In May 2025, I plan to set out on a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s first artist-in-residence. I’ll be blogging about my progress, and in preparation, I’m recapping some of the trips I’ve taken in the past. Thanks for your interest, and stay tuned!
Alta Via 1, Part 1
In June 2022, Alex and I hiked most of the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites. We were traveling to Europe for Munich Jewellery Week, and we decided to spend a week hiking beforehand. I thought the Alta Via would be the perfect introduction to backpacking for Alex since we would sleep indoors at the trailside refugios and get to enjoy delicious food and drinks along the way. The whole trail is about 75 miles and goes from Lago di Brais to La Pissa. We ended up hiking about 60ish miles in total because that’s all we had time for in our schedule. It was a little tricky to plan the logistics and mileage around the refugios (camping isn’t allowed) so that created some awkwardly short days. Still, I didn’t want to push my luck with bigger days to try and ensure that Alex would enjoy the experience.
- Alta Via 1
- Angels Landing
- Avalon
- Backpacking
- Black Jack Campground
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- California
- Day Hiking
- Dolomites
- Escalante
- Giant Forest Loop
- Italy
- John Muir Trail
- Lago di Brais
- Little Harbor Campground
- Mammoth Lakes
- Mist Trail
- Parsons Landing Campground
- Peek-a-Boo
- Sequoia National Park
- Three Rivers
- Thru-Hiking
- Tokopah Falls
- Trans Catalina Trail
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Two Harbors
- Utah
- West Rim Trail
- Willis Creek Narrows
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park