Hello

My Story

Hi, I'm Margot. Not really Marge, and probably more aligned with Sarge (my college teammates gave me that nickname), and I love hiking in United States National Parks! In 2018 I took an impromptu solo adventure to Yosemite and hiked to the top of Yosemite Falls. I did it in running shoes, one bottle of water, no tripod, no snacks, didn't know what AllTrails was. Over 3,000 feet of elevation gain later I was hooked. I grew up visiting National Parks and National Historic places on summer van road trips cross country with my teacher parents, so this was more of a reinvigoration. I can remember our family trip to Yellowstone that we documented with our VHS camcorder, and framed photos in our basement. The 90's version of IG, so I suppose I was destined for this!

Over the last seven years I've visited 34 National Parks and hiked hundreds of miles. Through that process I recognized how good I felt on the trail, and on my own exploring. Navigating various challenges, researching destinations, and driving all over the country gave me confidence. I eventually realized I liked myself more when I was on the road alone and I wanted other women to feel the sense of accomplishment that it gave me. In 2023 I recruited a core group of friends to join me on a ladies' hiking group trip to Glacier National Park. To date it's my favorite place on the planet and I wanted to share it with them. It went so well that before we went home, they all committed to a Yellowstone trip the next year and MargeTravels was born! Since then, I've become a Wilderness First Aid Certified Host and continue to add new destinations that I've vetted to the growing list of hiking trip locations.

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As a lifelong athlete (volleyball was my sport) and fitness enthusiast it's important to me that those who join my trips also love a good challenge. Many of the ladies have used the trip as a motivator to change their lifestyle and get outside their comfort zone - I love that piece of this! The mantra on the trail and in life that my travelers embrace is "Keep Fucking Going!" There's really not much better than creating a brand-new girl gang that's cheering each other on and instinctively helping each other on every trip, so come along on the next one!

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As you can see from that first Yosemite picture below, we never arrive. We just keep going :)