Author name: jkessler

I sit here at the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail aching, tired, and happy to be done. Although

Hello! Southern Washington is hot, humid, and full of mosquitos.  It makes you wonder if it was a good idea

I’m nearing the end of my Oregon experience.  The state has been good to me (mosquitos aside).  I’m hanging at

Oregon is sneaky. It’s definitely not pretentious; no, that’s probably California. Oregon is more like the Golden Retriever puppy that

I’ve had many car trips with Map Girl where on our way to a fun-filled adventure a specific album would

The legendary magic of Oregon is almost upon me! While it’s taken over 2 months to get through most of

Hello all, It’s been a while, and cell service has been intermittent and random. I had my first trail bear