Jennifer Mabus

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Jennifer Mabus
Born (1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 32)[1]
Reno, Nevada, United States
Other names"The Whimsical Woman",[2] "Starburst"[3]
Alma materUniversity of Nevada, Reno[4]
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • hiker
  • engineer
Known forThru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Spouse(s)
Owen Frederick
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(m. 2019)​
Children1
Websitethewhimsicalwoman.com

Jennifer Mabus (born November 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber, hiker, and Navy spouse. She spent 173 days thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2018, filming every day of the journey, and posting vlogs to her YouTube channel covering every day of the journey as she hiked. She competed collegiately in cheerleading for the Nevada Wolf Pack.

Background[]

Mabus was born November 6, 1989, in Reno, Nevada, United States.[1][5] As a child she was a gymnast and dreamed of competing at the Olympic Games.[5] Due to multiple injuries she took an alternate pathway, instead graduating in 2012 with her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno where she was a student athlete, competing as part of the Nevada Wolf Pack as a cheerleader.[4][5]

Career[]

In 2017, Mabus started blogging and publishing videos on her YouTube channel.[2] For 173 days in 2018 she thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from south (Mexico) to north (Canada), making the 2,653-mile journey on foot and vlogging her journey as she hiked.[6][7] The trail name she earned during the journey was "Starburst" in allusion to her brightly colored backpack.[3]

October 2019 she married U.S. Navy diver Owen Frederick and in October 2021 they had a son, Finley "Finn" Mabus Frederick, together. Following their marriage, Mabus coped with his deployment through the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing her joined thru-hiking and YouTube pursuits, vlogging her thru-hike of the 171-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in August 2020.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b The Whimsical Woman (December 1, 2019). "New Zealand Honeymoon || Hiking on the coast, Lion Rock, Piha Beach - I TURN 30!!". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Giecek, Rudy (September 19, 2017). "The 'Whimsical Woman' shares what she learns on the trail". The Everett Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2,600 miler list: 2018". Pacific Crest Trail Association. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "53 Wolf Pack Student-Athletes Set To Graduate". Nevada Wolf Pack. May 18, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "The Whimsical Woman". Explore Washington State. March 27, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ The Whimsical Woman (October 20, 2019). "Pacific Crest Trail 2018". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Egan, Erin. "Hiking Thru - Episode #45 - Starburst aka Jennifer Mabus". hiking-thru.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Peterson, Samantha (May 4, 2020). "How one Navy spouse will literally walk through her husband's next deployment". wearethemighty.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  9. ^ The Whimsical Woman (April 10, 2021). "Tahoe Rim Trail Thru-Hike 2020". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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