Pacific Crest Trail

I am homesick. On this day two years ago I put my first footsteps on the Pacific Crest Trail, the trail that became my…

“The men’s bathroom is down the hall,” I hear, and let it drift into the babble that is all the conversation that doesn’t pertain…

One month ago today I finished the Pacific Crest Trail. One month ago today, almost at this instant, I was nearly running down the…

I have had a real, specific purpose for the last six months. I have woken up each day and tried to get closer to…

Felix, now Adrian (Felix’s “real” name), flew back to Salt Lake City today. Boomerang, now Avry again, went to work shortly after. I spent…

I have hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. We broke out into a near run a half a mile from the monument. We were driven…

I woke up early, jittery with excitement. I was home! I had a day to revel in the normalcy of it all. I put…

We happened upon a meadow, streaming with light from the sinking sun. The golden grass was adorned with a gentle stream, set peacefully in…

“What did you want to get out of this hike?” I asked Felix. “I wanted to stay alive,” she replied. Today we said goodbye…

I was startled straight into hyper awareness by Boomerang. There were men in the small parking area directly next to where we were camping….