by Paty | Feb 6, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Hiking
I’m ashamed to admit this, but my training plans for thru-hikes always sucked! I would venture out on some overnight backpacking trips before my longer hikes. I’d try to figure out what was (and was not) not working. Overall though, these short shakedown...
by Paty | Jan 25, 2022 | Books
Welcome to my fourth annual winter reading list! Each winter, I recommend a few outdoor-related books to keep people motivated for the upcoming hiking season. As an avid reader, I enjoy fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and just about everything in between. Yet nothing...
by Paty | Jan 22, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US
January is quickly coming to a close and it’s time for me to get serious about preparing for my upcoming hike of the Arizona Trail (AZT). My first order of business is picking a date for when I want to begin the trail. I’ve been wavering back and forth on...
by Paty | Jan 19, 2022 | Arizona Trail, Southwest US
Few things in trail news irritated me as much as learning that the southern terminus of the Arizona Trail (AZT) was closed off for no good reason. During the months running up to the 2020 election, the Trump administration decided to ramp up construction of its highly...
by Paty | Jan 4, 2022 | RV Life
If you want to sum up the year 2021 for us in one word, it would have to be: CHANGE. We sold our RV. We bought a house in Oregon. And we transitioned back to a more traditional lifestyle so Finn could attend high school. Contrary to what most people might assume, this...
