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The 14,000ft learning curve
I wouldn’t exactly say the Sierra eases you in. Within 48 hours of leaving Kennedy Meadows we’d ascended from 6,000ft to 10,000, and that would be
Deserts is stressed spelled backwards
We did it, Joe! We made it to the end of the desert! The last hundred miles were anything but easy (in fact, a lot of people skip this section
Aquaman vs the Aqueduct
Damn, the desert is really desert-ing this week. I thought I was acclimatising, but turns out it's not possible to acclimatise to temperatures akin
Some Dislike It Hot
Whew! It’s not like I wasn’t warned about the heat in the desert, but turns out reading a temperature on a screen is very different to experiencing
From Big Bear to Big Mac
Hey trekkers (Trekkies?) Reporting in from Wrightwood at just over 350 miles, or about halfway through the desert. I find it helps to break down
(Almost) Gone With the Wind
Whew! After a relatively easy start, the PCT really kicked into high gear the last 100 miles (read: started kicking my ass). In good news, we’ve now
Snakes on a Plain
Hey y’all (yep, been in the US for two weeks and now I say y’all, sue me), reporting from Idyllwild at 180 miles. Snake sightings currently stand at
(In)auspicious beginnings
I’ve done a lot of stupid things in my life. Thru hiking is humbling, anyone will tell you that. The specific way it humbles me is that it teaches
The Waiting
How to spend the three weeks prior to hitting the PCT? On Reddit, duh.