In a series of personal essays coupled with found sound and my own flute playing, the Blissful Hiker podcast explores my journey of self-discovery in hopes of empowering you to hike your own “bad ass” hike in this journey we call life.
Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 2
March 16, 2023
Ten Things I Learned While Long Distance Backpacking Vol. 1
March 09, 2023
injury stops forward motion but not joy
March 02, 2023
yes, regrets!
February 23, 2023
why do I hike alone?
February 16, 2023
Ask Me Anything! Volume 1
February 09, 2023
Arizona Trail: The Finish Line
November 17, 2022
Arizona Trail: The Grand Canyon
November 10, 2022
Arizona Trail: glimpses of the Grand
November 03, 2022
Arizona Trail: back on trail
October 27, 2022
Arizona Trail: bedbug infestation
October 20, 2022
Arizona Trail: fairytale mountain, fairytale day
October 13, 2022
Arizona Trail: Mormon Lake
October 06, 2022
Arizona Trail: Game Player
September 29, 2022
Arizona Trail: The Mogollon Rim
September 22, 2022
Arizona Trail: mud, mud, mud
September 15, 2022
Arizona Trail: rocks, rocks, rocks
September 08, 2022
Arizona Trail: what is happiness?
September 01, 2022
Arizona Trail: The Great Unconformity
August 25, 2022
Arizona Trail: The Mazatzals
August 18, 2022
Arizona Trail: trail magic Arizona-style
August 11, 2022
Arizona Trail: Four Peaks Wilderness
August 04, 2022
Arizona Trail: Rocky Road to Roosevelt Lake
July 28, 2022
Arizona Trail: Superstition Mountains
July 21, 2022
Arizona Trail: Picket Post
July 14, 2022
Arizona Trail: Mount Lemmon
July 07, 2022
Arizona Trail: Hutch’s Pools
June 30, 2022
Arizona Trail: Mica Mountain
June 23, 2022
Arizona Trail: Saguaro National Park
June 16, 2022
Arizona Trail: angels of the desert
June 09, 2022
Arizona Trail: a whippoorwill in the gloaming
June 02, 2022
Arizona Trail: changing the rules
May 26, 2022
Arizona Trail: Canelo Hills
May 19, 2022
Arizona Trail: camping like a (cow)girl
May 12, 2022
Arizona Trail: touching the wall
May 05, 2022
Arizona Trail: Forty Days in the Desert
April 28, 2022
Cape Wrath Trail: a determined bog trot to the Cape
December 30, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: seals, mussels, otters and herons
December 23, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: rainy autumn brilliance
December 16, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: sampler platter
December 09, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: most remote bothy in Scotland
December 02, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: Ben Nevis as consolation prize
November 25, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: Knoydart
November 18, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: bog trotting to Sourlies
November 11, 2021
Cape Wrath Trail: rainbows & bothies
November 04, 2021
Teton Crest Trail: Spearhead Peak
September 23, 2021
Teton Crest Trail: Avalanche Divide
September 16, 2021
Teton Crest Trail: Paintbrush Divide
September 09, 2021
NCT: hiker as optimist
August 26, 2021
SHT: healing the heart
August 19, 2021
SHT: finding my footing
August 12, 2021
PCT: the start
August 05, 2021
waiting
July 29, 2021
off trail
July 22, 2021
CDT: Hiker Purgatory
July 15, 2021
CDT: Glacier National Park
July 01, 2021
CDT: the set up
June 24, 2021
CDT prep: maps ‘n food
June 17, 2021
CDT prep: gear
June 10, 2021
CDT prep: logistics
June 03, 2021
CDT prep: getting in shape
May 27, 2021
Te Araroa: the end of the Te Araroa
May 20, 2021
Te Araroa: Lake Tekapo
May 13, 2021
Te Araroa: hitting the wall
May 06, 2021
Te Araroa: all we have is today
April 29, 2021
Te Araroa: letting the day unfold
April 22, 2021
Te Araroa: sending out an SOS
April 15, 2021
Te Araroa: these feet were made for crossing
April 08, 2021
Te Araroa: rivers run through it
April 01, 2021
Te Araroa: comrades over the pass
March 25, 2021
Te Araroa: in the teeth of the gale
March 18, 2021
Te Araroa: go while the going’s good
March 11, 2021
Te Araroa: ego tweaks
March 04, 2021
Te Araroa: the here and now of the sandfly
February 25, 2021
Te Araroa: stealth campsite
February 18, 2021
Te Araroa: end of an island
February 11, 2021
Te Araroa: new year’s summit
February 04, 2021
Te Araroa: tramping buddy
January 28, 2021
Te Araroa: The Tararuas
January 21, 2021
Te Araroa: hiking her own hike
January 14, 2021
Te Araroa: a return to the sea
January 07, 2021
Te Araroa: the 50/50 rapids
December 31, 2020
Te Araroa: I am the river, the river is me
December 24, 2020
Te Araroa: the road to Whakahoro
December 17, 2020
Te Araroa: crossing the Tongariro
December 10, 2020
Te Araroa: beginners mind
December 03, 2020
Te Araroa: owner of the lonely heart
November 26, 2020
Te Araroa: the “purist”
November 19, 2020
Te Araroa: prelude to “the afternoon on a farm”
November 12, 2020
Te Araroa: generosity
November 05, 2020
Te Araroa: Kia kaha (be strong)
October 29, 2020
Te Araroa: Cathy’s Pies
October 22, 2020
Te Araroa: Thanksgiving
October 15, 2020
The Kekekabic
October 08, 2020
Isle Royale part 5
October 01, 2020
Isle Royale part 4
September 24, 2020
Isle Royale part 3
September 17, 2020
Isle Royale part 2
September 10, 2020
Isle Royale part 1
September 03, 2020
Te Araroa: infinity loop
August 27, 2020
Te Araroa: wisdom of youth
August 20, 2020
Te Araroa: the trail will provide
August 13, 2020
Te Araroa: the secret cove
August 06, 2020
Te Araroa: movin’ on
July 30, 2020
Te Araroa: trail angels exist
July 23, 2020
Te Araroa: thru-kayaking
July 16, 2020
Te Araroa: “easy tramping” on sheep poo
July 09, 2020
Te Araroa: Muir Woods of Australasia
July 02, 2020
Te Araroa: epic mud in the raetea forest
June 25, 2020
Te Araroa: ninety-mile beach
June 18, 2020
Te Araroa: where the Tasman and Pacific meet
June 11, 2020
Te Araroa: kia ora, be well!
June 04, 2020
Te Araroa: a flute for a hike
May 28, 2020
Congrats on #100! It’s wonderful to virtually “tag along”.
thank you for helping make it happen, Carl!
Enjoying your AZT adventure, but a little frustrated when you make some inaccurate statements (sorry, I’m a desert dweller and it bothers me!). Monsoon rains happen during the summer months…torrential downpours that temporarily flood the washes. Winter rains are ‘female rains’ (a Navajo expression) because they are gentle and more likely to saturate the ground, bringing the spring bloom. And the bird you heard at dusk was most likely a poorwill, not a whippoorwill. We do have a few Ws but they are far outnumbered by the Ps.
thank you, Ellen, I appreciate it.
Just read your rescue SVT episode.
What a wonderful report and outcome and I appreciated your suggestions for future travel
thanks so much, Bruce! All that info helps me too when in trouble. Hopefully you’ll never have to use it. Kia kaha! blissful