Hi, my name is Sarah. Lately, I have been planning a hike on the John Muir Trail which will happen in July, 2014. After getting a lot of questions about the process of planning a long-distance hike, and what a day on the trail looks like, I decided to create a blog and describe the whole process! I'll document days on the trail later this summer, while looking at different aspects of planning in the meantime. Whether you're an avid hiker, or not at all interested in roughing it in the wilderness, I hope this will be an entertaining and interesting spot to hear all about adventures in the back-country.
It takes a certain mental and physical strength to leave modern convenience behind for extended periods of time, to simply walk in the wilderness. Extreme highs come with extreme lows, and when your world is reduced to the trail ahead of you and the trail behind you, every moment becomes an acute experience that is truly felt. I imagine it is this same intense sense of living that draws people to travel to new places or participate in a triathlon or other extreme sporting event. Each minor accomplishment is amplified by the novelty of every action, while every failure is just as prominent. No activity is approached with the nonchalance of everyday life, where routine dominates. I am lucky enough to have found a passion for wandering around in the wilderness, and am excited to write about the whole wonderful ordeal that is short-distance long-distance backpacking.
As a reference for posts, I'll be maintaining a timeline of where I am/what I'm doing, starting with my first summer job:
July, 2014: Hike the John Muir Trail
2012-2014: MSc program in Victoria, British Columbia
June, 2012: Hike the Long Trail in Vermont, America's oldest long distance hiking trail!
2010-2012: Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa
2009: Backcountry intern at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
2005-2009: Undergrad at the University of Michigan
2007-2009: Trip leader at the University of Michigan's Outdoor Adventure Program (Outdoor Adventures :)
2008: Conservation intern at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
2006-2007: Study abroad in Lausanne, Switzerland (exchange w/a swiss student, all courses in French at the University of Lausanne)
Summer 2006: Interpreter at Gore Range Natural Science School, in Vail, CO
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