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Water World: PCT Special Edition
July 04, 8:30 AM Scene: Five hikers stand on a small grouping of exposed boulders in the middle of a snow field, dripping wet and alternating
Water, Ice and Snow; Oh My!
It was February when it first started; reports of the epic snowfalls hitting the Sierra and Cascade ranges begin filling my social media pages along
It’s Not Easy
Going through my photos of our hike thus far, I'm worried that I'm giving the wrong impression. My Instagram feed is all snow-capped mountains,
A Stay at Casa de Luna
We weren't supposed to take a zero day in Casa de Luna. We were planning on pushing through the 104 miles from Agua Dulce to Tehachapi without a
A Day in the Life of a Thru-Hiker: SoCal Edition
You'll often hear hikers speak of the trail in sections of sort; namely Southern California, the Sierra Range, the tiny Northern California section,
Ode to Trail Towns of the PCT
As the PCT winds its way up through the requisite mountains and forests on its way to Canada, occasionally the trail intersects small (but fabulous)
We Summited Mt. San Jacinto!
A quick caveat to any readers using this as a guide for their summit attempt of Mt. San Jacinto; we completed our summit on the morning of April 26
The First 110 Miles – A Reflection
We arrived in Warner Springs (mile 110) this morning and thought this would be a good time to reflect back on the miles thus far. All the hikers set
A Stay with Scout and Frodo – What to Expect
For the uninitiated, Scout and Frodo are one of the hiker host homes in San Diego, and act as a staging area of sorts for north bound hikers before
Q&A with DoubleTap: PCT Trail Angel / Water Report Maintainer
I thought I’d do something a little different for this blog post and do a Q & A with Matt Parker, aka DoubleTap, one of the many PCT Trail