Im 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.
Posts
Near the Knifes Edge: A Wild Washington Welcome
Its 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
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
What Do We Miss When We Hike Too Fast?
So weve 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
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
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?