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PCT Eve
'Twas the night before thru-hike, when all through the camp, Not a creature was stirring, each ready to tramp; Their backpacks were packed by the tents with care, In hopes...
An Eventful First Day on the PCT
March 26, 2024 Waking up at CLEEF I’m not a morning person. Papa Bear said he’d be flipping pancakes at 6 am and most people planned to get up around...
Chasing the Snow
After a double zero waiting out a storm in Julian, I was antsy to get back on trail. When we finally got back to trail after a road walk and...
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 29 & 30: Miles 317.9 – 341.9 (Cajon Pass)
Backpacking in the rain takes a lot of careful planning and forethought. One must always be thinking about plans to either stay dry or get dry, and then backup plans…...
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...