Welcome to my adventure blog! I am a blueberry scientist and fruit enthusiast with a passion for looking over the edges of tall pointy things. I created this website to centralize all my journals and notes regarding backpacking routes, day hikes, and logistical questions (where to set up camp, where to backpack early season during a big snow year, is there somewhere to go when the rest of the Sierra is buzzing with mosquitoes?!). You might come to notice that I love spreadsheets.
RECENT POSTS
- My First Day as a Caterpillar Scientist with EarthWatch
December 31st 2022 I closed out 2022 and started the first week of 2023 on an EarthWatch Caterpillar Citizen Science Expedition in Costa Rica. On our first day at the La Selva Biological Research Station, I learned how to find a caterpillar in the jungle! … - Caterpillar Citizen Science in Costa Rica & How NOT to Visit Poas Volcano!
Girl impulsively purchases a caterpillar citizen science trip to Costa Rica but needs to see a volcano before she gets started with the sciencing. - Hut to Hut Adventuring in the Swiss Alps
A 4-day 3-hut hiking adventure in the Jungfrau region of the Swiss Alps, featuring musical cows, alpen mac, cold beer, and some handy logistical tips for planning your own hut-to-hut! - Duck Pass to Iva Bell Backpacking Loop in Mammoth, CA (3D/2N)
Natural geothermal hot springs and alpine lakes to soak in on this 3 day backpacking trip through some of the most beautiful trails in the Easten Sierra. - Hiking le Tre Cime del Bondone
In 2018 I got to celebrate my 30th birthday summiting 3 peaks in the Italian Dolomites before a European Blueberry Conference! - Mount Defiance via Old Mason Lake Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
A ten mile day hike in Washington state’s beautiful Alpine Lakes Wilderness, in search of blueberries and inner peace. - Backpacking the Four Pass Loop in the Maroon Bells (3D/2N)
A 3-day backpacking loop in Maroon Bells Wilderness, featuring a sneaky backdoor entrance that avoids the parking permit reservations. - Volcano Week: Hiking Mt Lassen, Broken Top, Diamond Peak & Mt McLoughlin
One week, four Cascadian volcanoes definitely worth climbing. - Backpacking Grouse, Lilypad, and Bear Lake Loop (2D/1N)
A 2 day/1 night backpacking loop in Emigrant Wilderness to the beautiful Lilypad and Bear lakes, with a sunset ridge recommendation. - Backpacking Mokelumne Wilderness Loop (3D/2N)
A 3-day backpacking loop in Mokelumne Wilderness, featuring magnificent alpine lakes, side summits, and if your timing is right, epic wildflower displays. - Dome Daddy’s Demise: Backpacking Domelands and Climbing Bart Dome (2D/1N)
Beta for reaching and climbing Bart Dome in Domelands Wilderness. - Backpacking Hyatt Lake, Emigrant Wilderness (2D/1N)
A supremely beautiful and adventurous 2-day cross country trek across granite slabs to an alpine lake.
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Map routes are a combination of GPS data and manually created waypoints and should be used for reference only! Always bring and know how to read a map!!!