Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.

Mary Caroline Richards

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Hello! I’m the voracious long distance walker and backpacker, Alison Young (aka Blissful Hiker) I walked New Zealand’s challenging Te Araroa and the classic Pacific Crest Trail in one year!

I guess it’s fair to say, I live to hike! – and now titanium reinforced.

I got hooked on walking the first time my dad took me to Yosemite at age 13. My next hike? The Wind River High Route in Wyoming. Listen to the Blissful Hiker podcast and follow the blog as it happens.

*Kia kaha and happy trails!

*Maori affirmation meaning “stay strong!”

It’s a must-see of Blissful setting up her “sleep system” – the alicoop, a mattress (which was sadly speared on the Arizona Trail) and sleeping ‘quilt.’