Welcome! This site is a hiking journal and resource guide — documenting my preparation and journey on the UK Coast to Coast, along with training hikes and gear notes along the way. Whether you’re researching and preparing for your own journey or just along for the adventure, I’m glad you’re here.
Where it all started
Well. It finally happened. After 25 years in aerospace and tech — 15 at Lockheed Martin and the last 10 at Apple — I took a few last photos under the rainbow at Apple Park, walked out the door, and into the California sunshine, finally, wonderfully untethered. At Apple, we have a saying for this moment… Read the full post →
Latest Posts
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UK C2C Day 8: Kirkby Stephen to Keld
Today was a day of transition. I crossed the Pennines (the boggy “backbone of the British Isles”), the watershed (I’ll now be walking with the flow of rivers, toward the North Sea), and from the county of Cumbria into Yorkshire (the only two counties on this walk)… Read the full post →
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UK C2C Day 7: Orton to Kirkby Stephen
Today was the second half of the segment I’d split with a stop in Orton. I did the short half yesterday (~8 miles), so today was expected to be 12.5 miles. Not quite a rest day, but not a lot of elevation gain (less than 1,800 ft), so it shouldn’t be… Read the full post →
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UK C2C Day 6: Shap to Orton
Many people take full rest days on the C2C. When planning my walk, I thought keeping to the routine of walking every day would be better for me. Plus, I didn’t know what to expect of the walk or the villages along the way, in order to pick the right places… Read the full post →
Joanna On The Trail 