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Learning From a Successfully Failed Thru-Hike of the PCT
In 2019, I almost thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. My intention was to hike the entire PCT, Northbound, in a single season. Five years in the
8 Things I’ve Learned Halfway Thru the PCT
8 Things I've Learned Halfway Thru the PCT 1) The trail will not "fix" you. At some point, many of us have this romanticized idea that
Meet Tyson
This is my house:I won't spend any time detailing the dimensions and materials because a) you would be wiser to find this information out at
You Died… Continue?
I got this sticker at an art gallery in Big Bear last week.I thought it was fitting, with the little ghosts and the familiar proposal found
Wild Human Things
Someone has asked us all this question at some point.Some out of curiosity, some out of repulsion, some out of amazement. Why? Why are you hiking
Still Here
Right now:I can feel my heart beating in my neck as I pause to catch my breath. I am somewhere in the San Jacinto Wilderness between 7,000 and
Star Giraffe
Check it out. We are sitting in a line on a Therm-a-Rest foam pad: Cheese Slice, myself, Magnet, and Tosser. Our heads are tilted up and we are