I'm in Bakersfield with Chrobot. We arrived after getting a three hour ride from a kind gentleman who had been doing some work on the PCT. He was awesome enough to take us all the way

I can only imagine that becoming a mother is one of the biggest and most unknown commitments a woman can make in their life. It seems that the job comes with so many hidden expectations and

Cowboy camping (as in camping without a tent) doesn't seem like much of a gamble if the sky is clear when going to sleep and it isn't too windy out. Turns out that it's always a

Hiker Heaven is as good a place as it sounds to any thru-hiker. It might not be as amazing or luxurious according to anyone who has showered within the past week, but space to lay out

But actually though. Today, I cut off a very small portion of the back of my shoe which has apparently been hitting the back of my left Achilles tendon repeatedly, and that has fixed all of

There are many moments when we're hiking that sound awful, and actually just are awful. Hiking to the summit of Mount Baden-Powell seemed like a challenge to begin with, but not too much more challenging than

What's this?
Whats this?
There's nothing in the air
What's this?
There's sunshine everywhere
What's this?
The blue is in the sky
And I just want to fly
What's this?

What's this?
What's this?
Poodledog's all

MVP for the last two days goes to my right leg for carrying me up several mountains singlehandedly. I am quite disappointed in my left leg for giving up due to inflammation on my Achilles tendon.

This morning, I was surprised to find myself woken by Loopy (a fellow hiker) grabbing and shaking my foot. I was dead asleep, and anything short of shaking me wouldn't have taken me out of my

Once again, The Three Bears were out of civilization yesterday and back on the trail that has become so dear to us.  We got a late start, but the fresh legs and healed wounds allowed us