Opinion: I Hate This Roadless Area on the PCT. Help Me Protect It
This is a guest post by Josh Sanders, a PCT thru-hiker with a background in environmental policy. It may sound strange, but I’m going to spend the next few minutes...
Am I Done?!
Snowy Mountain Days Got up early, luckily the shuttle driver liked me and already reserved my spot before asking. The road up to Harts Pass was sketchy at best. I...
Washington Weeks
Too Short So I’ve finished up a few days ago, laying around in Seattle waiting for my flight as I write this. Still haven’t processed it all. A discerning reader...
Day 157: One Day More
I got on trail at 7am, immediately reaching Hart’s Pass within the hour. And the emotions came flooding in. Hart’s Pass is the final road before the northern terminus. It...
Day 156: the Beginning of the End
I woke up at 6:30 this morning. It was once again freezing cold. Everything in me wanted to stay cuddled up in my sleeping bag, warm and cozy. And...
Walking to Places I’ve only Driven to Before
It’s nostalgic to return as PCT hikers ourselves. We’ve officially reached on foot the southernmost part of the trail that we’ve driven to.
Days 127-131: The Penultimate Stretch, White Pass to Snoqualmie
Thoughts From The Trail: Nearing the end of this journey I looked back at earlier photos and thought about what has changed, stayed the same, been added and dropped from...
Day 148: Thoughts on Thru-Hiking
I slept really well last night, around 9 hours. It took me a little bit of time to fall asleep, though, as a small mouse had been crawling around my...
Another Iconic PCT Trail Town Is for Sale: You Can Now Buy Belden, CA for $4.75 Million
A few weeks ago, we reported that the PCT Southern Terminus town of Campo, CA is on sale for a cool $6 million. Some 1,300 miles north, another beloved PCT...
Day 145: Goat Rocks Wilderness
"What in the hell is that!? Someone screaming? An alien whistle?" I woke up at 5 am to an other worldly high-pitched noise, a screeching, a call of sorts. As...
