A Guide to Cooking at camp

Anything you can cook at home, you can cook while camping. It just takes having the right gear and skills to make it happen. When it comes to camp cooking, the gear you need will depend on two things: what you want to cook, and the amenities that are available at your campsite and both […]

My Winter Desert Camping Guide and Gear List ⛺️🌵✨

Until moving to Southern California, the winter never particularly interested me. I used to dread the changing of the seasons — a cold that chills you to the bones, power outages, and early mornings spent shoveling snow out of the driveway. The start of winter marked the start of seasonal depression, but not anymore! Living […]

My Tahoe Rim Trail Gear List

I recently finished hiking 175 miles in 9 days solo on the Tahoe Rim Trail, and I’m exciting to share all of the details from the trip to help you plan your own TRT thruhike! In this post you will find all of the gear I packed with me, the clothing I wore, and some […]

Everything I pack for a winter backpacking trip in the SoCal desert

One of the reasons that I moved from the East Coast to Southern California was the access to a diverse range of outdoor spaces; from sea cliffs and endless beaches, to mountains with alpine lates, and deserts with slot canyons and giant sand dunes. There are so many wonderful places to hike, camp, and backpack […]

Backpacking on Catalina Island with new friends

Come along with me, 3 of my new friends, and a dog names Pickles, on a 2 night backpacking trip on Catalina Island. DAY ONE: We took the ferry out to Avalon and started our hike along the trans catalina trail toward Blackjack Campground. It was cloudy on the ferry ride and in the town […]

5 tips for beginner solo backpackers

How many of you discovered your love for camping and backpacking later in life? And how many of you want to start backpacking or camping but don’t have someone to go with? Well, you’re not alone! There are plenty of people who did not grow up recreating in the outdoors and who started to explore […]

JMT // Day 7

Lake Virginia –> Vermilion Valley Resort 15 mi Most nights I am too tired to stay up and see the stars at their brightest. I am just way too exhausted. But most nights I usually do have to get out of my tent to pee. It’s usually very cold and the last thing I want […]