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  • 24 Hours in Death Valley National Park

    24 Hours in Death Valley National Park

    ByEmily Schrick December 13, 2017January 6, 2025

    Death Valley has always been on my list of places to visit (gotta get to all those National Parks), though, not on a short list, but I decided to visit recently, somewhat on a whim because I was starting a new job a whole week later…

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  • Backpacking the Skyline to the Sea Trail

    Backpacking the Skyline to the Sea Trail

    ByEmily Schrick November 26, 2017September 7, 2025

    NOTICE: A Wildfire Ravaged Big Basin State Park in August 2020 and the Skyline to Sea Trail is CLOSED in Big Basin until further notice. If you live in the Bay Area, and especially if you drive on Highway 280 frequently, you are used to…

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  • Road Tripping to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

    Road Tripping to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

    ByEmily Schrick November 11, 2017July 13, 2024

    Towards the end of my four years in Seattle, and with a newfound lust for the outdoors, I started freaking out about all of the places I still wanted to see before moving home. One of those places was the Olympic Peninsula. With a long…

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Hey, I'm Emily!

I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail as a beginner backpacker in 2018 and haven't been able to stop backpacking, hiking, and adventuring ever since!

My goal is to help other women feel more confident in being outside and enjoying hiking, backpacking, and exploring our wild spaces.

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