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The End of my PCT Journey
2007 It was near the end of my time in the apartment. I had no job. I had been paying my rent through hosting poker games with my
Rainy Days
My alarm goes off on my wrist. Rain still pounds on my Six Moon Designs Deschutes Tarp. I take some deep breaths, I’d rather
Shelters I Used on the PCT
Zpacks Tarp Weight: 5.1 oz Cost: $299 I wanted to go as light as I could in Southern California, so I cowboy camped every
Bad Days
On a five month hike you can’t expect all good days, all sunshine and rainbows. I’ve talked about the physically rough days, running out of
Mornings
My watch vibrates. As I open my eyes, the semitransparent white Dyneema reminds me I’m not at home in bed. Not that I have a home, technically I
PCT, A Break from Life
The Pacific Crest Trail is, for me, a break from life, a time of reflection. Never in my life have I had the ability to take a purposeful break.
The Sierras, Risk, Death, and Flipping
As we made our way towards Forester Pass, we passed hikers bailing out. As we got more information, we knew we had to do the same. The Sierras are
Autism on trail
Five or six years ago someone I knew online messaged me privately and said “I think you may be Autistic.” Of course I didn’t take it well, I knew
10 lessons learned in 100 miles
Training is essential I definitely screwed up not training for the PCT, I did a bunch of snowshoeing but with the rain of the Pacific
Cold Nights, Cold Coffee, Pain
Waking up I feel the rain hitting my face, I sit up and find that my sleeping bag is soaked. There wasn’t supposed to be rain but I know better