October 2019 — I finished up my *hiking* job in Maine and headed down to North Carolina for some more hiking. I met up with new and old friends and explored Linville Gorge in a pretty epic two day backpacking trip. We explored Asheville (where I used my film camera — photos coming soon!) and attended an impromptu white water rafting competition. Great girlzz trip!
Fall in Maine <3
Some magical moments atop Saddleback.
An amazing three day backpacking trip in Baxter State Park. We did the Northwest Basin Loop and experienced some gnarly river crossings and a breathtaking sunrise atop Hamlin Peak.
A few photos from the Pinnacle Pursuit (attempt) in Maine Highlands. The rest are from a quick overnight trip to Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains. Good times, strong legs!
Some trail work and shenanigans on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.
I’ve been volunteering with Blue Sky Fund’s (Franklin Military Academy) Outdoor Adventure Club. They meet once a week and before heading home each girl tells the group their “rose, bud, thorn” (something that was good that day or week, something they’re looking forward to, and something that wasn’t so good). Every week most of them say their “bud” is the camping trip. Blue Sky Fund takes their OACs on a camping trip twice a year and man-oh-man do they have fun! This past weekend we camped at Big Meadows campground in Shenandoah National Park. Despite the thunderstorm during our dinner, which had us all huddling under a tarp to eat, it was still tons of fun. The next morning we took a wonderful hike up to Bearfence viewpoint. It’s a bit of a rock scramble towards the top which was a little challenge but the girls helped each other through it all. There were sweeping 360 degree views at the pinnacle. The bus ride home was much quieter than the day before (which was 2.5 hours of all the girls singing haha)… they were all asleep! I took a lot of photos!
Another awesome bouldering video from Peak Experiences groovy route setters. Check it!
New boulder video straight out of Peak Experiences RVA. Still learning a lot while making these and that was the whole goal. This one was a lot of fun to edit!
