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!
Trans Catalina Trail, Little Harbor CG to Two Harbors
When we got out of our tents in the morning, there were palm fronds scattered all around from the wind the night before. We had a leisurely breakfast and then started hiking. It was a climb straight out of camp, and there were beautiful views looking back over the campground. This was one of my favorite parts of the TCT, the trail passed right up the spine of the hillside with a nearly uninterrupted slope on one side, leading all the way down to the ocean. At the top, there was another sheltered picnic table that we stopped at for a few minutes. From here, you could see the whole northern part of the island. After this, it was a descent into the town of Two Harbors.
Trans Catalina Trail, Black Jack CG to Little Harbor CG
By 7:45, we were packed up and hiking. A few hours later, we passed by Airport in the Sky, where we spent a leisurely amount of time sitting at the cafe, eating breakfast burritos and drinking coffee. Today was a shorter day, with more absurd views for most of the day. We could see the Little Harbor Campground for a while as we approached in the early afternoon. A cove with a beach, palm trees, and campsites dotting the surrounding hills. After an 8-mile day, we rolled in around 1:30. In the November low season, we were able to reserve a premium campsite right off the beach.
- 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