Category: Travel
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Hobbiton | Glowworm Caves | New Zealand Travel Guide
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Having the opportunity to visit Hobbiton, New Zealand was like having the opportunity to step into another world. While every little detail was obviously human crafted and constructed, it didn’t feel that way. For the sake of sounding cliche, it actually felt magical. […]
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How Lucky Are We? | Tethered to Nature a Correspondence to Our Souls Connection with the Wild World
What’s more appealing to the eye? Garnet-red blended brown flesh cracked against large stumps. Ancient beings rooted in old-earth and fresh soil. Towering pines of deep green contrast baby-blue skies, while plush white clouds surf the air. They follow the sun in an orbit at a pace that surpasses its time. What’s more appealing to […]
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I Am Safe. I Am Strong. Let’s talk fear. | 67 miles on the PCT
May 29 | 6 Miles Today is the day, to get back on the trail. The last few days of rest have been great! We had some trail-angel magic with family – eating delicious food and getting all my conversations out before resuming trail seclusion. I spoke about this briefly in my last entry, but […]
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Well, I Didn’t See That Coming… | 40 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
What shall I write about next? Possibly something more cheerful than before? Yes. Yes, more cheerful, because the day today is fantastic. The trail is spectacularly mine, while all together herself. May 23 | The Last Time We Spoke The last time we spoke was a rest day and a magnificent one. I was able […]
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The Pacific Crest Trail Will Kill Me | The Begining
Night 1 | 4 miles Because I love my family, and “see you laters” are hard I started the trail later than I was expecting. Regardless, it was amazing and perfect, and when I saw a sign that said I had gone 2 miles I thought, “THAT’S IT?!” (all caps for the greatest effect). The […]
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PCT | What I’ll Be Reading on Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada. Depending on who you ask that’s plenty of time between walking and resting to get in some good reads. I’m typically a hard-cover flip through the pages type gal, but when you’re on the trail and carrying everything you own on your back each-and-every […]
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Costa Rica Travel Guide | Build Your Bucket List
Buckle up… this is perhaps one of the longest travel posts that I have ever done. It has taken me far longer to get this out than I would like to admit, but I was committed, and the commitment paid off! Please enjoy the fruits of my labor (and joy) in today’s Costa Rica Travel […]
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What I’m Packing for My PCT Thru-Hike, NOBO | Pre-Trail Log
Hi! In case you didn’t know I will be hiking the PCT summer of 2022 (just a few months from the time this post is published)! ← Insert terrified-excited scream here. Since I am treating this as more of an active online pre-trail journaling log (that’s my complicated way of saying, list of sh*t that […]
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Favorite Things to Do in the Pacific Northwest
‘Tis the season for reflecting on our adventures and creating bucket lists for future experiences. To help you build your PNW bucket list I’m sharing my Favorite Things to Do in the Pacific Northwest. This is not your typical things to do guide, but instead a more personal reflective guide. Enjoy! Spot a Slug & […]
