Choose Adventure, Change Your Life
A thru hike is a gift and my dream is that every solo woman on the edge gets that little push. With each woman who takes to the trail, the world gains another Mountain Goddess Warrior.
Read More All By Yourself?! Thru Hiking as a Solo FemaleJake Treks will soon feature new voices and perspectives on changing your life through outdoor adventure.
Read More First Guest Post InboundWhether you’re a new hiker looking forward to some trails this spring, or you’re planning a long distance hike, I’d love to soften the learning curve by answering your questions.
Read More Hiking Season Approaches, Ask Me Anything!I hope to spark momentum in anyone who feels like an outsider to their ambition. Whatever your personal Katahdin looks like, you deserve to summit it.
Read More I’m Writing a BookMy final hike on the Appalachian Trail up Mt. Katahdin required me to use everything I learned about keeping calm during a storm.
Read More Katahdin CallingThree weeks in Fairbanks down, many more to go. Between my college years in the cornfields of southern Ohio, several cross country drives, and the Appalachian trail passing through backwoods of 14 states, I appreciate the feel of small towns. I love big cities, but having all my needs contained within a 12 minute driving radius certainly has its charms.
Read More Becoming a FairbanksanAs my life circumstances continue to branch in unexpected directions, I’m working to find my place in the world; to locate the slot where my irregularly-shaped peg fits. I’ve crammed more living into the last three years than any other period of my life, and I’m reeling from the whiplash of constant transition.
Read More HomeI finished my thru hike over a year ago and the trail has yet to stop providing. This weekend, I move to Alaska to house sit for the winter. In many ways, this turn of events feels like a logical, direct extension of the AT.
Read More The Trail Provides“Thru hiking taught me to accept each day, regardless of trail conditions, as an opportunity rather than a means to an end.” Hiking the Appalachian Trail redefined how I value my time.
Read More Time ChangeJournal excerpts from my first two months thru hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Read More From the Start