Blog — Angie Across America

Meru - film review (a personal perspective)

This is not a review of the film, Meru. This is an after-thought, post-watching the film, which have little to do with the film, but everything to do with how certain elements of the film affected the way I view my life.

UncategorizedAngeline TanSeptember 28, 2015climbing, conradaker, documentary, film, jimmychin, meru, renanozturk, rock climbingComment

Back to basics: Backpacking and Camping

Backpacking and camping are not easy, but they offer lessons about getting back to the basics of humanity and reversion of civilization.

JournalAngeline TanJuly 20, 2015backpacker, backpacking, camping, wildernessComment

Why I hike: Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough

We are never meant to stay on the mountaintop. Life is a constant cycle where we keep walking through life’s constantly changing landscape.

JournalAngeline TanJune 15, 2015california, crater lake, hiking, mt shasta, oregon, running, trailComment

Off the Beaten Path: San Francisco, The Bay Area and Northern California

There are things you see cycling that you don't see driving, and there are things you see walking that you don't see running. Life is a journey to be explored through every possible means.

Out of the Pit

The road to Angie Across America has never been easy. I knew the journey would be likened to a salmon swimming upstream, with deep currents lashing and beating down on me. It truly was as I expected.

Journal, Post rideAngeline TanMay 7, 2015confession, down and out, honesty, truthComment