Day Eight: Windy Dispair
We are tracing the left outline of the San Felipe Mountains. We are wandering along a ridgeline three quarters of the way up the…
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Day Seven: The Ants Go Marching
Today was hard, vaguely post apocalyptic, and, I can not stress enough that it was windy. The storm we have been both running from…
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Day Six: Trying Not To Pee
This morning I wished for down pants, like Melissa Arnot and the rest of my heroes wear on Everest. Then I wished for my…
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Day Five: Wind Evils
I am in a boulder field listening to the tent go flap flap flap. The winds came up on us four hours ago, all…
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Day Four: A Short Rest
Today we took a nero. That’s thru hiker talk for near zero — a rest day where you still hike a bit. Avry has…
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Day Three
We walked up all day long. We woke up early and hung around in camp late. We dried all of our bags and mats…
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Day Two
Today the hiking felt normal. We woke up, wondered at the pink sunrise at the foot of our tent, and spent an entire hour…
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Day One
Avry’s Thoughts: On this the first of what will multiply to many days, I am snuggled up in my tent trying to figure out…
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On the Edge of Dreams and Truth
The last few weeks have been a blaze. One immediately important thing right before the next. I haven’t had a moment to think about…
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The Great Equalizer
I have found true peace and a deep sense of belonging when I get outside. It’s actually one of the reasons I keep heading…
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Spring Cleaning
Life is getting smaller for us. We have a little over two weeks before we gather up our backpacks, holding everything we hope we need for…
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The Head Game
Training for endurance events is hard. As I train for the Pacific Crest Trail, there are many days where “I don’t wanna” is my mantra. It…
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