For my birthday a few weekends ago, I was able to head out with some of my family (the ones who love to scramble up mountains) and revisit a summit that I was not able to reach a little less than two years ago when I was there by myself. Fear (and maybe sensibility) got…
Jump to the recipe… Did you test yourself this summer? It could have been on the trail or some other aspect of your life where you decided to do something that you knew in your heart would be a challenge and you might fail. I have really enjoyed seeing pictures of my friends on social…
This is a guest post series on Must Hike Must Eat. To learn more and submit your first time story, read You Never Forget Your First Time. Website: http://KarenGoesOutside.com One Sentence Bio About You: I’m a 50-something grandma who is finally making a decades long dream of hiking the PCT a reality. Your “First” Story: I…
A few Fridays ago, on a grey and wet morning typical of the Pacific Northwest we all know and love, I received a phone call. I had just settled in at the dining room table in my sweats and slippers to write up some new résumés, when I heard my phone ring. Very few people…
This is no longer available on the blog. I’ve been thinking about doing a guest post series for a while now and wanted to do something that would provide motivation to others. What offers more inspiration than hearing about someone’s first time experience with something and what it meant to them? It could be…
Last month I had a chance to take my friend Elle up the old trail to West and Middle Beckler Peak, a decommissioned route I first told you about in my post, One of Those Days. In that story, I talked about how I had almost been able to scramble up to the middle (sub)…