Author: Gracetopher

Boldly Went has published another of my pieces! It’s a work in progress about how I’ve encountered privilege on the trail.

It’s about feeling unsafe, scared, and invalid. It’s about the fact that the context of the conversation was me using my desire to eliminate (or at the very least diminish)…

I now know that I can count on my dumpster tarp in wind, rain, and even snow. In fact, not to brag, but I have been among the driest hikers…

Cold, Wet, not-quite-sticking-just-on-the-verge-of-rain Snow. The good news is I have a nice warm sleeping bag. The good news is my dumpster tarp is nice and waterproof. The bad news is…

www.patreon.com/posts/18535454 Pro tip to any male readers: my breasts have nothing to do with you, and no you don’t get to see them if you’re gonna be a wanker about…

www.patreon.com/posts/18466252 A truly simple life has turned out to be the most joyful way to live. I have less than I had in Portland, but I appreciate it more. Like…

Trail initiation: first planks I had to do I transformed from clean day-hiker to dirty thru-hiker. It’s only gotten worse from there. It’s funny, I was so excited about the…

This is a shout-out to my new friend Wine Troll (photo of how he got his trail name). Check out his blog!

“We don’t let things slide over here at the PCT, no fun or funny business” said a hiker to my left. 6 hikers sit to my left in fact. This…

I celebrated my own birthday by setting off north from Campo CA, and now a week in everything’s really and truly started, so it’s time to celebrate another birthday! Happy…