Part 1: My first three days in Costa Rica!
Pura Vida: Two Weeks in Costa Rica (Part 1)
Exploring Nantahala: Wine Spring Trail to Goat Bald
May 29, 2023 Just here for the hike stats? Click here. Last night before falling asleep, I set a relatively early alarm with intentions to hike the Plott Balsam Traverse today. The weather was set to be beautiful, and I went to bed reasonably early for me. My planned hiking partner had to cancel late... Continue Reading →
West Virginia: An Autumn Adventure in the Mountain State
Following our Gauley trip, Jen heads home and I head back to Charleston, reluctantly. I want to continue camping, but Hurricane Ian has put a damper on those plans. The next two days are supposed to be extremely wet, cold, and windy; aka not ideal hiking or camping weather. I end up spending two days... Continue Reading →
North Carolina Waterfalls: High Falls of the Thompson River, Reid Branch Falls, and Coyote Falls
A few weeks ago, a waterfaller friend Aby reached out to ask me to hike with her this weekend. Aby is one of the first people I connected with in the early days of my waterfall quest. Back then, she was only about halfway finished with the 500 waterfall challenge. Today, she's completed the challenge,... Continue Reading →
FHT Section Hike: Mile 0-31.4
Between September 12-15, 2022, two other women and I embarked on completing the first 31.4 miles of the Foothills Trail, a long distance footpath which meanders in and out of South Carolina and North Carolina and covers a total of 76.2 miles. The first four pages of this blog are an account of the four... Continue Reading →
How To: Packing Food for a Backpacking Trip
I dislike a lot of common foods like honeybuns, snickers, pop-tarts, protein bars, trail mix, dried fruit, peanut butter, and tortillas. I crave salt and protein on trail and...
NC Waterfalls: Snowbird Wilderness
9/8/22 I'm already awake when my alarm goes off at 0630. I haven't slept well, having a stomach-ache part of the night and anxiety about today's hike the rest of it...
NC Waterfalls: Yellow Creek Falls and the Robbinsville Roadsides
Yesterday I had planned to hike Burgan Creek Falls, but after finding out that my friend Allison received several yellow jacket stings near the falls, I decided to forego hiking and come straight to the cabin where we are staying for the next few days. Tomorrow, Beth and I are doing a long shuttle hike,... Continue Reading →
NC Waterfalls: Bartram Falls
Every good story has a protagonist and an antagonist, right? Well, in this story, the protagonist is me...
WV Waterfalls: Ramsey Branch Falls and the Gauley River
A few weeks ago, Eleni and I attempted to get to Ramsey Branch Falls. We were thwarted by purple paint on a gate
Adventure Like A Girl 