Pattie Gonia doesn’t pack high heels for a backpacking trip. “I am not an insane person,” she clarifies with a laugh. But a wig? Absolutely. Strong wig glue? Nonnegotiable, especially when hiking 102 miles along the windy California coast in full drag.

In December, Pattie (and her wig) completed a six-day journey from Point Reyes National Seashore to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, raising a stunning $1.2 million for climate and queer-led outdoors organizations. Notably, that amount came from 35,700 individual donations.

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