by Paty | Feb 4, 2020 | Books
Welcome to 2020! Winter is in full force. The warm indoors are calling our names, and it’s hard avoid the gloomy blues while reminiscing about your last long hike or the feeling of the sun on your face. Of course, it’s easy to just want to wish this crummy...
by Paty | Feb 1, 2020 | Gear, Pacific Crest Trail, West Coast
As with most hikers, my gear list is constantly evolving. Sometimes you want to try to whittle down your base weight and try lighter pieces of gear. Other times you simply want to switch things up with a few new items. Hiking for 110 miles in California’s desert...
by Paty | Jan 31, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, West Coast
Let’s be honest. Winter doesn’t lend itself to the outdoor adventures I enjoy most. So, in an effort to avoid the worst of it, I escaped down to balmy San Diego with its sunshine and blue skies for a month. My mid-winter travel plans also put me within...
by Paty | Jan 24, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 23, 2020 Route: Mile 88.8 (Anza-Borrego desert) to mile 109.5 (Warner Springs)Daily Distance: 20.7 milesCumulative distance: 109.5 miles The night was filled with a lot of bizarre thoughts and fears. After hearing the coyotes howling, I started to wonder what...
by Paty | Jan 23, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 22, 2020 Route: Mile 65.7 (near Chariot Mountain) to mile 88.8 (Anza-Borrego desert)Daily Distance: 23.1 milesCumulative distance: 88.8 miles Last night’s stealth campsite up in the mountains made for a perfect spot to sleep. I was sheltered from the worst of...
by Paty | Jan 22, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 21, 2020 Route: Mile 42.1 (near Mt.Laguna) to Mile 65.7 (near Chariot Mountain)Daily Distance: 23.6 milesCumulative distance: 65.7 miles All of yesterday’s worrying about potential holes in my tent’s rainfly was for naught. My tent held up just...
by Paty | Jan 21, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 20, 2020 Route: Mile 20 (Lake Morena) to Mile 42.1 (near Mt.Laguna)Daily Distance: 22.1 milesCumulative distance: 42.1 miles I was up early this morning listening to the relative silence around me. This was my first sleeping in my tent since I ended my AT...
by Paty | Jan 20, 2020 | Pacific Crest Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
January 19, 2020 Route: Mile 0.0 (Southern Terminus) to Mile 20.0 (Lake Morena Campground) Daily Distance: 20 miles Cumulative Distance: 20 miles I woke up early this morning in Mission Bay- just on the outskirts of San Diego, California. It was a 63-mile drive to the...
by Paty | Jan 5, 2020 | RV Life
After hitting the road full-time in June 2018, we had a lot of things to figure out. What was our travel style? Where did we want to go? How long did we want to stay places and explore? It was pretty overwhelming those first few months. We soon learned we...
by Paty | Jan 1, 2020 | Southwest US, The Great Outdoors
I visited the Hoover Dam once as when I was 11 years old, and I still remember it as being a spectacularly awesome site. I was utterly impressed by the massive curved arc of concrete spanning between two steep canyon walls. In my memory, that giant wall dropped down...
