me, this was my experience crossing the ‘Bridge of The Gods.’ This monumental bridge is where Washington meets Oregon, along the Pacific Crest Trail. Crossing the gargantuan Columbia River Gorge into Oregon marks the beginning of my time hiking through Oregon. Shortly […]
Indian Heaven Wilderness – Week 4 Pacific Crest Trail
In all her glory, snowy mountains touching the sky and lakes blue enough to think this a dream my time in Washington has come to an end in the town of Cascade Locks. Starting at Stevens Pass almost a month ago I have walked just over 300 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. This first […]
Goat Rocks Wilderness – Week 3 Pacific Crest Trail
The wonder this area inspired in me is beyond words and pictures.
Snoqualmie Pass to Whites Pass – Week 2 Pacific Crest Trail
As I walk a gargantuan mountain becomes more clear with each mile, the undisputed king of the North West, Mount Rainier.