Nathan Box

Writer, reader, blogger, hiker, explorer, movie critic, poet... Attempting to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 2020.

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A Dream Deferred

A Dream Deferred

The dream was born in the fall of 2008. It was a year after Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn, came out on DVD. We were still renting movies via

Mar 25, 2020 : Nathan Box
And We Have Liftoff

And We Have Liftoff

In an hour or so, depending on the speed in which my friend’s old Honda Civic can cut through San Diego traffic, I will find myself standing at the

Mar 13, 2020 : Nathan Box
Less Than 100 Days to Go

Less Than 100 Days to Go

Unlock my phone, open the tools folder, and click the countdown app again. We launch our Pacific Crest Trail journey on March 13. As the countdown

Jan 18, 2020 : Nathan Box
A Letter to the PCT Class of 2020

A Letter to the PCT Class of 2020

By now, hopefully, you’ve survived the queue of 10,000+ hikers vying for a permit on the Pacific Crest Trail Association website. If you don’t have

Nov 4, 2019 : Nathan Box