Barefoot Lass; A 14M step odyssey
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Hello
My name is Kate
I am going to hike 2,659 miles in my bare feet.
I am the Barefoot Lass, and this is my odyssey.
Have you ever been felt pulled pulled by an idea; struck with a concept so intrinsically aligned with every fiber of your being that you suppose it is perhaps exactly what you were put on this earth to accomplish?
I am aware that this either sounds like a literary or cinematic catch line, and an anecdotal or cautionary proposal to some. Simply, I don't know how else to describe it.
Update::: This will be the first time this is ever done!!! Pretty cool...help fund this new venture into history!! :D
. Breath's a ware that will not keep.
Up, lad: when the journey's over
There'll be time enough to sleep.
-A. E. Housman
I AM GOING TO HIKE OVER 2,600 MILES OF DESERT AND MOUNTAINS WITHOUT ANY SHOES!
:D
Hello, my name is Kate. I was raised to love the Great Outdoors; I grew up camping in tents and playing in the dirt :)
In the pursuit of greater things I went on to get an invaluable education. Learning more about the world and the people within it was undoubtedly one of the best things I have ever done.
I do not need to update anyone with access to the internet about the status of student loan debt in the U.S. Like many others in my generation, a 12 hour work day is a normality (usually on weekends as well), as I try to keep my head above water and pay things off in time to enjoy what is left of my youth. An entire generation (or more) of my peers are enslaved to loan companies.
And so I am taking this crazy shot at doing all that I can in the time that I am given on this earth. To experience. To learn. To teach. To give back.
So here is my promise:::
Help me reach my goal of paying down my student loan debt, and I will hike the
Pacific Crest Trail
...more than 2,600 miles...from start to finish, in its entirety, no shortcuts or bypasses...BAREFOOT.
No, I do not mean barefoot-like shoes: I mean absolutely no shoes will be on my feet (excepting areas of snow where survival obviously requires it, but even then I will be getting creative and rustic and using minimalist style footwear). I will keep a video log and take ample pictures (all of which will certainly be intriguing). Any and all recommendations for ways to make this more interesting and increase the visibility and fun of this experience are welcome! I want your ideas! Also, if any donators feel like joining along for part of the hike to either witness, make fun of me, ambush with surprise check-ins, or just have a good old time hiking through the wilderness; everyone and anyone is welcome! :)
This is going to hurt, but I believe from the depths of me that it is possible! There was a time when mankind did not need shoes; let it be so again! (And then let there be many, many delicious pedicures afterwards ;) ).
I may have to go slowly, but I will do this.
Here we go :)
<3
(Any and all extra funds above the goal will be cycled back into other funds on this site!)
My name is Kate
I am going to hike 2,659 miles in my bare feet.
I am the Barefoot Lass, and this is my odyssey.
Have you ever been felt pulled pulled by an idea; struck with a concept so intrinsically aligned with every fiber of your being that you suppose it is perhaps exactly what you were put on this earth to accomplish?
I am aware that this either sounds like a literary or cinematic catch line, and an anecdotal or cautionary proposal to some. Simply, I don't know how else to describe it.
Update::: This will be the first time this is ever done!!! Pretty cool...help fund this new venture into history!! :D
. Breath's a ware that will not keep.
Up, lad: when the journey's over
There'll be time enough to sleep.
-A. E. Housman
I AM GOING TO HIKE OVER 2,600 MILES OF DESERT AND MOUNTAINS WITHOUT ANY SHOES!
:D
Hello, my name is Kate. I was raised to love the Great Outdoors; I grew up camping in tents and playing in the dirt :)
In the pursuit of greater things I went on to get an invaluable education. Learning more about the world and the people within it was undoubtedly one of the best things I have ever done.
I do not need to update anyone with access to the internet about the status of student loan debt in the U.S. Like many others in my generation, a 12 hour work day is a normality (usually on weekends as well), as I try to keep my head above water and pay things off in time to enjoy what is left of my youth. An entire generation (or more) of my peers are enslaved to loan companies.
And so I am taking this crazy shot at doing all that I can in the time that I am given on this earth. To experience. To learn. To teach. To give back.
So here is my promise:::
Help me reach my goal of paying down my student loan debt, and I will hike the
Pacific Crest Trail
...more than 2,600 miles...from start to finish, in its entirety, no shortcuts or bypasses...BAREFOOT.
No, I do not mean barefoot-like shoes: I mean absolutely no shoes will be on my feet (excepting areas of snow where survival obviously requires it, but even then I will be getting creative and rustic and using minimalist style footwear). I will keep a video log and take ample pictures (all of which will certainly be intriguing). Any and all recommendations for ways to make this more interesting and increase the visibility and fun of this experience are welcome! I want your ideas! Also, if any donators feel like joining along for part of the hike to either witness, make fun of me, ambush with surprise check-ins, or just have a good old time hiking through the wilderness; everyone and anyone is welcome! :)
This is going to hurt, but I believe from the depths of me that it is possible! There was a time when mankind did not need shoes; let it be so again! (And then let there be many, many delicious pedicures afterwards ;) ).
I may have to go slowly, but I will do this.
Here we go :)
<3
(Any and all extra funds above the goal will be cycled back into other funds on this site!)
Organizer
Kate Doughty
Organizer
Wenham, MA
