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Weeks 6-7: Tehachapi, Kennedy Meadows, and My Flip to Oregon
Day 36: Mile 558 to Mile 573 (15 Miles) We woke up after sleeping in a little, or at least what we consider sleeping in. My uncle made breakfast
Weeks 4-5: Big Bear to Tehachapi
Day 22: Mile 306 to Cleghorn Picnic Area (22 Miles) We packed up camp and hiked two miles to Deep Creek Hot Springs. My toe looked good as new
Weeks 2-3: Warner Springs to Big Bear
Days Eight and Nine: Forced Zero Days Hanging out at my aunt's was ideal, but the state of my feet was less than ideal. My body needed the rest. I
Week One: From Campo to Urgent Care
Day One: Campo to Lake Morena; 20 MilesDad and I woke up at 4:30 in our hotel. After I got dressed in my hiking clothes I handed my dad a bag of all
A Million and a Half Reasons Why
I know I’m supposed to hike the PCT. I'm not sure of all the reasons why yet, but I do know I'm supposed to do it. My mom gave me a PCT overview
PCT Permit Approved and College Degree in Hand
On Nov. 14, after an hour and a half in the online PCT permit waiting room, I submitted my 2019 PCT permit application. I thought I would feel great.
Thru-Hiking with a Restricted Diet
Sometimes it's just not in the stars. After hiking the JMT in the summer of 2017, my thru-hiking to-do list got a few additions. Of course the PCT
Women and the Wilderness: Why I’m Hiking the PCT
My thru-hiking journey began in 2015 when I was 18. I was a senior in high school and somehow I got the idea of hiking the John Muir Trail (JMT) into