Whats Next

Being home, has both a bitter and a sweet feeling to it. I miss the Trail everday and I miss the moments that are now long gone, moments of true peace, beauty and happiness. I miss feeling content and strong. I have thru hiked the Colorado Trail twice and hiked 2,316 miles of the PCT in a history breaking snow year. I have climbed a countless number or peaks and spend months and months of my life wandering wild places;I intend on making that a lifestyle for myself. For now I am working and waiting for winter to fully get under way up here in the Colorado Rockies,so I can ski and ice climb. I am still looking for a place to live, but nothing seems to be coming up. I am okay with spending winter in a tent and spending occasional bitter cold nights in family or friends places, but I have a dog and I need to make sure she is taken care of, so I will contiune to seek out a place to live.

In March, I am leaving to thru hike the Hayduke, 816 miles from Zion to Arches National Park, I will then redo the entire PCT or put together another long distant route or trail of my own.

I am working on putting together a trek from Alaska to Patagonia, and reaching out to companies in order to gain support for this trek. I can only imagine this trek in my wildest of dreams, but I have been dreaming of it for over a year and a half now and I know from past accompolishments that I can do whatever I put my mind to.

Being back in "normal life" is depressing, I am such a different person and I feel like I am once again in a place that I don't belong in, life back home is filled with so many distractions that pull one away from the true meaning of themselves and in many ways it suffocates the desire to get out and wander. Normal life is not conducive to living on a trail for months at a time, it does not allow for simplicity. The idea of leaving and going out to wander to most is silly and useless, I feel sad for people who think that. I am a lucky girl who has had most every advantage in life and I am fortunate to have had the support I have. I just feel so strongly that after my hike on the PCT, that it is vital that I stay true to myself and live the life I have always wanted.

I am excited for the winter though, because I get to improve my ice climbing skills and I get to enjoy days of riding powder, those days are almost just as good as being out on a Trail and I know soon I can return to Trail life.