It's adventure time.
The second day of my Iceland unicycle-packing trip saw me climbing up over mountain ridges, passing through expansive rocky valleys with snow-patched mountains hovering in the distance, and ultimately ended at the second (and last) wild campsite of the trip, nestled up a remote river valley not too far from Landmannalaugar. Continue reading “Uni-Packing in Iceland: Day 2”
It’s not often that I go on a trip and think “Nothing could have made this better.” And yet, in September of 2017, when I returned from my trip to Nikiti for a summer school in Advanced Scientific Programming in Python, I was left thinking exactly that. Continue reading “Scientific Python Programming in Greece”
The first day of my Icelandic unicycle-backpack trip began at the small town of Vík and then proceeded through hitchhiking cars, paved roads, and gravel roads to ultimately end at a wild campsite nestled in the bends of a beautiful Icelandic river. Here are my experiences from that first day and a few pictures and videos to give you a taste of the day. Enjoy! Continue reading “Uni-Packing in Iceland: Day 1”
In July of 2017, I embarked on a 6-day mountain unicycle/trekking trip through a series of gravel roads and then on the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls hiking trails. In the interest of open-source knowledge sharing, here is a ridiculous amount of logistical information from the trip, including a packing list (with item weights!), food breakdown (also with weights!), route itinerary, and recommendations for accommodation on the trail. Enjoy, future adventurers! Continue reading “Uni-Packing in Iceland: Logistics”
In July of 2017, I completed a 150-km backpacking trip with my mountain unicycle through gravel roads and over the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls hiking trails. The hiking trails were by no means remote, so I often encountered surprise, disbelief, and even some scepticism. “But why do it on a unicycle!?” My exact responses varied, but the core idea was the same: I had planned the trip to challenge myself. To force myself to do something outside of my comfort zone. And I succeeded. Continue reading “Becoming Iceland’s “Crazy Unicycle Girl””