Part 4 of 4 << Missed part 3? Click here! Day 11 & 12: A Two-Day Misadventure on the Pacuare River February 8, 2023 My eyes flutter open about 15 minutes before my alarm goes off, which is a relief because I was having some anxiety about it being too loud and waking everyone else... Continue Reading →
Part 3 of 4 << Missed part 2? Click here! February 6, 2023 Day 9 & 10: Carara National Park, an Evening at a Beach Bar on Jaco Beach, and Traveling Back to San Jose Today we will do our final activity for the group portion of the trip. The group is headed to Carara... Continue Reading →
Part 2 of 4 February 1, 2023 Day 4 & 5: A Relaxing Day in San Jose Followed by a Farming Family, an Active Volcano, and Volcanic Hot Springs! Today was a low-key day, the calm before the large group of women I’ll be traveling with arrives from various places all over the US. The... Continue Reading →
Part 1: My first three days in Costa Rica!
West Virginia is an outdoor lover's paradise. Here's why you should plan a visit, and my top spots and not-to-miss adventures and events.
Amidst the #vanlife fanaticism and a general trend amongst outdoorsy folks seeking a more meaningful, minimal, and nomadic lifestyle, tiny travel trailers haven't exactly gone viral. I'm not sure why more people don't choose them, besides the fact that #traveltrailerlife isn't quite as catchy of a hashtag. Six years ago, I chose a used Casita... Continue Reading →
Following our Gauley trip, Jen heads home and I head back to Charleston, reluctantly. I want to continue camping, but Hurricane Ian has put a damper on those plans. The next two days are supposed to be extremely wet, cold, and windy; aka not ideal hiking or camping weather. I end up spending two days... Continue Reading →
Weeks ago, my friend Jen "Jukebox" and I planned a weekend in New River Gorge. Jen and I met in person earlier this year at Trail Days, after being instagram friends for a long while. We have both been eagerly awaiting to reconnect this weekend, and it's finally here! Though not without some setbacks. On... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, a waterfaller friend Aby reached out to ask me to hike with her this weekend. Aby is one of the first people I connected with in the early days of my waterfall quest. Back then, she was only about halfway finished with the 500 waterfall challenge. Today, she's completed the challenge,... Continue Reading →
Between September 12-15, 2022, two other women and I embarked on completing the first 31.4 miles of the Foothills Trail, a long distance footpath which meanders in and out of South Carolina and North Carolina and covers a total of 76.2 miles. The first four pages of this blog are an account of the four... Continue Reading →
Still She Roams 