This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 6 – Friday, 8 miles The midges came out again this morning, resulting in an early departure. Austin and I ate breakfast on the way, eating bananas and peanutContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 4”
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Hiking the West Highland Way, part 3
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 5 – Thursday, 20 miles You know how people disdain discussing the weather as conversation material? This became our whole lives. Every person we met on the trail, fromContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 3”
Hiking the West Highland Way, part 2
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 2 – Monday, 14 miles We woke up in a slightly damp tent – there was no rain, only condensation and we were still trying to figure out ourContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 2”
Hiking the West Highland Way, part 1
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Siddown, I’m going to tell you a story about the best worst time of my life. July, 2016. After spending the summer in Germany for Austin’s internship, we wanted toContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 1”
Solo hiking to Donut Falls
A couple of weeks ago I hiked to Donut Falls. THERE WERE NO DONUTS. So disappointing. I’ve done solo hiking before, but it was always on trails I’ve already done. This one was completely new to me and honestly driving out there through the canyon was the most terrifying part of it – everyone andContinue reading “Solo hiking to Donut Falls”
So you just hiked the worst hike in the world
Congratulations! You survived. That was awful. You will never do this again. Except you will. The pain fades away. The sunburn peels and turns into a tan. The blisters turn into calluses. These are actually kinda cool, you think. Badass. You notice how many people liked that photo you posted on Generic Social Media Site.Continue reading “So you just hiked the worst hike in the world”
Winter hiking 101: do’s and don’ts of snowshoeing
Do spell it “snowshoeing.” Not snowshoeng, snoshooing, or snowshuing. Think of Boeing. All those vowels together. It…it makes more sense in my head. Don’t use snowshoes on well-trafficked terrain. I mean, you can if you want. But this is a waste of perfectly good snowshoes and is much slower. If you plan to go onContinue reading “Winter hiking 101: do’s and don’ts of snowshoeing”
Winter hiking 101: 5 basics
I love hiking in the winter. I don’t do it every weekend – binge watching a new series is always fun – but when I do, it’s pretty magical, right up there with unicorns and the ageless Paul Rudd. If you hate being cold (which I do) and don’t want to ruin that, then winterContinue reading “Winter hiking 101: 5 basics”
Amateur paragliding
I went paragliding the other day! Luckily, it was me who was the amateur and not the person I was flying with. I don’t have any deep reasons for doing it. I just wanted to do it. It was either paragliding or skydiving, and paragliding was much cheaper (about $100 cheaper), so I chose toContinue reading “Amateur paragliding”
The terrible first time I hiked Timpanogos
I live in Utah. There are many mountains. More specifically, there is THIS mountain: This is Timpanogos. It is likely the most-hiked mountain of Utah Valley, probably the most-hiked in the world*. *Not true
Liesl Hammer 