If you're not from Seattle, the familiarity of the mailbox is probably lost on you. But when I first hiked it on a visit to Seattle, before the new, less steep trail even existed, it was so steep my sedentary college body felt overheated, and I laid on the floor for a few hours. The... Continue Reading →
This is a compilation of stories about crying I coordinated for a small zine. The stories are from friends, people I met thru-hiking, climbing partners, and relatives and represent a broad range of experiences. I leave the zine in summit registers and at other locations for people to find, but I want to make the... Continue Reading →
I have this weird habit of being uninterested in goals that other people have made. Maybe I'm just never going to be over my teenage rebel-without-a-cause mindset. But chances are, the more sought-after a goal is, the less interested I will be in achieving it. I try to get over this, because actually most experiences... Continue Reading →
Day 0 Before I left work I stopped at the free table, where there was even more food than normal because of Thanksgiving. I grabbed a bag of grapes and some carrots and a large loaf of rosemary bread for my journey. I walked toward the shore, adjusting my backpack and trying to figure out... Continue Reading →
Last Monday I had the interesting experience of doing an informal performance walking around a single city block 100 times (about 20 miles), and of it becoming more publicly visible than I anticipated. It was supposed to be a personal, ephemeral thing where I could immerse myself in something repetitive and reflect on it after,... Continue Reading →
This is the last part of a series that starts here. Also, since I am still so new at this, please comment anything you like/dislike about this series and anything else! 🙂 This is the day where I learned a lot about the difficulties of this kind of trip. It started off promising, with a... Continue Reading →
This is part 3 of this little adventure story. Part 1 is here. The next day, I woke up after a necessary and refreshing 10 hours of sleep. I never set an alarm because I could really only walk around 15 miles today given the available places to stay. I ate an entire bag of... Continue Reading →
This is part 2 of this little story. For part 1, click here. The first day, google maps estimated I would walk 25 miles to get to my first Airbnb host. I was still thinking in hiking terms, so I started at 6AM thinking there was no way I'd finish before dark. It was strange... Continue Reading →
I love walking. I think it is the most underrated form of transportation. Of course I love hiking, but it doesn't have to be a predetermined trail or instagram-worthy trip to merit a walk. Whenever possible, I walk to where I am going, even if it involves carrying groceries two miles or walking 3 hours to... Continue Reading →
