Completed Thru-Hikers
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5
This season on the Pacific Crest Trail was wild, to say the least. With the threat of spreading forest fires, multiple re-routes, and the inability to make it to the...
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 4
Incoming! We have our next wave of Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike finishers! We're stoked to celebrate this incredible accomplishment alongside these unreal thru-hikers. They spent months on trail,
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 3
There's a specific moment that every thru-hiker had where they officially decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. What started as an idea turned into a full-blown reality, characterized by...
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 2
2650 miles, 3 states, 26 national forests, 7 national parks, and countless ramen bombs later, these Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers successfully trekked from Mexico to Canada. Making it to the
Congratulations to these 2022 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 1
Months on trail have led up to this exact, victorious moment: the final steps towards the Pacific Crest Trail northern terminus. Thru-hikers woke up every morning, either in their tent...
When the mountain gets you down…
… you either let it handle you, or you handle it… Perhaps a delicate balance of both. I think I fall more into the former category, but allow me to...
My Stubbornness may be my Downfall
I was so grateful to get in and out of Seiad Valley before the fires started. I found the climb, SOBO, in the heat nonetheless, a bit grueling, but the...
Something is wrong…
When I got on at Fish Lake (in S. OR), I felt great! Heading SOBO, towards NorCal. Yes, it was a repeat of some miles from last year, but good....
The journey to PCT SOBO completion…
…and the journey wasn’t a straight line. Allow me to share what the past 7 months have been like. In Dec of 2021, I “completed” the bulk of my PCT...
Guess who’s back?
It’s me, Janine; Sofa Queen, if you’ve met me on the trail. I’m back! Apparently I couldn’t stay away. Last year, I set out to complete a SOBO thru-hike of...