This month I’m participating in “Yes You May,” an exploratory month where participants give themselves permission to try new things. Whether it’s a new(ish) skill, project, hobby, direction, or anything you’re curious about, you explore it for the month and share the journey as you go. In “Yes You May,” you can be a beginner, trying new things, let yourself fail, be curious, stumble, learn, and grow. This could be every month for me, in fact I’ve recently considered focusing on learning a new...

Day 6 "Storm Stories and the Return" (Mile 186.4 to Las Vegas) Friday September 5th, 2025 It was still sprinkling in the morning, and I heard Nicholas and family packing up outside. I made my way over to the circle of chairs by the front of the campsite, to find a tent was pitched in the middle of the circle of chairs which hadn't been there when we were playing music the night before. Lattimer had set it up for Will to protect his head wound once the storm started. At breakfast (cantaloupe,...

DAY 5 "Lava Falls and Full Moons:" Mile 145- Mile 186 (186.4 Mile Camp) Thursday September 4th, 2025 This was a beautiful morning, and we got another double rainbow! Cloudy but perfect weather for sitting on the beach with coffee or hot chocolate. I barely wore shoes at Cozy Camp, because the sand was so clean and felt good on my toes. We had satisfying biscuits and gravy for breakfast. The only downside of the morning was that I couldn’t find my sunglasses, which I could have sworn I packed...