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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Day 7: Warner Springs! (Miles 104.9-117.3)

Day 7: Warner Springs! (Miles 104.9-117.3)

Triple Digits! Yay! Despite passing the 100-mile marker the sixth day, Warner Springs seemed like a more important milestone. I'd sent a resupply

Jun 20, 2022 : LilyMG
Days 3-6: Routine Routine (Miles 34.3-104)

Days 3-6: Routine Routine (Miles 34.3-104)

Nothing of Note? Yes and No I thought I was going to do a daily post! On the trail! Foolish lady. I actually find the daily posts quite boring

Jun 8, 2022 : LilyMG
Day 2: Walking, Thinking (Miles 15.4-34.3)

Day 2: Walking, Thinking (Miles 15.4-34.3)

Toxic Plants and People My first night's sleep wasn't the most restful. There were helicopters all night, small critters rustling through beds of

Jun 6, 2022 : LilyMG
Day 1: Let’s Start This, Shall We? (Miles 0-15.4)

Day 1: Let’s Start This, Shall We? (Miles 0-15.4)

In Theory, It's Quite Easy Before beginning this northbound jaunt I envisioned ample time for pursuits of the mind. After all, how many hours a day

Jun 5, 2022 : LilyMG
Day/Night Zero: The Journey to the Journey 

Day/Night Zero: The Journey to the Journey 

Nervous For the Wrong Reasons I keep thinking of the line from Back to the Future, when Doc says to Marty: "Roads? Where we're going we don't need

May 29, 2022 : LilyMG
Something Old, Something New: Pre-Departure Thoughts

Something Old, Something New: Pre-Departure Thoughts

Tightrope Walking Between Dorm Life and Death, a.k.a. Hiking in Your Prime  I find myself thriving in my mid-thirties, which is generally seen as a

May 10, 2022 : LilyMG
Hashtag Goals: Setting Intentions for the PCT

Hashtag Goals: Setting Intentions for the PCT

Hiking is Hard, and More Than Enough Completing a trail, whether it's 26 miles or 2600 miles, is a challenging and respectable goal, to say the

May 3, 2022 : LilyMG
Pre-PCT Stuff, Like: Hello! (Part Two )

Pre-PCT Stuff, Like: Hello! (Part Two )

The Logistics A mere Google search does not a plan denote, though, and with the P.C.T. the permit is the obvious obstacle to declaring your hiking

Apr 25, 2022 : LilyMG
Pre-PCT Stuff, Like: Hello! (Part One)

Pre-PCT Stuff, Like: Hello! (Part One)

A Circuitous Route Like so many aspiring thru-hikers, my Trajectory-to-T-minus-ten-days-to-Trail-Time has been neither smooth nor short. My original

Apr 20, 2022 : LilyMG
The Cold, Hard Facts of Finishing. And Now What?

The Cold, Hard Facts of Finishing. And Now What?

I left Marion, Va., on Wednesday, Nov. 16, and arrived at Springer Mountain on Tuesday, Dec. 19. That’s 34 days, two of which were zeroes in Hampton,

Feb 1, 2018 : LilyMG