Heather Pearson

I’m Heather: here to share soft words and big emotions and a critical-yet-loving lens on outdoor culture. Section hiking 1000 miles of the PCT from the Oregon/California border up to Canada. Mental health, empowerment, justice, healing. Recent college grad, possible future social worker, currently figuring it out.

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Near the Knife’s Edge: A Wild Washington Welcome

Near the Knife’s Edge: A Wild Washington Welcome

It’s like this - we wake up one morning and there it is, the Washington gray sky, fog over the pond, dew on my sleeping bag. I had kinda figured

Aug 30, 2018 : Heather Pearson
Lessons in the Soul and Moments of the Trail

Lessons in the Soul and Moments of the Trail

So I've walked through all of Oregon, from the southern border with California up to Washington, through smoky skies and lava fields and endless

Aug 19, 2018 : Heather Pearson
What Do We Miss When We Hike Too Fast?

What Do We Miss When We Hike Too Fast?

So we’ve gone 250 miles now, with the Sisters on the horizon and the soles starting to peel off my shoes, and the land around us looking more and

Aug 5, 2018 : Heather Pearson
120 Miles Done: Through the Smoke and Fire to Crater Lake

120 Miles Done: Through the Smoke and Fire to Crater Lake

I just woke up in my little one-person progressively-worse-smelling tent, wandered to the actual bathroom! with actual running water! at this crater

Jul 28, 2018 : Heather Pearson
Why I’m Hiking 1,000 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail

Why I’m Hiking 1,000 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail

Soon I'll be standing at the start of this bucket-list journey and as I weigh out baggies of hummus powder and dry broccoli it's got me thinking: why, exactly, am I doing this again?

Jul 17, 2018 : Heather Pearson