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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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
PCT CA SECTION C

PCT CA SECTION C

I-10 to I-15 CAJON PASS MILE 209.5- 341.9   Day 17 (continued) - 1.7 miles It’s windy tonight, but we found a nice little flat patch far

May 21, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION B

PCT CA SECTION B

WARNER SPRINGS TO HWY 10 MILE 109.5-209.5   Day 9 - (continued 6.6 miles) We listened to music today while hiking and it really got us in

May 15, 2022 : Lightning Rod
PCT CA SECTION A

PCT CA SECTION A

CAMPO TO WARNER SPRINGS  MILE 0-109.5   Day 1 - 11.4 miles Started today. The most intimidating part for me was all the public

May 8, 2022 : Lightning Rod
Things That Excite and Terrify

Things That Excite and Terrify

It’s almost hard to believe that the PCT is finally coming to fruition for me. My next post on here will be from the trail. Today I wanted to

Mar 21, 2022 : Lightning Rod