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What’s Important To Me
Nights in my tent with a headlamp and book are my favorite. And if my battery is charged enough, I may allow myself some quiet music as I reflect on the day’s events, what I’ve learned, who I’m becoming, and … Continue reading
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Moments Like This
Mere minutes away from more moments like this.
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I’m Only Human and I Need to Remember This
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and … Continue reading
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My Beautiful Trail Awaits
Soon, my love. I couldn’t get to the trail today, but tomorrow, I most definitely will. My beautiful trail awaits me.
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New People, Better and Improved!
Let me tell you what a trail family means. Vanilla, my hiking partner and pretty much best friend for life now, hiked the Appalachian Trail last year. He had physical and mental goals that he focused on more so than … Continue reading
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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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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???
Elina Travels 