Molly and Travis discuss challenges, fears, and expectations as Travis prepares to hike the CDT.

Backcountry ski touring in the Twin Lakes area of the Eastern Sierras.

Backpacking trip over Sawmill Pass into Kings Canyon National Park. Followed the Pacific Crest Trail for a few miles, then ventured off-trail for some map-and-compass orienteering. Hiked over Red Pass, White Pass, and Gray Pass before finding the trail again, and looping back around to Owens Valley.

The challenges of the CDT culminate in a major change in course. Whether it turns out to be a detour or a completely different path remains to be seen.

Second installment about the CDT through Colorado.

My perspective has completely evolved on what climate change is, what not only started it, but perpetuates it, and the deeply systemic and cultural connections between colonialism, fossil fuel use expansion, and capitalism.