Silver Lake to Bear Creek Ridge https://open.spotify.com/track/51ndwDACfzlvfOYnwp4ryn?si=hhmj8vh1TtKDydiv2AfF1w 4:00 AM I woke up with a start. There was howling and then a series of barking. The howling was coming from my left, it felt right next to the water I was camped 100 ft away from... the barking from the hills up on the right in … Continue reading Day 13

According to the app Cairn, there is no AT&T service until after Kersarge Pass. Which means likely there will not be any updates until then. Otherwise if there is rouge signal, wordpress should be uploading the posts in the background and you will see updates!

Dear Body. We have done a lot on this trail. You are sunburnt. Sleep deprived. Sore. Achy. Wet. Bitten. Yet you keep giving me what I ask of you. It makes me realize you have been doing this our whole lives. Despite the times I have ridiculed, coerced, violated and allowed others to do the … Continue reading Dear Body

Lake Virginia to Silver Lake Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1sqzBd8hkffCShBjFsKHIJ?si=i2L8XGlKQtW90wshDOpRlA Slept with the tent fly off and it was mixed. The stars, my the stars were so wonderful. There isn’t a moon right now so as I laid in my tent I could see the Milky Way and wonder at each of the points of light. But the … Continue reading Day 12

Deer Creek to Lake Virginia Verses: Song of Songs Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/0J9TFCYyjLHYJOcenwxblB?si=PVQP5AY5RBqtqAKrKixUzQ Today, after the struggle bus from yesterday and losing my flip flop... was an easy day, so I took extra time with morning prayer time to find a place that was particularly beautiful. A small meadow on the other side of the bridge for … Continue reading Day 11

Red’s Meadow to Deer Creek It was really hard to get out of the bunk. My plan was to be up at 6 and leave at 7AM. I didn’t get out of bed until 7. Then I took my time to pack, which meant I didn't get out of my cabin until 8:30. I think … Continue reading Day 10

Gladys Lake to Red’s Meadow Resupply day! Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/2BuhGnXpqMQ8BvOUZpmaVl?si=XQkVTBF0RR-Hc-2b4UxGgQ I woke up to the sunrise. As I was watching the colors change, I decided to take my sleeping bag, sit on the edge of the rock and be one of the first things to feel the rays. I really love the sunrise time to connect … Continue reading Day 9

Garnet Lake to Lake Gladys Junction Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1MX4dx6yNvAH2GjIVsUF4h?si=WttgYPjcRPuqB5A90PSvow Verse: Psalm 91:4 I woke up around 8 from my under the tree camp site. I probably went to bed around 7PM and my body was feeling a lot better than the night before. One of the things I was forced to notice was a rather severe … Continue reading Day 8

A lot of the time when I want to describe something, I feel a struggle to accurately transcribe what is in my mind to another person. I think and feel in images and experiences. I used to feel a lot of shame in the way that I wasn’t able to clearly articulate what I am … Continue reading Metaphor and Creation

Has it really been a week? I woke up to the lightening of the tent. I really like waking up with the sun. It’s like a gentle warmth that gradually nudges me awake. Once I was awake and coffee started, I noticed Melissa and Eagle packing up. We briefly talked. The PCT route was 14 … Continue reading Day 7