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Off the PCT

August 6, 2015

My final day on the PCT began inconsequentially, save for the Lyme trifecta of dizziness, tiredness, and nausea I was experiencing. I packed up and hiked down to Rae Lakes, enjoying again the spectacular lakeside trail. Near the Rae Lakes ranger station — where friendly Sam Webster was stationed —

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On the PCT: Kearsarge Pass, Take Three

August 3, 2015

My final foray on the Pacific Crest Trail this year was dramatic, to say the least. After the Lyme relapse that sidelined me, I was feeling well enough that I wanted to get back on the trail by the second week in July. I spent a day bustling around Teresa

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On the PCT: Back to the Trail

July 30, 2015

Sometimes, I think my PCT hike is supposed to be a lesson in flexibility. Or maybe that’s just Lyme.

On the PCT: Sidelined with Lyme Disease

July 23, 2015

Throughout my fight with Lyme disease, I have tried to be patient and calm. After finding that anxiety and depression got me nowhere, I have tried to embrace a Zen attitude about being ill for an indefinite period of time. I have worked to relish the good days and accept the bad days, acknowledge the failures but savor the successes. I don’t feel like doing any of that today…

AWOL no longer, cell phones, Lyme Disease, and a cup cozy

February 9, 2015

I didn’t fall off the face of the Earth.  I just felt like I had. First of all, this past week was my last spent selling cell phones.  After AmeriCorps ended, after I’d hiked New Hampshire’s 4000-footers, and after the tree planting crew I’d been on in Vermont was done

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