
Whaddup peeps! I'm Connor Chapdelaine but all my favorite people call me Jackrabbit. I'm a biologist by trade but a backpacker by choice. I thru-hiked the AT as a total scrub in 2021 and fell in love as I trekked the east coast. I'll be thru-hiking the PCT this year and getting to know the other side of the country while crushing miles and peanut butter. Keep up with me here and on Instagram @ChapOnTheTrail as I head NOBO on the PCT this year and I'll try to capture what makes a really long walk so damn fun.
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Jackrabbit Hikes: “Catch Up Blog” – Day 27-42
I’m not sure where I should even begin. I’m writing this as I lay awake in a bunk in a trail angel’s home. “Pancakes” in Ridgecrest, CA you’re a
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 24-26
Day 24 - 0 day in Los Angeles First day spent totally away from trail while on this thru-hike. It happens sometimes whether voluntarily or not but
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 21-23
Day 21 - Tent Site (mi 317.3) to Tent Site (mi335.6) So I think everyone got a little wet last night. One thing about pitching your tent on the
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 19-20
Day 19 - Holcomb Creek (mi 285.9) to Deep Creek Hot Springs (mi 307.9) SoCal is so damn windy. I think the ocean brings the wind in and with
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 16-18
Day 16/17 - Arrastre Trail Camp (mi 256.2) to Big Bear (mi 266.1) Day 16 Coldest morning yet. I need to get some leggings bad. I packed my
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 14-15
Day 14 - Trail Magic Oasis (mi 210.5) to Mission Creek tent site (mi 230.5) I opened my eyes to the overbearing sound of the wind blowing
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 10-13
Day 10/11 - Idyllwild - Double Zero (mi 179.3) So I’m lumping these two days together because I took a double zero in Idyllwild. My wallet is a
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 8-10
Day 8 Aqua Caliente Creek (Mile 112.6 -> Concrete Cistern (Mile 139.5) Woke up to the sound of the creek running beside me. The creek kept the
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 5-7
Day 5 - Tent Site (Mile 63.6) - Scissors Crossing (Mile 77.3) So I woke up in the California valley dry as bone. Just as I wanted it cowboy camping.
Jackrabbit Hikes: PCT Day 1-4
Man. What a whirlwind start. I woke up yesterday (4/1) in my hometown Bryant, Arkansas and by night I was fumbling my tent under the California