I'm hosting another series of guided beginner backpacking trips in February of 2025, in Arizona! If you wanted to join in 2024 but couldn't make it, this is your chance to sign up. These trips, like all my guided trips, are for women, trans and non-binary people. There are three sessions, with five spots each- … Continue reading Arizona Beginner Guided Backpacking Trips 2025!
The Chugach Crowberry Traverse
For the last four years I've been working on a route in the Chugach (pronounced chew-gash) mountains outside Anchorage, Alaska. Here it is at last, for public consumption- maybe you want to hike it?! (All photos are from the route.) The Chugach Crowberry Traverse Pioneer Ridge Trailhead to Bird Ridge Trailhead, Chugach Mountains, Alaska 77 … Continue reading The Chugach Crowberry Traverse
A million and one updates
hi Dear reader- I have not posted on this blog in a bloggy way in a long time. That's because I've been writing weekly for my newsletter here- you should definitely subscribe if you don't want to miss any of those. My newsletters have been about my life in Alaska, the daily wonders and horrors … Continue reading A million and one updates
Alaska Brooks Range 2024 Guided Backpacking Trips
Please read this whole page before applying These trips are for women, trans and nonbinary people who are experienced backpackers and want to spend seven days backpacking in Alaska’s Brooks Range and also want to learn to create cross-country routes in caltopo. It's going to be an epic time! There are two sessions, with five … Continue reading Alaska Brooks Range 2024 Guided Backpacking Trips
I’ve been sending out a newsletter on substack
since March- I write about existential despair, what I'm eating, moose hunting, app dating, the seasons changing in Alaska- kind of whatever. It's fun to write and I like it a lot! If you loved reading my posts here back in the day, when I would just sort of hold forth about whatever, you'll love … Continue reading I’ve been sending out a newsletter on substack
April Utah intermediate guided backpacking trips!
Update: these hikes are sold out Cool thing! I’m hosting two seven day (with five days of backpacking) intermediate level trips in southern Utah in April of 2024! Dates: April 6-12 and April 13-19, 2024 The route is cross-country, and we’ll hike 10 miles per day. Each trip has five spots, and includes two hours … Continue reading April Utah intermediate guided backpacking trips!
Did u know I have a newsletter
I have a newsletter! And I've actually been using it as of late, talking about the novel I just finished, my boundaries on the internet, the sparkly winter this year... just kind of whatever. You can subscribe here, if you want. ok bye!
Zines for sale!
Long distance hiking zines #1, #2 and #5 are now available as beautiful full-color zines with the photos fully integrated! You can read about my walks across Utah, Death Valley, the Wind River range and, most recently, Arizona, while looking at dozens of photos! Each zine contains all the blog posts from the trip, edited. … Continue reading Zines for sale!
Arizona trail day 42: cold soaked
11/25/21 22 miles Fuck. I'm fucked. This is one of the dumbest situations I've gotten myself into in a long time. How did I end up here? I know better than this! I know I know better than this! Just don't panic, I say to myself. You can't go back and make different choices right … Continue reading Arizona trail day 42: cold soaked
Arizona trail day 41: finally feeling strong
11/24/21 30 miles In the morning in the dark in our motel room I drink drip coffee, eat muesli and a banana, stuff some snacks into the empty cavern of my bag. Alan, is gonna slackpack Spacemaker, another hiker, and I from here until the border, which means he'll take all of our camping gear … Continue reading Arizona trail day 41: finally feeling strong
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