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Off the Trail – My Wilderness Home Awaits!
[Written a few days ago:] I’ve been off the trail for 4 days, and it’s been driving me insane, but it’s also been wonderful. Staying with my loving mama was the best thing ever. I’ve been fed soup and sandwiches … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, Backpacking injury, female solo hiker, healing, hiking, hiking injury, Injury, journey, long distance backpacking, long distance hiking, loving life, outdoor, outdoor injury, outdoors, pacific crest trail, pct, pct hiker, pct injury, pilgrimage, simple living, simplicity, thru-hike, thru-hiking, thruhike, travel, traveling
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Walking & Talking: Windy Desert, Hunger, Injuries
Hi All! I haven’t been blogging much lately, and I find it extremely difficult to do so with no cell service in the middle of the desert, but in my absence, I made you all a video of me hiking … Continue reading
Pampered in the Wilderness
Before leaving Julian, I stopped by the bookstore where Don, the owner, had picked out several books for me to read while I hike. He chose “The Yearling” by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which was one of the first movies I … Continue reading
We Take Nothing for Granted
Out here, we take nothing for granted. A free ziploc bag? Right when the one I keep my trail mix in tore and spilled all over my pack? Yes! Baby wipes? Right when I was getting really tired of smelling … Continue reading
Falling in Love with the World
This is day 5. I have not hiked yet today. My left ankle was swollen for the past three days, and now that the swelling went down (after two ice-cold soaks in a creek), my right achilles is acting up. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, female backpacker, female pct hiker, female solo backpacker, female solo hiker, female solo travel, hike, hiking, hiking the pacific coast trail, hiking the pacific crest trail, long distance backpacker, pacific crest trail, pct, pct hiker, section hiking the pacific crest trail, through-hiker, thru-hiker, thruhike, travel
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In search of home.
“So this is home,” he says as he spreads his arms and looks around him. “Yeah. For the next 6 months,” I say and then fall silent to let it really sink in. It didn’t sink in. It still … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, female backpacker, female pct hiker, female solo backpacker, female solo hiker, female solo travel, hike, hiking, hiking the pacific coast trail, hiking the pacific crest trail, long distance backpacker, pacific crest trail, pct, pct hiker, section hiking the pacific crest trail, through-hiker, thru-hiker, thruhike, travel
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This is the beginning.
Saturday’s obligatory terminus photo. Pure happiness is embodied in this. This is the beginning. Of my hike. Of an adventure. Of the rest of my life. Of everything. Can you feel my joy???
Procrastinating PCT Hiker Full of Messy Feelings
So, this is the life of a terrible procrastinator. Instead of being all packed up and ready to go and relaxing as I wait for my start date, I am still getting my gear organized and ordering things I forgot … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, food prep, hiking, long distance backpacking, pct, pct hiker, thru-hike, thru-hiking, travel
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Elina Travels 