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Hard Truths
Time isn’t real out here. I feel like I’ve known my first trail family for years even though it had only been a few weeks together before we dispersed. These...
Groovin‘ in – the first weeks
„A beginning is a delicate time…“ -Frank Herbert, Dune- Since I finally decided to hike the PCT and got a job I was thinking about it almost every day. Especially...
San Jacinto to Big Bear
Back on Trail We said goodbye to our cabin in Idyllwild and made our way to the trailhead. A very sweet local named Hector, who also plays the clarinet around...
Part 4: Joys and Challenges of SoCal
"I will walk five hundred miles and I will walk five hundred more" sang from tinny phone speakers. We danced around rocks arranged in the numbers five zero zero. We...
Thru-Hikers: Limited Access to Mammoth Lakes From Red’s Meadow in 2024
Ongoing construction will limit road access to the popular JMT and PCT trail town of Mammoth Lakes from Red's Meadow Resort in 2024. This year, JMT and PCT thru-hikers should...
Mission Creek is Mission Complete
My experience hiking through Mission Creek on the PCT.
Lessons From the PCT
It’s been 184 miles since I started in Campo, and although that isn’t even one tenth of the distance that I hope to be going, a fellow hiker put it...
The Next Step
Nearing graduation, I get asked daily: “What’s the next step?" To the surprise of most, I have quite a few steps planned, all of them one in front of the...
Weeks 2-3: The Desert Trials
Weeks 2-3 on the PCT brought me from Julian to Big Bear Lake, challenging me with diverse desert terrains and rewarding me with profound personal growth. Alongside my fellow hikers,...
That’s the plan!
Whenever I pass a day hiker they ask “are you hiking all the way to Canada?” I always respond “that’s the plan!” The trail requires flexibility. By saying “that’s the...