Love the West

Love the West Hike

While hiking my SYTC, I had this idea. By the time I finished the hike, I decided to add to it. After the hike, it still felt too mundane to me, so I added more to it until it became this:

Hike at least 100 miles in all 11 states encompassing the land from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
Hike at least 6,000 miles.
Hike from Mexico to Canada by linking the Arizona Trail to the Idaho Centennial Trail.
Hike fewer than 300 miles on road (5%).
For every mile I hike on the road, hike at least 2 miles off-trail.

Read the below blog posts for more about why this hike is important to me, my first failed attempt at this hike, and my Instagram feed is shown below:

Pathfinder

Apr 1
22 min

Love the West Hike - DNF

For the first time I didn't finish a long distance hike. I didn't even come close with only 228 miles of the over 6,000 miles I planned....

Pathfinder

Jan 1
5 min

I approached the South Rim of the Grand Canyon as an 18 year old about to go to college. Even in the darkness, I saw the great gaping ho...