Hi! I'm Lisa, a 2017 NOBO PCT thru-hiker (I'm hoping that if I say those words out loud enough I'll come to believe them; I'm not sure I'm there yet) based out of Edmonton, Canada. Although I've been an avid hiker/backpacker for many years this is my first attempt at a thru-hike. I'm a notoriously type A person (I suspect others in my life could chime in here with entertaining stories demonstrating this) so I expect that this experience is going force me to balance those tendencies with the acceptance that nature cannot be always forced into a spreadsheet or to do list. Let's see how this goes... Hiking along with me will be my husband, Dan. We will also be celebrating our 10 year anniversary along the way, likely somewhere in SoCal.
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Quick Eats and Hydration: Suggestions for Fueling on the Go
Once youve figured out your meals, youll need to put some thought into what youre consuming in between, along with ways to boost your hydration.
Fill The Food Bag: Trail Recipes You Won’t Get Sick Of
So, youve decided to thru-hike a long-distance trail. Fantastic idea! Have you put any thought into what youre going to eat for all those miles?
What Happens Now?
One day before the 5 month anniversary of our start date, we stepped across the clear cut in the forest that denotes the US-Canadian border and
Running Out of Trail
Here we are at mile 2,461 with a mere 189 remaining until we reach the Canadian border and we're finally letting ourselves believe that we might
1,597 Miles of Change
I've been suffering from an acute case of writer's block lately; now that we are well into the second half of our hike (mile 1,597 to be exact,) I
Water World: PCT Special Edition
July 04, 8:30 AM Scene: Five hikers stand on a small grouping of exposed boulders in the middle of a snow field, dripping wet and alternating
Water, Ice and Snow; Oh My!
It was February when it first started; reports of the epic snowfalls hitting the Sierra and Cascade ranges begin filling my social media pages along
It’s Not Easy
Going through my photos of our hike thus far, I'm worried that I'm giving the wrong impression. My Instagram feed is all snow-capped mountains,
A Stay at Casa de Luna
We weren't supposed to take a zero day in Casa de Luna. We were planning on pushing through the 104 miles from Agua Dulce to Tehachapi without a
A Day in the Life of a Thru-Hiker: SoCal Edition
You'll often hear hikers speak of the trail in sections of sort; namely Southern California, the Sierra Range, the tiny Northern California section,