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Canada Diaries: Heading East for Clearer Air and Bluer Skies
So, most of you know that I attempted to walk to Canada from Mexico in 2016. This was when I was hiking the PCT and I documented it most of it here. As I’m sure those of you who followed … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, banff, banff national park, canada, canada motorhome travel, canada national parks, canada road trip, canada rv travel, canada travel, free spirit, free spirit travels, iceland, jasper national park, lake winnipeg, motorhome, motorhome adventures, rv travel, RV travels, safari trek, safari trek motorhome, safari trek rv, squamish, travel, travel blog, traveling, united states road trip, us national parks, US road trip, vancouver, whistler
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First RV Stop: The WA Islands. Next: Canada!
To continue from yesterday’s post about breathtakingly beautiful places right under my nose, while I visited the state of Washington, I explored a few islands and peninsulas that I thought were islands (you’ll see what I mean). First, I visited … Continue reading
Breathtakingly Beautiful Places (Right Under my Nose!)
I’m not the smartest person, I have a terrible sense of navigation (thanks, Roger Easton, for the wonderful creation now called the GPS!), and I can memorize anything you want me to for a Geography quiz but will forget it … Continue reading
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Tagged ferry, motorhome, motorhome adventures, RV, RV travels, safari trek, travel, traveling, US islands, US road trip
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Leaving Oregon (and Traveling in a Motorhome!)
I am so excited to announce my newest adventure! Although I’ve done so much since I last wrote a blog post, I have been keeping a little too busy to routinely (or in my case, really, at all) update my … Continue reading
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Tagged mammoth, motorhome adventures, oregon, pacific crest trail, pct, rv travel, RV travels, safari trek, travel, traveling, US road trip, yosemite
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Going Home: Sloppy, Wet Kisses From Old Men and Other Hitchhiking Adventures
I packed up everything that was so incredibly important to me for the past 3.5 months, everything that I didn’t even know how to properly use a year prior but now ensured my survival in the wilderness. Disheartened, I walked … Continue reading
Posted in On Foot, pacific crest trail
Tagged adventure, adventuring, backpacking, big sur, bishop, california, free spirit, going on a trip, healing, hiker, hiking, hitchhiker, hitchhiking, journey, leaving the pct, long distance hiking, mammoth, musician, nature, nevada, outdoor gear, pacific coast trail, pacific crest trail, pct, pct 2016, pct class of 2016, pilgrimage, through hiking, through-hiker, thru-hike, thru-hiker, thru-hiking, travel, traveling, yosemite
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Dear Mother, I Broke My Promise
Dear mother, I broke my promise to you. I camped alone in Yosemite National Park. No one chose to camp next to me last night as they all passed by hurriedly. Maybe sleeping next to the rushing river seemed unappealing. … Continue reading
Posted in On Foot, pacific crest trail
Tagged adventure, adventuring, backpacking, class of 2016 pct, free spirit, going on a trip, healing, hiking, hiking the pacific crest trail, Injury, journey, long distance hiking, loving life, nature, out in nature, outdoor, outdoors, pacific coast trail, pacific crest trail, pct, pilgrimage, section hiking, section hiking the pacific crest trail, section hiking the pct, simple living, simple travel, simplicity, through hiking, through-hiker, thru-hike, thru-hiker, thru-hiking, trail injury, trail life, travel, traveling
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Friends, Joy, Pain, and Loneliness
I had taken the third day off, and my body repaired itself well. I felt absolutely ready to go hiking once again, as long as I was attentive to my body’s needs and warning signals and did not overwork myself … Continue reading
Posted in On Foot, pacific crest trail
Tagged adventure, backpacking, class of 2016, free spirit, healing, hiking, Injury, journey, long distance backpacking, long distance hiking, nature, outdoor, outdoors, pct, pct thru hike, travel, traveling, universe
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I’m Back!
I’m so sorry for my long absence, but I needed to get my head in the right place after three and a half months on trail and a debilitating injury that required a lot of attention afterwards. I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in On Foot, pacific crest trail
Tagged adventure, adventuring, backpacking, Backpacking injury, class of 2016, female backpacker, female pct hiker, female solo hiker, free spirit, going on a trip, healing, hike pct solo, hiker injury, hiker trash, hiking, hiking injury, Injury, journey, long distance backpacking, long distance hiking, nature, out in nature, outdoor injury, pacific coast trail, pacific crest trail, pct, pct hiker, pct injury, pct thru hike, pilgrimage, simple travel, simplicity, solo female backpacker, solo female hiker, solo female pct hiker, thru hike pct, thru-hike, thru-hiker, thru-hiking, thruhike, trail injury, trail life, travel, travel on foot, traveling
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Officially Off Trail For This Year
I have recently finally made a decision and am officially announcing that I am off trail for good for the rest of this year. By this I mean that I will not complete my thru-hike of the PCT this year. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventuring, backpacking, Backpacking injury, class of 2016, female backpacker, female pct hiker, female solo hiker, food prep, free spirit, going on a trip, healing, hike pct solo, hiker injury, hiker trash, hiking, hiking injury, Hiking partner, Injury, journey, long distance backpacking, long distance hiking, nature, out in nature, outdoor injury, pacific coast trail, pacific crest trail, pct, pct hiker, pct injury, pct thru hike, pilgrimage, simple travel, small town travel, solo female backpacker, solo female hiker, solo female pct hiker, thru hike pct, thru-hike, thru-hiker, thru-hiking, thruhike, trail injury, trail life, travel, travel on foot, traveling
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I miss this.
I miss this so much.
Posted in On Foot, pacific crest trail
Tagged adventure, adventuring, backpacking, Backpacking injury, class of 2016, female backpacker, female pct hiker, female solo hiker, free spirit, going on a trip, healing, hike pct solo, hiker injury, hiker trash, hiking, hiking injury, Injury, journey, long distance backpacking, long distance hiking, loving life, nature, out in nature, outdoor, outdoor injury, outdoors, pacific coast trail, pacific crest trail, pct, pct class of 2016, pct hiker, pct injury, pct thru hike, pilgrimage, simple living, simple travel, simplicity, solo female backpacker, solo female hiker, solo female pct hiker, thru hike pct, thru-hike, thru-hiker, thru-hiking, thruhike, trail injury, trail life, travel, travel on foot, traveling
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Elina Travels 