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Category Archives: Hiking
A Post-Hike Meditation
See this photo here? This photo was taken over the weekend at the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. This photo means so much to me. This is me on my longest overnight ruck with my heaviest pack. This is me with my fastest mile time on the trail yet, conquering 1,000+ ft in elevation changes. ItContinue reading “A Post-Hike Meditation”
On A UFO Encounter
My fiancé and I enjoy hiking, which means we spend a good amount of time out in the woods. Since we live in Upstate New York, one of our favorite places to go is into the Finger Lakes. With hundreds of miles of rolling hills, trails, and campsites, we’re constantly exploring the area. Some hikingContinue reading “On A UFO Encounter”
On Hiking: An Aubade
To breathe in the fresh forest air. To soak in the early morning sunlight. To feel the dew trace across my socked feet as I wander through the woods. To hear the birds sing and the frogs chirp and the insects hum. To know that there is more outside my body than in my headContinue reading “On Hiking: An Aubade”
Alaska in Photos
Some days you just need an excuse to sit down and go through vacation photos. During our trip to Alaska in September of 2020, we took hundreds of shots. The scenery was like nothing we have ever seen before; how could we not want to capture it all? I find myself scrolling through these photosContinue reading “Alaska in Photos”
On Hiking as a Moving Meditation
“Let the body do what the body is capable of doing.” Wim Hof repeats this several times throughout his guided breathing exercise. Let the body do what the body is capable of doing. Stop fighting. Stop thinking. Stop resisting. Let the body take over, and simply do. Adriene Mishler, of Yoga with Adriene, says itContinue reading “On Hiking as a Moving Meditation”
The Hiking Itch & My Favorite Local Trails
It is 60 and sunny today and I have that hiking itch. That itch to be outside, breathe in fresh air among the trees and hear the birds. When I hiked my first high peak last year, I knew it wouldn’t be my last. I just needed some distance from the experience before I couldContinue reading “The Hiking Itch & My Favorite Local Trails”
Becoming a Hiker
My fiancé has always been a hiker. His father scaled the Adirondacks long before he was born, and he inherited that passion. For years, he had climbed, crawled and butt-scooted up and down the rocky slopes of the High Peaks region. Though he had long wanted me to go with him, I resisted on theContinue reading “Becoming a Hiker”
On Cannabis and Anxiety and Hiking
When I first began smoking cannabis, I was looking only for an escape from the pressing anxiety and dissatisfaction I felt. I assumed this feeling was my responsibility, my fault, and if I only tried a little harder, worked a little more, coped a little better, it would go away. Spoiler alert: it did not.Continue reading “On Cannabis and Anxiety and Hiking”