Lightning Rod

Sup? I'm Lightning Rod, I'm a NorCal native and expert in nothing. I've thru hiked the TRT 2020, and LASH’d the PCT in 2022. I’m back this year to attempt the AZT and to finish up the last half of the PCT.

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PCT SOBO WEEK 11

PCT SOBO WEEK 11

Day 71 - 0 miles My plans get further derailed, by myself. I decide to up the ante and tell Karl let’s just go to Burney Falls. He’s never gone,

Oct 28, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 10

PCT SOBO WEEK 10

Day 64 - 15.4 miles Today is town day. I am feeling very worn out, and I think a big part of that is because I know I’m almost done. I feel my mind

Oct 21, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 9

PCT SOBO WEEK 9

Day 57 -  0 miles What a lovely zero day. I found an excellent Co-Op to do some resupply shopping at, it felt good to get some decent healthy food

Oct 7, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 7

PCT SOBO WEEK 7

Day 43 - 19.5 miles I woke up unmotivated. Couldn’t tell you why, and I didn’t try to figure out why either. I started walking and planning the

Sep 21, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 8

PCT SOBO WEEK 8

Day 49 - 24.5 miles I spent most of the night just barely staying warm enough to sleep. Camping on the ridge maybe wasn’t the best idea in

Sep 21, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 6

PCT SOBO WEEK 6

Day 36 - 0 miles Checkout time was entirely too early, and I had stayed up entirely too late. I reluctantly turned in my key and laid in front of

Sep 8, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 5

PCT SOBO WEEK 5

Day 29 - 0 miles I slept for around 13 hours and had a wonderful day of literally doing nothing. My feet feel almost like nothing even happened and

Aug 27, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 4

PCT SOBO WEEK 4

Day 22 - 20.8 miles Today felt better. I let myself sleep in a bit since I actually didn’t sleep super great. My body is tired and wants a break,

Aug 16, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 3

PCT SOBO WEEK 3

Day 15 - 20 miles The alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. and it was entirely too early for me. I choked down as much oatmeal as I could, chugged a coffee,

Aug 10, 2023 : Lightning Rod
PCT SOBO WEEK 2

PCT SOBO WEEK 2

Day 8 - 19.5 miles I caught the 8:45 bus back to High Bridge. We saw Pez at the bus stop and were so happy to see him! I hiked with Ally for a

Jul 30, 2023 : Lightning Rod