Hi! I’m Amelia, an Aussie who hikes, writes, stops for snacks and overanalyses my daily stats. Over the last few years long distance hiking has become my entire personality, and in 2026 I’ll be tackling the Te Araroa SOBO and the PCT NOBO.
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PCT Week 13: Silver Linings
Day 85: Close Encounters 📍 Mile 1,497.9 | 🥾 48.87 km | ⛰️ +1,440m / -1,613m I was barely awake as I set off on trail, which was
PCT Week 12: Heat Waves
Day 78: Giving Desert 📍 Mile 1,297.1 | 🥾 42.29 km | ⛰️ +1,396m / -1,911m I set off into a gorgeous morning. Bursts of yellow and purple
PCT Week 11: Into the Unknown
Day 71: Don’t Drink and Hike, Kids 📍 Mile 1,154.9 / TRT Day 8 | 🥾 43.95 km | ⛰️ +1,499m / -1,794m I awoke to pure, natural magic. A
PCT Week 10: TRT Edition
Day 64: New Beginnings 📍 TRT Day 1 | 🥾 23.02 km | ⛰️ +868m / -403m Week 10 on the PCT began with us leaving the PCT. Myself, Sass and
PCT Week 9: On A Mission
Day 57: Where’d Everyone Go? 📍 Mile 969.7 | 🥾 44.4 km | ⛰️ +1,553m / -1,359m This week I had a mission: catch up with the group I’d
PCT Week 8: Side Questing
Day 50: Covertly Sniffing Locals 📍 Mile 904.4 | 🥾 9.77 km | ⛰️ +291m / -336m Today it was easy to wake up early: town was calling, and
PCT Week 7: Peak Week
Day 43: Solo Slide 📍 Mile 789.6 | 🥾 37.16 km | ⛰️ +1,466m / -2,009m Forcing myself to get moving was tough in the cold morning air,
PCT Week 6: A Whole New World
Day 36: End of Beginning 📍 Mile 703.4 | 🥾 46.99 km | ⛰️ +1,286m / -1,560m The wind died down overnight, so I’d slept well and was
PCT Week 5: Challenge Mode
Day 29: Hiker Clown Car, Limo Edition 📍 Mile 534.9 | 🥾 39.35 km | ⛰️ +1,369m / -1,098m With only 6 miles to Hikertown it was tempting to sleep
PCT Week 4: The Desert Arrives
Day 22: Easy Does It 📍 Mile 383.9 | 🥾 23.96 km | ⛰️ +1,210 m / -1,159 m I had a fantastic sleep in my surprise Airbnb stay and woke up feeling









