About the Author

Hi! My name is Sarahmarie (trail name: Passport). I am a hiker, teacher, runner, writer, and crafty person, among other things. This website is dedicated to my adventures. Primarily I write about long-distance hiking and travel.

I’m originally from the Cincinnati, Ohio area. In 2019 I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, and in in 2022 I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. In the 2026-2027 season I am hiking Te Araroa in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

In off-trail and non-traveling life, I’m an English teacher. I also like to follow my favorite band, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, around on tour whenever I can.

About This Blog

This website is the home for my writing about long-distance hiking and travel. I originally started this blog as I was preparing to hike the 211-mile Nüümü Poyo (John Muir Trail) in California, which I completed in August 2017.

My Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2019 renewed my inspiration for writing, but it was the PCT in 2022 that really boosted my motivation to use this blog. I decided before that hike that I wanted to write a blog post every single day on the trail, and somehow, I did. You can find those posts, both from 2022 and my trip to the northern terminus in 2025, here.

Since the PCT I’ve been hooked on blogging daily during my hikes and sometimes on my travels. Check out my pages with linked posts covering the West Highland Way in 2023 and my monthlong trip to Ireland and the UK with my mom that same year, my cross-country route in the Brooks Range with Carrot Quinn in 2023, and the Superior Hiking Trail and the Tour du Mont Blanc in 2024.

Keep an eye out for my posts from the TA in 2026-2027. I’ll be writing every day on that hike as well.

Support My Writing and Read More

If you like what you read of my PCT posts, you may also want to order a copy of my zine called Absolute Creatures. You can do that here. It also features art by Amelia “Patches!” Cleveland and includes several pages of full-color photos from the PCT.

If you enjoy my writing and would like to subscribe to my monthly Substack of random silliness, Somewhere Good, you can do that here.

If you are interested in supporting my work via a one-time or recurring donation, please visit the Support My Writing page to find out how.

You can read my essay “Love and Other Birds” in the Fall 2025 issue of Catamaran Literary Reader. My essay “What You Get From Far Away” won a nonfiction writing prize in April 2026. You can read that essay on The Letter Review. Both essays were inspired by experiences on long hikes.