Four and a half months of foot steps on an ever changing and continuously connected path had brought me to a place where I found few words to describe. Sometimes, in my mind, the trail was so peaceful and sometimes it was so chaotic. Here I sat somewhere in between, unsure of how I felt … More Mile 2390.5 Snowqualmie Pass to mile 2650 The U.S./Canada border…Part 2

Caught in a constant downpour of rain I was soaked to the bone, morally beaten down and in turn, so very uplifted. After spending one night in a room at Snowqualmie Pass, I was back on the trail, in the rain and loving it! If you can embrace it, the rain has a way of … More Mile 2390.5 Snowqualmie Pass to Mile 2650 The U.S./Canada border…Part 1

 Within just a few short days the familiar  summers breeze had turned into a fall wind. The once green grasses had grown tall and golden. Each blade rustled and danced along the paths edge as the hillsides now sang a distinct song…the song of a changing of seasons.   As I walked along further into Washington, … More Mile 2144.5 Cascsde Locks to mile 2390.5 Snoqualmie Pass

    In the midst of the first ”winter like” storm of the season a renewed group of hikers set out to reach their next milestone. Upon leaving the shelter and amazing kindness of Northern Oregon’s Big Lake Camp, the winds began to howl, the rain became heavy and the morning skies grew dark. Ugghhh! This … More Mile 1715 Ashland to mile 2144.5 Cascade Locks/Bridge of the Gods

 It was the early morning…dew drops slowly slid down wild flower petals, the smoke from wildfires began to clear and the bluest of all blue skies suddenly emerged around a tangerine sun. Where was this place?! It was just the evening before that I had trudged up a hot, smokey mountain side to reach a … More Mile 1500 Shasta to mile 1715 Ashland/Rouge River Oregon…yes…Oregon!!!

As the breeze blows across the ridge line birds call out, lizards scurry, insects buzz, chipmunks rustle and footsteps fall onto the rocky earth. Although I am surrounded by life and sound, the trail feels so quiet and still…I am alone and I am determined. Only 300 more miles and I get to see the … More Mile 1195.5 Sierra City to mile 1500 Shasta

  It seems like so long ago. It was an overwhelming hot afternoon in the small desert town of Agua Dulce and I had just awoken from a much needed siesta. After taking shelter from the heat on a shaded church lawn, we were now heading out to hike through the night. The Juggernaut blazed ahead … More Mile 1090.5 South Lake Tahoe to mile 1195.5 Sierra City

   It’s a warm summers day, I’m home and with the one I love. Sunbeams sparkle across an elaborate spread of food, hmm…where to begin? Dessert? A cold iced tea? I reach for both and in doing so I knock the gorgeously tall glass of tea over. As it pours over and splashes on to me … More Mile 906.5 Reds Meadow to mile 1090.5 South Lake Tahoe

  I awoke to the sight of bright flashes accompanied by the sound of distant thunder! I scurried out of my tent and made sure that I had battened down the hatches. All seemed well as re-entered my tent fortresses and settled back in to my sleeping bag slumber. The sounds of soft rain drops … More Mile 744.5 Lone Pine to mile 906.5 Reds Meadow/Mammoth Lakes