Four days ago, Neon and I converged. We have since been reviewing and talking through the important pieces in our backpacks and our thinking.
Gear: Big Three
Pit-zips are to rain gear what slices are to bread. Gear has become a cornerstone to adventuring. Advances in technology, fabrics, plastics, and metals set ever improving standards of durability…
The 5 Core Values of Her Odyssey
En Español We’re one month out from Neon and I boarding a plane bound for Santiago, Chile. There we will lay the ground work and stash extra gear for the…
From Dreamer to Doer
Five years ago I began dreaming the beginnings of Her Odyssey. When you bring a dream into the grander world it encounters both adversity and growth as it takes form. Her Odyssey…
Planning: South America Visas
Crossing borders correctly is of great importance when planning for extended travel. I anticipate at least 7 border crossings while hiking (not counting off-season/non-hiking periods). Navigating them safely and respectfully…
Planning: Growing Pains and Banking Arrangements
A lot goes in to preparing for a trek such as Her Odyssey. I have been poring over maps, books, and other people’s treks for 5 years. Until now, the…
Momentum
as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.~Marianne Williamson
Empowering Women, a Reason to Walk
It is invigorating and terrifying to begin uprooting and relinquish a stable life here in the Default World. According to my city friends, these past 4 years tucked up into…
Walk it Off
Dreams return; harbingers of change. I begin to feel the gears turning in earnest toward this hike. It began years ago with evenings of reading others’ adventures across South America…
Parameters of the Trek
Basic tenet of life on the trail: “hike your own hike.” After a few thousand miles I have also learned, intentions shape the experience. Keeping to a trail requires maps…
