LilyMG

I'm Lily and I'm headed out on the Pacific Crest Trail this season! I'm hoping to experience as many miles as is meteorologically, climactically, physically, and legally possible. I've spent a lot of time hiking on the East Coast and am eager to see what the West Coast throws at me. Happy hiking!

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Week 10: Lengthy Breaks! Long Ascents! Luscious Blooms! (Miles 1090 – 1209.9)

Week 10: Lengthy Breaks! Long Ascents! Luscious Blooms! (Miles 1090 – 1209.9)

South Lake Tahoe: A Trail Town? Though I’d stayed in a hotel the weekend of my friend’s wedding back in the desert, I’d only slept in a bed one

Oct 8, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 9: Landmarks! Loucheness! Loose Alliance! (Miles 922.9-1090)

Week 9: Landmarks! Loucheness! Loose Alliance! (Miles 922.9-1090)

Back to the Beginning for a Bit  I hit the 100-mile markers (there were about seven) on the sixth day of my hike. Triple digits - hooray! But also,

Oct 7, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 8: Misery! Muir! Money! (Kearsarge Again, LOL, + Miles 793.3-922.9)

Week 8: Misery! Muir! Money! (Kearsarge Again, LOL, + Miles 793.3-922.9)

Hot Take Time Doing the Sierra while hiking the PCT sucks.  WHAT?! Whoa. Hear me out! The section is incredible. The hike of a lifetime! The

Oct 2, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 7 (Plus a Day): Snow! Scared! Sierra! (Miles 702.2-793.3 + Whitney & Kearsarge)

Week 7 (Plus a Day): Snow! Scared! Sierra! (Miles 702.2-793.3 + Whitney & Kearsarge)

Believe the Hype! In the Sierra, I began to realize how grueling the desert had been. The desperate need to get to town for a frenetic day of

Sep 7, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 6 (Minus a Day): Tehachapi! Toxins! Triumph! (Miles 570.2-702.2)

Week 6 (Minus a Day): Tehachapi! Toxins! Triumph! (Miles 570.2-702.2)

Back in the Backcountry  I'd like to say I woke at sunrise with a fire under my ass to push full speed ahead to Kennedy Meadows...but that would be

Aug 28, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 5: Aqueduct! Agony! Absence! (Miles 511-570.2)

Week 5: Aqueduct! Agony! Absence! (Miles 511-570.2)

A Brief Aside  A dear friend was getting married exactly 30 days from my start date. Thus, my original plan was to average 14.7 miles a day for 30

Jul 31, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 5: The Preamble (Miles 511-570.2)

Week 5: The Preamble (Miles 511-570.2)

Let's Set the Scene You're taking a break at the top of a glorious view, thinking about how fabulous life is. All of the sudden someone comes

Jul 31, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 4-ish/Days 21-29: Far Out! Five Hundred! Phew! (Miles 361.7-511) 

Week 4-ish/Days 21-29: Far Out! Five Hundred! Phew! (Miles 361.7-511) 

The Desert Continues (and Continues) The fourth week started with a nero into Wrightwood and ended at a water cache eight miles south of Hikertown.

Jul 12, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 3: Wilderness This Is Not (Miles 226.2- 361.7)

Week 3: Wilderness This Is Not (Miles 226.2- 361.7)

The Desert: Inhospitable? With 13 miles left to water and hours to go before sleep, the desert is a malevolent moonscape in an otherwise bright

Jun 27, 2022 : LilyMG
Week 2: Idyllwild! Mountains! Moving Along! (Miles 117.3-226.2)

Week 2: Idyllwild! Mountains! Moving Along! (Miles 117.3-226.2)

Progress, Surely I'm into week two of the Pacific Crest Trail and all Pre-Hike goals have fallen to the wayside. Healthy eating? Abandoned in favor

Jun 25, 2022 : LilyMG