All of my blog posts are listed below in order of most recent. Please use the search bar if you're looking for something specific.
Please see the DISCLAIMER before reading any blog posts or trail guides.
We leave Motel 6 feeling slightly better. The rest was good, my feet especially needed it, but the existential questions still hang in the air. Why are we doing this? Not just this trail, this day, or this next section, but the whole thing. The blisters, the hunger, the inability to actually hike on a "trail" that’s often more concept than reality. The impenetrable poison oak. All of it.
Read MoreThe damp morning set the tone for our hike as we left the South Steens Campground and made our way along the Big Indian Gorge Trail into the heart of the Steens Mountain Wilderness.
Read MoreThe sunshine and warm, clear weather welcomed us to the Pueblo Mountains.
Read MoreWe had a late start, leaving the hotel at 11:30 am with heavy packs containing six days' worth of food. Our clothes, still damp from the sink wash, added unnecessary weight.
Read MoreWe ordered breakfast at the diner in Rome Station, then took our meals and resupply boxes outside to the deck to organize and pack.
Read More
