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!
Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP, July 2021
In July 2021, Alex and I set off on an incredible West Coast road trip. We flew into Las Vegas and rented a car to travel around Nevada, California, and Utah for about two weeks. Our first stop was a few days at Sequoia NP. We camped just outside the park in the town of Three Rivers. We spent our time day hiking and had a brush of excitement after our rental car nearly ran out of gas on the first day driving within the park. Here are some of the hikes we did:
Tokopah Falls via the Tokopah Valley Trail (4.5 miles)
Giant Forest Loop Trail (8.1)
Heather Lake, Emerald Lake, and Pear Lake (11.7 miles)
- 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