Category Archives: Hiking
GEAR List from PCT hike 2017
Hi hikers! So I finally updated my gear list from my PCT through hike! There are still changes that I would https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YqtKBYXxzDvVKZlA6JmpZJhgz6OS3fJe4NbLoz1mF08make, but overall, this worked for me!
Finished!
Dear friends and followers, I have so much blogging to do, and reflecting. I finished Sept 30th, 2017 I’m sad being thrown back into another extreme exisitence of work in New York City. I had some profound awakenings coming back … Continue reading
Snow Storm: Snoqualmie – Stevens Pass
9/17 At 5280 in elevation, I succumb to the elements and pitch my tent under some trees at Gravel Lake. I am 10 miles north of Snoqualmie, shivering in the cold rain. My jacket is soaked and useless and it … Continue reading
Mount Rainer, WA/ Wonderland Trail: Improvised Norse Fire Reroute for the PCT
9/13/17 Bugle calls from a bull elk at 10:30 pm permeate the otherwise silent ridge, dotted with lights from miles away: Seattle. I’m on mile 23.4 of the Wonderland Trail, on a detour I take to bypass the Norse fire … Continue reading
Elk Swimming and Norse Fire Reroute part 1, WA – PCT 9/11 – 9/14/17
9/11 September is filled with crisp air, dying, hats, different light, less light, frost, burnt sienna and yellow ochre. Like winged creatures to a headlamp, nostalgic memories battle for head space. On the PCT, Washington’s lush and grand landscape serenades … Continue reading
Trout Lake-White Pass, WA, PCT miles 2226.4-2292.4 (9/8-9/11/17)
9/8 26 miles. Camp at 2234.4 It is emotionally challenging to be in Washington. My ex lives here and last year at this time we had agreed to my moving here for the relationship after I finished the PCT. I … Continue reading
Trail Notes: Elk Lake-Cascade Locks, OR – PCT, 9/1-9/3/17
Challenges like a long ascent can be a metaphor for living a fulfilling life – to feel truly happy while gaining a vast perspective – one must climb the mountain. 9/1 From Elk Lake to 11 miles south of the … Continue reading
Lost in Bend, OR – 8/31/17
(Pct hikers – “the herd,” find their stable in REI, Bend, OR)the old mill section of Bend, OR In the manicured landscape of Bend, OR, with walking paths marked with rigid white lines and cemented sidewalks, I feel lost. I … Continue reading
Stevenson-Trout Lake, WA (Pacific Crest Trail)
9/4 about 21 miles. On 9/3, after hiking 9 miles to make up the lost PCT miles due to the Eagle Creek Fire Closure, Alex, my Portland friend, picked Lighthouse and me up near the Wyeth Campground exit on 84. … Continue reading
Ashland, OR – Mazama Village, Crater Lake. PCT miles 1716-1818
Day before 1: I hike to Callahans, a hiker friendly lodge right off of the trail as well as right off of the highway. They have affordable camping for hikers. I sleep in a tent on the property behind the … Continue reading
Annie Varnot: Artist and Adventurer 