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Back to Big Miles After My Birthday
This morning I got up around 5:30 AM and began getting packed up. I probably should’ve gotten up a little bit earlier, just to give myself more time to pack...
A Calendar Year Triple Crown Birthday Celebration
Last night I stayed up pretty late, but I still felt like I got decent rest. This morning I slept in until after 7 AM and then slowly but surely...
Averaging 35 Miles a Day With a “Nero”
This morning I had a ton of alarms set. I wanted to have as early a start as possible to get to Cabazon as early as I could. Though, I...
Dodging Fish Taco Food Poisoning and Walking the First 40 Miles of the PCT
To kick off the PCT my partner, Ian, and dog, Bonnie, are hiking the first 40 or so miles of the trail with me to Mt. Laguna. We started the...
Why Thru Hiking the AT Sucks
The AT sucks. It is a cold, hot, humid, wet, long, dark, green, slog. From the time I hit the Pennsylvania border there were few things I desired more than...
Magic’s 2025 PCT Gear List
The PCT marks my fourth long trail. I have previously hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Arizona Trail, and the West Highland Way. In between these hikes, I worked three season...
Back at it Again! Pretzel Hikes the PCT
It is officially thru hiking season, and I have just under two months left before I take on my next big hike: the Pacific Crest Trail. This will be the...
Joe Craft can’t run away from himself, but maybe he can walk 2650 miles.
Who am I, and why am I doing this? Good questions. For the last few months, I’ve been trying to write a clever introduction blog about myself and my upcoming...
Doing Your Research: Small Connections in a Big World
I like to think of history as a whole as a big tapestry, or spider's web. Each thread in the whole helps make a beautiful image, but is deeply interesting...
“So Why Do You Want to Thru Hike the PCT?” Let Me Count the Ways….
Sgt Pepper completing his AT hike in 2023 A year had passed since I completed my 3 month, 1200 mile AT LASH which also completed my entire multi year hike...