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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to take some time and introduce myself 🙂 My name is Naomy and I live in Southern California!
Can anyone share in the excitement that builds in your mind when thinking about adventure and new hiking trips? It has gotten to the point that if I have important deadlines to meet, I allow myself time to ponder about …
So let me just start by saying that I had NO camping experience, much less backpacking experience. In fact, in preparation for this trip, I went on ONE hike that was about seven miles long and just a couple hundred …
Before August 2016, I had NO EXPERIENCE either hiking, camping, or backpacking. To be clear, I think I had gone on one local hike earlier that summer, I went camping when I was a little girl, but I do not …
I started this particular blog about two years ago. Before that I had a blogger account, but for some reason that I don’t remember, I wanted a fresh start, which naturally meant a new blog.
It has been one year. Technically, it was one year since yesterday. That shit hit the fan. I have had my ups and downs the last couple days. I can reflect easily, and sometimes I break down into tears because …
Photo by Girls Who Hike IE member, Adriana Hernandez
Haha, this is a serious conversation with my mother and I. Can anyone relate?
Thinking about visiting Joshua Tree National Park and do not know what to expect? Are you used to visiting different types of ecosystems filled with trees, lakes, and mountains? Does the hot weather and the vast expanses of land deter you from visiting?
I agreed to go on a full day of hiking with some of THE most badass gals from Girls Who Hike. In my opinion, at least. Read More
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If you are reading this now, you may be curious about how a person obtains a permit to hike and camp for the infamous blue-green waters of Havasupai that are ALL OVER social media. How does one achieve such coveted slips of paper for the ultimate paradise experience? Read More
I want my first post post-TCT to be about the scariest thing imaginable….the hiking buddy you never met before.
Yes. I posted about my trip on FB (so I would not have to go alone) and a random girl committed to the whole trip from Day 1. It kind of took me aback because I didn’t not expect that and because now I had a whole other slew of new things to consider. For instance, I don’t know this girl. AT all. What if we don’t get along? What if that ruins the trip? What if she is this crazy person who has no business hiking? What if she ruins this special trip of mine? Plus, my coworkers wouldquestion it as well causing more doubt in my mind. Read More
1. Be the better person and tell him you will still be friends no matter what. You can’t live without his friendship and you will just suck it up.
2. Chew him out. Your feelings caught up with you and now you’re in this blinding hurting rage. But this is okay because you’re working through your emotions. Don’t be an asshole, but stand your ground. No one else is going to stand up for you except you. Read More
Not going to lie, I am having major and minor anxiety about this trip. Read More
