Lucky

PCT NOBO 2025 - AT NOBO 2023. I am a flatlander from Nebraska, with my masters in Zoology with a focus in Parasitology. Come and join the fun and read about my (mis)adventures on trail.

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It has been a while! Desert Recap Idylwild to Big Bear!

It has been a while! Desert Recap Idylwild to Big Bear!

Heading into San Jacinto I forgot to take daily notes for this section. You want to know why?? Because it was fucking hard.  You are

Apr 27, 2025 : Lucky
Week 2: Wild World of the Desert

Week 2: Wild World of the Desert

Today we had a bigger climb of 1200 ft out of town. If I was one the AT, I know that would mean a grueling climb immediately out of town. However on

Apr 11, 2025 : Lucky
Learning Lessons, Living, and Loving The PCT: Week 1

Learning Lessons, Living, and Loving The PCT: Week 1

Day 1 Southern Terminus to Hauser Creek I am so glad to be out here. I didn't realize how much I missed the community and the people. My life

Apr 2, 2025 : Lucky
The Gear (I Hope) Will Get Me There

The Gear (I Hope) Will Get Me There

Thru Hikers and Outdoor Enthusiasts are excited by predominantly three things: the adventures and trips we plan, the stories we make while out on

Mar 15, 2025 : Lucky
Take Two: Preparing for a Trauma Informed Trek on the PCT

Take Two: Preparing for a Trauma Informed Trek on the PCT

  Maybe I am the crazy one who believes in beginner's luck? Or that the second book in a trilogy is always a little darker and of more brutal

Jan 16, 2025 : Lucky
The Slow and Grueling Transition to Society

The Slow and Grueling Transition to Society

It has been well over a minute since I summited Katahdin and my return to society, the "real world". While it is nice to sleep in a warm soft bed

Feb 4, 2024 : Lucky
Why is the Last Hundred Miles the Longest?

Why is the Last Hundred Miles the Longest?

Day One Casualties: 1 bottle cap, 1 missing spoon, and 1 beer 10.5 miles When you talk to the ATC volunteers you are met with words of

Oct 24, 2023 : Lucky
Why Die Trying, When You Can Try Dying! A Post About Maine!

Why Die Trying, When You Can Try Dying! A Post About Maine!

Days 155/156/157 So I am not done writing about New Hampshire. I have decided that in my mind, the Wildcat Mountain range up to the Maine border

Oct 6, 2023 : Lucky
The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required

The White Mountains Is Where Crying Is Required

I wrote this a week behind and with one very tired braincell. The laws of reality, grammar, and human speech are dead to me after walking almost the

Sep 16, 2023 : Lucky
Vermont is Maple Filled Mud Pit

Vermont is Maple Filled Mud Pit

Vermont is a mud pit. A nasty gross mossy maple filled mud pit. I know they said it would be muddy. I know they said you will never have dry

Sep 5, 2023 : Lucky