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Living the dream
You know, sometimes we keep our dreams just dreams on purpose. Once they’re real they are brought firmly into the land of the living and then they are…
Oct 4, 2021
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Kiely Houston
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June 2021
On harvesting chickens
Chickens are soft creatures with strangely fragile legs. You have to be quick but gentle to grab them. This is complicated by the fact that they make an…
Jun 14, 2021
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Kiely Houston
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But what do you DO all day?
As I learned when hiking the PCT, when you’re physically tired instead of mentally tired, there’s lots of room for your mind to run around. Whether I…
Jun 5, 2021
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Kiely Houston
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October 2019
The end
Well, that’s it. I made it. The last day on trail felt just like every other day. I walked for 10 hours and then there it was, Trail Pass. An…
Oct 7, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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Everything shines
I’m so close to the end. I feel... disoriented and already nostalgic and... a little sad, I guess. The last few weeks have been so beautiful and so so…
Oct 2, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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September 2019
Summer’s end
Summer seems to have departed overnight. Northern California has been so warm (110 degrees near Dunsmuir!), waking up to a hard frost near Donner Pass…
Sep 14, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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August 2019
Invincible and carefree
Years ago, backpacking the Rae Lakes Loop with a friend in early July, I ran into a PCT thru-hiker on trail for the first time. We were paused at the…
Aug 31, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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The State of Jefferson
Here in the State of Jefferson, it’s been hot and dry. Water has been scarce and there are long stretches with minimal shade. The trail drops 5,000 ft…
Aug 21, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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California, just around the corner
Walking into Ashland yesterday, I caught my first glimpse of Mt. Shasta. It felt like looking toward home. I have less than 1,000 miles left on this…
Aug 14, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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4 days, 103 miles
Things I can’t do after hiking 25 miles a day: Mental math Feel anything whatsoever in my right big toe Write coherent sentences Here’s how a 20+ mile…
Aug 1, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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July 2019
Summer at last
After many weeks of fog and rain and cool to downright cold days, we’ve walked into summer at last. The weather has been clear and sunny…
Jul 28, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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1,000 miles
I hit my personal 1,000 mile mark hiking into Snoqualmie Pass. It’s a big number (and also not even half way!). Just when I was thinking about hitting…
Jul 15, 2019
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Kiely Houston
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