Get to know me well enough, and you’ll learn before long that I’m a wee bit obsessed with George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. In this fictional world, seasons last for years and end unpredictably. Once, winter lasted an entire generation. It was a period known as theContinue reading “The Winds of Winter”
Category Archives: Trail Updates
A Long Way to Go
Maybe I’m tempting fate. Or is it simply a calculated risk? Should I listen to the alarm bells going off in my head, permeating through my body in shivers and shakes? What if? What if? What if? As an athlete, I’m continually seeking to expand my limits when it comes to my physical and mentalContinue reading “A Long Way to Go”
A Time to Heal
It’s possible, and okay, to feel more than one thing. I tried to remind myself of that as I spent my last waking moments of 2020 sniffling in bed being comforted by my husband Andre, my thoughts ricocheting in my head like a pinball on all the times I let down or disappointed people thisContinue reading “A Time to Heal”
A Choice to Be
I don’t know how the day got away from me. After spending the afternoon responding to a slew of emails and checking off to-dos, I eyed the clock and realized I had exactly thirty minutes to make it across town, during rush hour, to drop off a batch of apparel at the screen printers beforeContinue reading “A Choice to Be”
A Happy Beginning for “THE TOE”
Greetings from Paducah, Kentucky! It’s been just over two weeks since I completed the Appalachian Trail on August 27th. I’ve begun several new long journeys since, including physically recovering, mentally unpacking my time on the AT (or at least trying to), and a solo road trip back home to Oregon. You’ve likely heard by nowContinue reading “A Happy Beginning for “THE TOE””
Musings from Mercury
From Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine, my nearly 52 days spent on the Appalachian Trail were like a hyperlapse of rising and falling suns, moons, stars, storms, calm, mountains, valleys… it wasn’t so much a daily endeavor, but more like a singular continuous stretch, moving ever forward. I felt so confident andContinue reading “Musings from Mercury”
Jupiter’s Final Reflection on Mercury’s AT Transit
From a misty, moist midnight start on Springer (7/7) to a crystal-clear, cool, windy late afternoon end atop Katahdin (8/27), it was a journey of relentless forward motion steeped in perseverance, resiliency, focus, discipline, patience, adaptability, and sound decision-making. It was a trek filled with natural beauty, smooth teamwork, intelligence, raw emotion and overcoming fear/self-doubt.Continue reading “Jupiter’s Final Reflection on Mercury’s AT Transit”
Mercury’s Day-to-Day Transit of the AT
Mercury’s 2020 Transit of the AT 7/7/20 to 8/27/20 51 days 16 hours 30 minutes DAY DATE END MILES TIME Continue reading “Mercury’s Day-to-Day Transit of the AT”
Quantitative Recap of Mercury’s 2020 transit of the AT
WEEK WHERE MILESa MPDa PACEa TIMEa SLEEPa #1 7/7-13 Springer to Erwin, TN 342.7 48.9 2.7mph 18:06 4 hours #2 7/14-20 Erwin, TN to VA621 Continue reading “Quantitative Recap of Mercury’s 2020 transit of the AT”
Fifty-second (and last!) day R 8/27/20
START: Pollywog Stream 2 am FINISH: KATAHDIN! 4:30 pm 2,203.6 miles 42.4 miles per day average (final) Wonderful weather but a bit windy, and cool, above timberline Jupiter’s alarm goes off at 1:20am after a 4+ hour of sleep under two blankets – one made of cloth and one made of stars. HeContinue reading “Fifty-second (and last!) day R 8/27/20”
