Lightning Rod

Sup? I'm Lightning Rod, I'm a NorCal native and expert in nothing. I've thru hiked the TRT 2020, and LASH’d the PCT in 2022. I’m back this year to attempt the AZT and to finish up the last half of the PCT.

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I Quit the PCT and Now I’m Going Back for Seconds (and more).

I Quit the PCT and Now I’m Going Back for Seconds (and more).

Last year, I quit my dream. Forty two miles into Washington, I called it quits. After having to skip all of Oregon due to wildfires, the persistent

Jan 17, 2023 : Lightning Rod
101 days on the PCT

101 days on the PCT

Why I quit and what I learned from 101 days on the PCT   I’ll spare everyone the journal entries from the last few days on the PCT. To be

Aug 6, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION M

PCT CA SECTION M

SIERRA CITY (HWY 49) TO BELDEN (HWY 70) MILE 1195.4 - 1286.9   Day 87 - 0 miles This is hands down the best zero day I’ve had on trail. I

Jul 30, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION K & L

PCT CA SECTION K & L

ECHO LAKE TO DONNER SUMMIT (I-80) MILE 1092 - 1157 DONNER SUMMIT (I-80) TO HWY 49 MILE 1157 - 1195.4 Day 82 - 22.5 miles We woke up at 6am and

Jul 27, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION I & J

PCT CA SECTION I & J

TUOLOUMNE MEADOWS TO SONORA PASS MILE 942.1 - 1016.9 SONORA PASS TO ECHO SUMMIT MILE 1016.9 - 1092   Day 71 (continued) - 13.7 miles The

Jul 20, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION H PART 2

PCT CA SECTION H PART 2

CRABTREE MEADOWS TO TUOLUMNE MEADOWS MILE 766 - 942.5 CONTINUED… Day 60 - 0 miles 9 miles to town. Throughout the night, we were battered by

Jul 13, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION H PART 1

PCT CA SECTION H PART 1

CRABTREE MEADOWS - TUOLUMNE MEADOWS MILE 766 - 942.5 Day 49 - 0 miles 15.5 miles to Mount Whitney. Today was the day, Mount Whitney! I’d been

Jul 2, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION G

PCT CA SECTION G

WALKER PASS TO CRABTREE MEADOW MILE 652 - 766   Day 40 - 16.6 miles FINALLY we’re back on trail! Feeling so thankful that my body bounced

Jun 16, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION E & F

PCT CA SECTION E & F

AGULA DULCE TO TEHACHAPI MILE 454.5 - 566.4 TEHACHAPI TO WALKER PASS MILE 566.4 - 652.1   Day 33 (continued) - 4 miles We continued on

Jun 9, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION D

PCT CA SECTION D

I-15 CAJON PASS TO AGUA DULCE MILE 341.9-454.4   Day 26 (continued) - 9.9 miles We got going again, trying to push as far as we could so

May 30, 2022 : Lightning Rod