About
I’m Bekah, a budget traveler and long distance hiker from Indianapolis, IN, USA. One day, I decided I didn’t want to dream about traveling any more. Nope, no more dreaming. Time for doing. I decided to take a leap of faith into unknown territory…
Create Your Own Adventure
So you’ve been inspired, and traveling has consumed your every thought. That’s awesome. Welcome to the planning stage. Although the extra job and countless hours of work to save up for the big trip aren’t exactly thrilling, I promise you it will all be…
Tales from the Trails
Colorado Trail 2017 Denver to Breckenridge Breckenridge to Buena Vista Buena Vista to Saguache Saguache to Silverton Silverton to Durango Pacific Crest Trail 2016 Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail PCT Gear – Choosing Our Big Three PCT Master Ultralight Gear Lists Our…
Lordsburg to Pie Town: Exploring the Gila River on the CDT
We thought we had left the desert floor behind us when we headed out of Lordsburg, but we still had 15 miles to trudge through the sand without any shade in sight. We spent our sixth day on trail hiking towards the mountains slowly…
From the Aisle to Counting Miles: Why I’m Thruhiking the Continental Divide Trail
As recommended by The Trek, I wrote down the reasons why I decided to hike the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail in 2015 and 2016, respectively. With my Continental Divide Trail thruhike beginning in two short weeks, I figured I would once again…
The Little Three: The Long Trail, The John Muir Trail, and The Colorado Trail
Have you ever considered a thruhike? When that phrase comes to mind, I imagine many people think of the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail both of which are over 2000 miles long and take 5ish months to hike end to end. I understand…
