Camping was a great way to get out and still be able to keep social distancing earlier this summer. We stocked up on all the food and water we would need from home, packed the car with our tent a sleeping bags, and took off over the mountains for some sunshine and a...
I was impressed by Coalition Snow's recent self-reflections on their sentiments towards the types of gear and clothing people wear for outdoor activities, pulling their "Trump Skis in Jeans" stickers off the market. While it's a funny caricature, it does belittle...
I was recently reflecting on Instagram that I've discovered it's important for me to live in a place where I can get out and experience new landscapes as often as possible. Staying in one place too long makes me want to get up and leave, crawl out of my comfort zone,...
Despite the fact that this weekend was my first time going out camping alone, I did very little preparation for the trip. In fact, by the morning of, I hadn't even started packing. But in a matter of about 2 hours, I had my little car loaded with my tent, sleeping...
"We're going on a hike, you want to come?" "Of course!" Who wouldn't want to go for a hike in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness on a warm, sunny summer day? We're packed and ready to go in a matter of minutes, bringing along minimal camera gear, some extra layers...
Welcome to the new and improved cyber home of Trail Mixed Media! What do you think? With a growing need to integrate my media portfolio and blog, I've made the switch to this vastly different format that aims to prioritize my portfolio, with the blog as a more...
I have been at a loss for what to write since I moved to Oregon for graduate school. It's not for lack of stories. But I've just felt lost. Scattered. Pieces of me everywhere. And I'm not entirely sure what my story is anymore. This has resulted in what could be...
I've done it. I've successfully hiked all 18 trails on the east end of Denali this summer, saving the 9.5 mile Triple Lakes Trail for last. Vista from the first summit of the trailI got a late morning start yesterday, catching the 9:30 bus to the trail head, and set...
There are few things in this world more exciting than picking a place on the map, and going there. And that's exactly what my friend and I did last weekend for two full days out on the west side of the park.The day started out a little iffy with the weather; it rained...
I love that it's the middle of the season, and I still haven't hiked all the trails on the east end of the park. Maybe that makes me a bad ranger, but I like to savor the place. But now after last weekend, I only have one trail yet to be hiked.My second-to-last was...