My Sister is Officially "On Her Way"!!

My Little Sister is Hiking the Pacific Coast Trail!!!

Colleen is taking the next four months to go from the Mexican/U.S. Border in California up to the Washington/Canadian Border. She will be doing this for the next six months!

She is starting her thru-hike from Scout and Frodo's house. They are what they call Trail Angels, Scout and Frodo help many different hikers to get a good start! They pick them up from the train station, give them a place to sleep and meals right before they are taken to the trail's starting point. Wonderful people.

(I found this little blip on a blog by Kat Davis about her time spent with Scout and Frodo. http://followingthearrows.com/2015/04/13/welcome-to-scout-and-frodos/ )

Colleen said that there are about 500 people ahead of her and there will be about 900 people starting behind her in the coming months. So she won't be totally "alone".

(A fun side fact: My mom has been documenting her steps on a website that she is on. She picked the Pacific Coast Trail. :) So in effect, she has been "hiking" where Colleen is going to be soon, and as Colleen "passes" her, Mom will continue and walk where Colleen has been! What a cool concept! There are pictures along the way on this blog, so mom will see some of the scenery, too. [I do not have the website, yet. When I do, I will post it] I will be logging my steps to the same site.)

I will also share pics that Colleen posts, as long as I have her permission. So that all being said:

Here is Colleen's blog site, http://butwhatififly.blogspot.com/

Please feel free to browse, and if you would be inclined to help donate to her, there is also a donate button under the page along the top, called "Want to Help?" This will help her for when she is able to go into a town along the side of the trail. There she will be able to take a shower, buy groceries, and/or eat a pizza!!

By the time that I post this, Colleen has begun her journey of 2,650 miles!! From this point.......