Thank you so much to everyone for your support! It really made my experience in the Grand Canyon possible.


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Well, the Hike for Discovery event is over. I'll have a lot more to say and pictures too in the next couple of days ( Read more... )

I'm flying out to Arizona tomorrow. I'm off to hike the Grand Canyon. (I'll put up pictures when I get back ( Read more... )

I spent Sunday sitting in front of the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company writing instant poetry for anyone who was willing to pay five dollars. This was another idea of mine to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (an idea I stole out of Bird by Bird, or Writing Down the Bones, or some other writing book, so I suppose the idea isn't ( Read more... )

I did seven hours of hiking on Saturday at the beautiful Garland Park in Carmel, and it was quite a challenge. It had been a hard week, so I started the hike off tired. I love Garland Park though. It's one of my favorite places to hike. Today was my second time hiking in Garland, and it was nice to see how I've grown stronger. Some of the hills I ( Read more... )

My first Hike for Discovery post, in case you have no idea what I'm talking about.So, I attended the fourth team hike on Saturday, four hours at Fort Ord in the Monterrey hills. It was hot and dry, and the views were gorgeous. We joyfully trudged up and down hills both small and large. And I was very tired afterward; I practically slept the rest of ( Read more... )

My friend and I have signed up for Hike for Discovery. Hike for Discovery is a program through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Participants train for a three-day hiking expedition at the Grand Canyon, while raising money to support the Society ( Read more... )