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PCT Days 48 – 55: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Which Trail Is It Anyway? As you can clearly see, I was thrilled with the change in the weather. While staying with my mom's cousin was a
PCT Days 41 – 47: Sierra Waits for You
Slow Down You Crazy Child My bear canister has two functions: to hold my food and passive-aggressively remind me of promises that Past Katie
PCT Days 34 -40: On Pins and Needles
Limping Along While hanging out at Donner Ski Ranch, several hikers commented on my very pronounced limp. True, my knee felt better than it had in
PCT Days 25 – 33: Hikin’ 9 to 5
Take it Easy I started joking in this section that I had replaced a full-time 9 to 5 job with full-time 9 to 5 hiking. Since I was trying not to
PCT Days 17-24: Does It Spark Joy?
Back on my Feet After two zeroes in Burney, a trip to urgent care for a steroid injection, and a nero in which I slackpacked eight miles to see if
PCT Days 8-16: Mental Victory and Physical Defeat
I took a zero in Etna to reassess how I felt about the trail. I felt confident that I could physically complete it, but I wasn't sure if I was as
PCT Days 1-7: From One Green Tunnel to Another
In my first seven days on the PCT, I hiked from Callahan's Lodge in Ashland, OR, to Etna, CA. I've lived in Virginia the last seven years; for the
These Are A Few of My Greatest Fears
"Are you going to bring a gun?"That's the first thing pretty much anyone I've told about this hike has asked me, especially when they hear that I'm
Eating My Words and Thru-Hiking Again
Back in 2016, my dad officially retired from his job and gleefully told his coworkers that he was going to finally thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. I