My soul is on a healing and experiential journey. My priority is to follow that and enjoy the ride along the way. I am not currently concerning myself too much with my "success" by society's standards. That is a black hole of negative self-talk for me and takes me away from feeling my way forward. …
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Nature Heals
I took a walk in nature today, and it absolutely transformed my mental state. I walked out the door full to bursting with flitting thoughts, anxieties, shoulds and should-nots, judgments, fears, questions, discomfort. It was actually, on some level, just a lucky chance that I actually went out there - in my moments of serious …
Happy Birthday to Me! + Thoughts on Bravery
It's my birthday! I'm in Pescadero, CA with the beautiful Kyrstin Lulow, and it is crisp and chilly but sunny outside, a great day to spend time outside, and also a great day to spend time in a coffee shop in a cute little town. It's a great day to be alive! I've been struggling with …
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Update #12: Walking to Canada
Hello everyone! I hope you are well! This final update comes to you from Fairfax, CA, which means that I have, at long last, landed at home. My long hike is over. My last days on the trail were truly wonderful. The weather held out for me from Stevens Pass right up to the border! (The rain …
Trail Update #11: Rain and Pain
Day 130, 12 noon, Stevens Pass WA Hi everyone! It's been longer than usual between updates this time, and for that I apologize. I've been fully in the flow of hiking and experiencing and being with the people out here as well as with my constantly-evolving thoughts... It's been challenging and rewarding, miserable and joyful. …
Trail Update #10
Day 112, 10:30 AM, near Bend OR Hello friends, fam, and fans! Over the last 10 days or so I've covered quite a bit of ground, making my way from Ashland to Santiam Pass (mile 1998) where my grandpa picked me up and brought me to the beautiful home of his friends Mike and Katie …
Trail Update #9: Reflections on Solitude
Day 101, Ashland, OR, 2:00 PM (I've been out here over 100 days now? Wow.) Hello hello from Oregon! That's right, Oregon! Two days ago I finished the California stretch of the PCT, which is just under 1700 miles and almost 2/3 the length of the entire trail. I feel pretty accomplished and definitely relieved …
Trail Update #8: Goodbyes and New Adventures
Day 88, 6:30 AM / Burney, CA Hey everyone - I'm gonna try to keep it short today because I want to get back to the trail, but we'll see how that goes. Since I last wrote we've been hiking through one of the least-liked sections of trail. It's hot, hot, hot again and water …
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Trail Update #7: Home on the Trail (Sort Of)
Day 77 (Wow...), 9:30 PM Well hello! It's been another beautiful stretch of hiking since I last wrote, with the land changing beneath our feet quickly and drastically, the high mountains rounding out and softening as we've headed north. We came out of Mammoth, hiked through Yosemite Wilderness, and worked our way up to the …
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Trail Update #6: Mountains Beyond Mountains
Day 59, Mammoth Lakes, 8 AM Hello friends and family! I can't tell you how nice it is right now to have some cell phone service and internet and enough time to sit down and write for a bit. We've been way out in the wilderness for this last stretch, going over probably the toughest …
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Expressions from this side of the here & now 