Heather

A few things about me:

I like to walk but I never walk enough.  I think this hike is my remedy to that situation. 

I like to read and write but never do enough of either. 

I just turned 36, I think.  I’m not very good at keeping track of time, days, years, etc.  My body operates on a 10 day week with days that are really 30 hours long.  That’s why I can’t remember how old I am and why I think that I can get to so much more in a day than I really can.  Hence the never doing enough of the things I want.

I do knit a lot right now and love it.  I've learned to spin my own yarn and am in the process of fixing my spinning wheel.  Both of those crafts will have a place on my hike but the spinning wheel will have to stay at home.  I sew and am making all of our gear for the hike, almost all.  We might buy a few items of clothing. 

While I like spending time outdoors, I have never hiked more than a day at a time in my life.  By that I mean that I’d go camping with family or friends before I was married and later with Dave, we’d go for a hike then come back to camp for sleep.  I never had to carry more than water and a pocket full of snacks.  Sleeping out in the world, outside of a campground, I had never experienced.  Hiking for days at a time with everything I would need to survive weather, potential dangers, boredom, hunger… nope, never done that.

On our bicycle trip some of these unknowns I experienced to a degree and am far more prepared to hike now than ever before.  They weren't hard skills to build.  After bicycling for 5 months with bare minimums I can survive quite well with very little and realize the value of taking only what’s needed to be comfortable.  Okay, except for some knitting.  That’s my luxury item.