alison young | alison young • blissful hiker

boy do I “anita hike!”

This summer was absent travel, but next week I’ll head north to backpack Isle Royale in Lake Superior.

Free soloing mountain climber Alex Honnold has a lot to teach about conquering out biggest goals.

We suffer thru-hiking for the transcendent, and appreciate it more because of our suffering.

I met Joshua on Flat Iron Ridge in Lassen National Park building a fire break with hand tools.

Here is the recipe for “vegan pemmican,” a high-calorie and nutrient-rich bar.

On backpacking trips, day two always sucks and pretty much for the same reasons.

Walking to nursery school is my earliest memory, the first time I felt in charge of my being.

My dad took me out on the trail for the first time and it changed my life forever.

To achieve anything, we need to acquire a thru-hiker’s mindset. It’s a matter of steps, one after the other.

A pee rag enables a female hiker to get the job done and focus on being her badass self.