very nearly enchantments | lake ingalls backpack
For those yearning to have the full overnight experience in the Enchantments, but are unable to get the highly sought-after permits, Lake... // 3800 ft gain . 6625 ft high . 10.5 miles
i was enchanted to meet you | enchantments thru-hike
The Enchantments have grown increasingly popular as people have been posting beautiful pictures on social media and creating this concentrated desire to visit, and has even... // 5000 ft gain . 7800 ft peak . 20 miles
25 feet below 9000 | black peak scramble
Disclaimer: Black Peak is not black. I don’t know how it got it’s name. Places like Red Mountain look red and Granite Mountain is a pile of granite. But... // 6700 ft gain . 8975 ft peak . 13.6 miles
backpacking high | mono pass
Let's just start out by saying Mono Pass was one of my most favorite backpacking trips and one of the most varied terrain... // 3000 ft gain. 12800 ft peak. 9 miles
among horses | cumberland island
In every young girl is a desire to be among horses. At least, that’s how it was for me, and honestly I never quite shook it off, hence the visit to Cumberland Island (you’ll see). I was quite literally obsessed…
3 peak trail run | snoqualmie-alpine lakes
One of the best things to do when you can\'t find a hiking buddy is to go on a solo trail run. Or hike, in my case. I\'m really... // 5415 ft gain . 5515 ft peak . 9.5 miles
salty | high divide loop
Saltiness: the pervasive feeling throughout this trip. Why was there salt? We were met with so many negatives throughout the trip, but honestly, it added to... // 5010 ft gain . 5400 ft peak . 17.5 miles
spring snow | gothic peak
Melty snow, warm weather, partly cloudy skies. It's been years since I've been standing on a peak in the Mountain Loop Highway. Last time was on Vesper... // 4000 ft gain . 6213 ft peak . 11 miles
spirit gorge | mittenwald
Alrighty, this blog post is coming quite a while after the actual trip. It's such a short hike that I was debating if I should write up a post, but here we are. And I'm here to share a short…
48 hours in porto | portugal
Although I generally prefer to spend time in nature, I also try to find ways to enjoy a city and its culture. I found myself one weekend in Porto with two whole days to explore the city. Possibly one of…
a gorge-ous green | verdon gorge
When you think of France, do you simply think of Paris? What about the Côte d'Azur (French Riviera)? Or fields of lavender in Provence? But have you heard of Gorges du Verdon in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence?...
an alpine traverse | appenzell
This 36-hour journey began when we arrived at Wildhaus Dorf, a small village at the foothills of the Swiss Appenzell Alps. It was a quiet, beautiful morning as... // 6600 ft gain . 8100 ft peak . 16 miles
a weekend in bled | slovenia
When you have a weekend to travel to Bled via France, you gotta do it! It took us over 12 hours in transit by train to get there, so we knew we had to make every day count, not that…
the adventure capital | interlaken
Ever wonder what it's like to go to an outdoor adventure capital? Queenstown may be the most well known in New Zealand, but in Switzerland, Interlaken is the adventure capital, situated in the Bernese Alps. It's just one short train...
going up in smoke | mount shuksan
Literally, we went up into smoke. Late summer seasons in the PNW the past couple years have become equivalent to a blur of gray sky and sticky... // 3720 ft gain . 5880 ft high . 10.5 miles
beginnings
Welcome! This is my journey to pursue the outdoors through photography. They say “All roads lead to Rome” but I like to think that all roads lead to mountains. This picture of the Sierras...
