Huge shoutout to the woman who answered yes to backpacking as a honeymoon trip and then proceeded to raise me half in the woods. You taught me the fine art of the squat pee, which is of course very useful out here. You also made sure my wild backpacking ways were balanced out with theater- my other big passion, so kudos there as well.

You’re a big part of why I’m out here, and I know you wish you could be here too, so I hope you enjoy reading about it and seeing all my photos.

With love from the trails, happy Mother’s Day mom.