“Why do you hike? Isn’t it just…like…boring? What’s the point?” It’s surprising how often we get asked these questions, or variations thereof. One person once expressed their disdain for it by saying “it’s like walking…but harder.” Well, yeah…? I understand …
Category: Hiking
Has it sunk in yet?
Sometimes I feel as though I have to pinch myself as a reminder that, YES, this is all real. That THIS is the life we get to live! I look back at pictures like this one and I can take …

I Volunteer!
We had a backpacking trip planned for this weekend, but due to our schizophrenic weather we ended up cancelling last minute. This was the weather forecast for that week: Monday: Hello, Spring! Tuesday: No, wait – that was false spring. …