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The Desert Adventure Continues
Peak Happiness We officially hit 100 miles on day 7! Leah was ahead of me around the bend when I heard her shout “100 MILES!!!” “WAHOOO!!!!” I shouted back. I...
Gaining Some Speed
Day 29 Current Location Wrightwood, CA Miles Hiked 369.3 Miles to Go 2,285.9 Percent of Trail Completed 13.9% In the first few weeks of
San Jacinto: The Trail Gives – Apache Peak
After a rest day in Idyllwild, the group was fairly split on what to do with the vague snow conditions on San Jacinto. There were concerns about the snow quantity...
Section C: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
The PCT is like a 1,000 mile-long game of telephone (more on that later), so I heard about the dastardly Section C long before I had to decide whether to...
Worn Slap Out
Hiking from Mount Laguna to Julian on the Pacific Crest Trail
Pacific Crest Trail: Week Two – Hot & Heavy
Week two was just as awesome as week one, but with fewer aches and pains. The first week we walked an average of 6 miles a day, intentionally starting slow...
Sorcery on the Trail?
We saw quite a few snakes on trail in the first few hundred miles, but there’s one day in particular that stands out as perhaps delivering a message. Our Five...
Shelter: a Home Away From Home
To walk and carry everything in a pack allows a hiker to get back to the basic necessities of life: water, food and shelter. Life really can be that simple....
Downhill to Tehachapi
Wednesday, April 17; 18 miles I awoke at the usual 6 AM because that is when it gets bright enough that I no longer need a head lamp. This was...
Stop Normalizing The “Grind” and Normalize Walking Outside for 5 Months
Does anyone know what they're doing with their life? I graduated college in June of 2023, and like most new grads I started a full-time job almost immediately. Soon enough,...