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Ready, Set, Trek! My Journey from Doubts to Dreams in Preparation of the PCT
Tackling all the to do´s As my departure date gets closer, I find myself looking proudly at the planning board I crafted six months ago. Preparing for the Pacific Crest...
My PCT Hike, a Journey of Awe and Gratefulness
Five months ago I had an idea. Wouldn't it be fun, I thought, to hike the PCT?! And after all the training, the prep and planning, April is suddenly here...
Part 1: Committing to the Trail
Anyone who knows me, knows I am painfully indecisive and struggle to make big commitments. And a 6 month walk is a big big commitment. And somehow I've made the...
Big smiles and even bigger miles.
Like many of us, I had some sort of plan on how fast I wanted to get to certain places. But I also knew that on the PCT plans never...
Getting to Campo (Day 0)
How to get to San Diego It may seem a little silly, but one of the things I was most anxious about leading up to the PCT was how to...
Days 27 & 28: Miles 298.5 – 317.9 (San Bernardino National Forest)
Our favorite trail angel, Melody, picked us up from our hotel in Redlands. Our plan was to re-enter the PCT at mile marker 250.3 before Big Bear. The area had...
I Crossed the PCT Five Times on a Train
I took a very roundabout way to get to the PCT. Before landing at the southern terminus in Campo, I took a 25-day train trip, weaving all around the country....
Don’t Give Up
Introduction Hello everyone! How are you? Thank you very much for continuing to read my posts! In the previous post, "My broken tower," I told you about the whirlwind of...
Days 24 – 26: Miles 225.5 – 298.5 (To Be Continued…)
I’ve been watching PCT hikers on YouTube and other social media outlets for years. There seems to be a recurring theme every year and every year is different than the...
How I Tested my Solo Hiking Capabilities on the Peaks of the Balkans Trail
The idea My journey into solo hiking began unexpectedly in Corsica, as detailed in my previous post, but this was driven by circumstances rather than a deliberate plan. There, I...