Profile avatar
topo-on-trail.bsky.social
Hiking, backpacking, and swimming in alpine lakes.
49 posts 85 followers 141 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 24 Comments 26

I have my 2025 WA PCT thru hiker permit for this year. I've wanted to hike this section in particular since the 90s when I did it with my parents. I've been working toward this for 3 years. Afraid it would disappear before I would get the chance. Little did I know just how soon that would be.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

And there it is. Motherfuckers.

submitted 11 hours ago • 689 comments

When I'm stressed. Go for a hike. When I'm angry. Go for a hike. When I'm sad and tired. Go for a hike. When I'm in a dystopian alternate reality.... Say it with me. "Go for a hike!" #hikingwomen #hikepnw #publiclands

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Last year, we visited Enchanted Valley in Olympic National Park. This jewel of the PNW is teaming with wildlife. @altnps.bsky.social does a fantastic job of protecting this beautiful resource. We appreciate all you do. Please know you are seen, you are valued, you are a source of truth in the chaos.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Last year, I hiked the Chelan Lakeshore Trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest just before the pioneer fire. We met up with @altusfs.bsky.social doing the hard task of keeping our forest and trails clear. Later they were at the front fighting fires. Love our Wildland Rangers and Firefighters!

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

As I plan for and agonize about going on an upcoming trip, I thought I would look back at an amazing trip from last summer. Agonize, you ask? With planes falling from the sky, democracy on fire, and my children's future swinging in the wind... Maybe I should take them backpacking. Permanently.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Who knows how much longer our #NationalParks will remain undeveloped now. ##Yosemite #hiking #traveling #landscapephotography

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Snow Day! Who says it's just for kids? Drove 2 hours, met up with a couple of friends, hiked 7.5 miles and 3,400'. (12km and 1036m) Had a fantastic time! Sanity restored.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.

submitted 24 days ago • 297 comments

Funny story: As a teen, I was backpacking the WA PCT. I was hiking ahead up switchbacks. Nowhere to go but up, and I found a fork. I yelled down to my Mom. "I found a FORK ON the trail." She freaks out and yells, "Stay there, wait for us, don't take the fork!" 🙄😉🤣 #hikingwomen #trailstories

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

A few short months ago, I ran into an alpine bunny... Did you know pika are related to rabbits? Now you do. I always have an amazing trip when I see a bunny. Whitney, I didn't get to summit this time. I'll be back! #hikingwomen #csfbs #mtwhitney #pikas #pika #backpackingwomen #backpacking

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

What a wonderful day for a wet, cold, snowy, rainy, sleeting, sunny hike with a friend and her dog! 2025 Hike 7 #mypronounsaresheherhers #diversity #equity #inclusion #pronounsareforeveryone #bekind #happyblackhistorymonth #strongertogether #ally #womenwhohike #hikingwithdogs

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Silver Dollars. My Grandpa Haugen used to tell me about a time in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The town was fed up with the military base, Kingsly Field. They were tired of the Airforce people running around, causing issues and disrupting their quiet lives. They wanted them out! #silverdollars Part 1/5

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

An early morning trek with my Dad. 2025 Hike 6 6.3 miles, 1,200' elevation He's been taking me hiking/backpacking since I was in a carrier on his back. Now I drag him out... 😉 #hikingpacificnorthwest #CSFBS #hikingwashington #hiking

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Is it cotton? Cat tails? !?!?! It's trail ice! #hiking ##hikingpacificnorthwest #csfbs #hikingwomen

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

A brisk, clear, sunny day calls for a hike! 2025 Hike 5 10 miles, 2,400' elevation Icy cold, frozen ground, warm friendship, sun, a stunning Tahoma (Mt Rainer), and the forest around me. Sanity restored. #hikewashington #hikingwomen #hikingpacificnorthwest #CSFBS

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

A brisk walk in the woods. It was a frigid morning, with frosty trails. And despite how beautiful it was, we saw barely anyone. 4.6 miles 1,000' 2025 Hike 4 #hikingwomen #hikingwithkids #CSFBS #hikingpacificnorthwest #hikewashington #wadnr

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

If it's snow outside... go outside... Bluebird day on Hurricane Ridge #olympicnationalpark #theconfidentsolofemalebackpackersystem #CSFBS #hikingwomen #snowshoeing

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

If it's snow outside... go outside... Bluebird day on Hurricane Ridge #olympicnationalpark #theconfidentsolofemalebackpackersystem #CSFBS #hikingwomen #snowshoeing

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

It's raining outside... So I go hiking. #hikingwomen #hikingintherain #hikingpnw #CSFBS

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

When mother nature takes your breath away... Tahoma. She to calls me. September 2024 #tahoma #mountrainiernationalpark #hikingwomen #CSFBS

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

When your kid "gets you"... A perfect handmade Christmas gift from my youngest.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Some like it HOT! This incredible view does not do justice th real thing... or the heat. It was so hot on this day of unrelenting up and long water carries. 100% worth it!

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, Even when my shoes are full of holes and soaked... Even when it's rainy and wet... Even when I'm cold, tired, hungry, and sore... I LOVE it!

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments