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Category: Qhapaq Nan

So You Want to Walk the Qhapaq Ñan

Posted in Fidgit, Her Odyssey, Qhapaq Nan, So You Want To
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But in other areas, and oh these are the true treasures my friend, the road still stands as it was built. A smooth cobbling of rock or carved smoothly into a rock face, draining water, holding its ground, sometimes as wide as a highway.

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An Uncertain Encounter

Posted in En Español, Fidgit, Her Odyssey, Qhapaq Nan
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You think you’d know if you met a terrorist, right?

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Ayacucho to Paucara

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The Inca trail and road were the same at times, though sometimes the trail was straighter as the road wound into the nooks of the mountainside.

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Rio Pampas to Ayacucho

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Not only were Fidgit and I rejected in our attempt to cross Rio Pampas, we then had to walk along the same taunting river for a day and a half to get to the bridge crossing.

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The End of Season Two: Pisac to Abancay

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Neon Fidgit and I were able to rest in Cusco. A big part of going into Cusco from Pisac for us…

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Macusani to Pisac

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Neon Fidgit and I weren’t feeling great leaving Macusani, though that had become the norm. Our bodies were breaking down, our…

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Saved by the Spuds

Posted in En Español, Fidgit, Her Odyssey, Qhapaq Nan, Story Time
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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit The joy in this walk began to flicker somewhere around middle Bolivia. Extended illness combined with exposure to pervasive poverty…

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First full section in Peru: Ananea to Macusani

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Neon When we got back to Ananea after a few days of rest, we were grateful that the weather had also…

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Trash Talk

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit This walk has changed how I relate to the waste we throw out. From toilet paper to tin cans. Much of…

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Sorata to Ananea: Crossing the Cordillera Apolobamba and into Peru along the Ruta De Los Tres Cordilleras

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Neon We delayed leaving Sorata, because we were not excited for the multi-hundred meter climb in front of us. So, instead…

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#SlowTravel 👣 22,000+ #humanpowered miles, connecting stories from Patagonia to the Arctic 🛶🚲 🌎 #womenled #sponsoredathlete

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Attending the very first CWW led 'Packraft Soiree' Attending the very first CWW led 'Packraft Soiree' 2023 on the North Fork American River was a blast!

Big gratitude to all the folks and brands out there making it happen!
A few who've buoyed my water dabbling:
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A healer told me to go find big rocks. Loved ones A healer told me to go find big rocks. 
Loved ones've been telling me to seek joy. 
I've been craving time in water.

So gathered some rockstars, and in we went.
I am beyond stoked to be speaking at this year's @ I am beyond stoked to be speaking at this year's @aldhawest Gathering! Sharing stories and precepts of Slow Travel, distilled from Her Odyssey and a life abroad. 🌎

Bringing it first to the thru-hiking community who expand horizons and honor markers such as the prestigious Triple Crown Ceremony, will make for a lively community event! You should probably follow their page to keep up as they announce the rich variety of presenters I've been hearing whispers about. 
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Bring laughter, curiosity, and what you've learned from the miles in between.
Can't wait to see you there! 
 
~Fidgit 💚 
 
#herodyssey #slowtravel #aldhawest #hikertrash
1/5 *THE FIRST WOMAN TO WALK THE LENGTH OF THE AME 1/5
*THE FIRST WOMAN TO WALK THE LENGTH OF THE AMERICAS: 
MARGUERITE GEIST* 

To conclude this digital account of Her Odyssey, I would like to share the earliest record I’ve found of a modern person walking the length of the Americas. Circa ~1920S

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To all the mothers and nurturers; recognized, over To all the mothers and nurturers; recognized, overlooked, and missed,
🌲 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY💐

Words by @drsuzannesimard
#findingthemothertree

". . .  we know Mother Trees can truly nurture their offspring. Douglas firs, it turns out, recognize their kin and distinguish them from other families and different species. They communicate and send carbon, the building block of life, not just to the mycorrhizas of their kin but to other members of the community. To help keep it whole. They appear to relate to their offspring as do mothers passing their best recipes to their daughters. Conveying their life energy, their wisdom, to carry life forward." 

 -From the book 'Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest'

I will always treasure hiking into Machu Picchu with my mom in 2017. 💚
#herodyssey 

Bonus young mom/childhood #throwbackpic of the Hughes (Fidgít's  fam)
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