I just said goodbye to Butterfly who will be continuing on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Our journey has taken a sudden and very different change. In all honestly I am devastated that I will not be accompanying her into the sierras… The sierras are a part of the trail that I was most looking forward to… And for me it will now be done next year.
My path is now different. I am not confident of how it will work or what it will look like but it will be awesome! It will be great because I have decided to embrace the change and enjoy it for all it can be. While I am forced to take six weeks off to heal I decide how it will effect me! This is not the end of my journey it’s a change and an adjustment in a journey that has already been utterly amazing!
A special thanks to Robin, Scott, Amber, Shawn, Carlos, Dagmara, Kaysha, Brent, and Stephen! These are just a few of the wonderful people in my life willing to use their precious time to help me when I needed it. You each were willing to or played a part in bringing my car to Lone Pine, CA. Some of you were offering an entire day or two just to help me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I promise I have returned your generosity ten times over which you will see in future writings.
Your friend on the journey,
Happy Nomad
So sorry to hear that will not be continuing. I have been following you and butterfly since the beginning. I love that you remain positive and that this is just pay off the journey of life.
Please let me know if Butter fly will continue to blog her adventure as I’d love to follow her on her journey.
Christina
Hi Christina! I will still be blogging about my adventures along the PCT via crutching and car! Butterfly is still checking in with my spot and her blog is http://www.arichlifefromasmalltent.blogspot.com
Sad to see you ending it in injury. And even harder to see your love move on without you to a place you really wanted to share with her. I’m sure there are some silver linings here. If anybody can, you’ll find them.
Thank you David! Ending for now but hoping to get back on for OR and clearly I needed to be on a different path.
Alan,
I’m so proud of you and Butterfly, what an accomplishment already, how many people can say they hiked as far as you! So many great memories and amazing people you have met and I’m sure encouraged along the way. David is right, you’ll find the silver lining… Hang in there, my thoughts are with you! Great to see Dagmara was able to come to your rescue.
Thank you Stacy! It’s been an amazing experience and I know more is to come! Hoping to be back on trail soon! 🙂