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Images found in my zine “Brief Moments On A Mountain Trail”. 36 page Color/B&W, containing photos of my 2023 backpacking trip on the Colorado Trail. DM to get a copy ($10 local pickup/$15 shipped)

I wish I had a photo of my first backpacking trip, where I had a full breakdown on our way to the campground. I was a kid and it was only 4 or so miles. I’ve come a long way since then, from carrying a vintage pack up mt. Whitney, to hiking my first 20mi and 30mi days. In the next week I will both turn 30, and begin the 2,650 mile pacific crest trail. It’s an undertaking that feels incredibly overdue and yet I still feel underprepared. I’m sure I’ll have another breakdown at some point in the next 5 months, but I’m hoping I can be reminded of the little kid that pushed through the exhaustion (after having a good cry) and was able to experience the beauty of nature on the other side.

Turnstile Concert Nov 2022

Betsy goes apple pickin

scenes from last summer’s Colorado Trail hike Image 1: Mile 173 Vert eagerly waiting at the Mt. Elbert false summit Image 2: Mile 333 The view out of the cochetopa creek valley after the rain let up Image 3: Mile 114 A Mule Hiker just over the summit of Brecks peak 6 Image 4: Mile 383 Zooks camped out early just before the continental divide, this day was stormy and entirely above the treeline

half dome with friends new and old

selected moments from the Trans Catalina Trail

half frame beach vibes

a night spent in the desert

beach day

Please Baby Please Recommended Listening: April In Paris - Charlie Parker