It was March of 2023 and I was the poster child for anxiety. I had been working quietly in the background for about a year gathering the courage to quit my desk job so I could focus on music and writing. I knew it was the right time and the right thing to do… butContinue reading “My First Solo Backpacking Trip on the Ozark Trail”
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The Ozark Trail: My First Backpacking Trip
Last weekend, I did something I didn’t really think I could do. I carried my possessions on my back and hiked 5.5 miles through the wilderness, slept in the frigid cold… and then hiked back the next day. And I didn’t die. I didn’t even see a mountain lion. Here’s how it all went down.
Call of the Wild
Is four years of dreaming enough to prepare me for my first backpacking trip? It’s time to face my fear and answer the wilderness call. Or else I might just lose my every loving mind.
Adventure with Katie 