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Week 2 on the PCT!
Here’s the second installment of my top-secret weekly trail diary! I’ve been posting my journal daily, cell service-permitting, On Instagram @alandanielchapman Please forgive any misspellings,
Week 2: Wild World of the Desert
Today we had a bigger climb of 1200 ft out of town. If I was one the AT, I know that would mean a grueling climb immediately out of town....
Magic’s 2025 PCT Gear List
The PCT marks my fourth long trail. I have previously hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Arizona Trail, and the West Highland Way. In between these hikes, I worked three season...
Finding Perspective on the PCT
The highs are high and the lows are low in the backcountry. Choosing to move forward in spite of those lows is what shapes you into a better version of...
Best Hiking Memoirs to Prepare for the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail
Author: Mark Abell Youtube: OutdoorGearGuy, PCGamingHelp I listened to 29.5 hours of audiobooks to get acquainted with these hiker memoirs from Bill Bryson, Cheryl Strayed, and Earl Shaffer. If
The Top Nine Lessons From My PCT Thru-Hike
An aside: Before you read this article, please consider donating to relief for AT trail towns in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Spoiler alert: it’s my conclusion to this article,...
Dear AT, I was unfaithful…
“Rollin' along Pacific Coast Highway. Bummin' along to my radio” Pacific Coast Highway, The Mamas and the Papas A few miles on the Pacific Crest Trail Many other priorities take time...
Week 1- Keep Calm and Carry On
Well it’s done and over with, the beginning. Don’t they say starting is the hardest part? Well, I disagree. I think it’s the part in-between the start and the knowing....
Carl “Professor” Stanfield: Reflections on the Calendar Year Triple Crown
In 2022, I set out to backpack more miles in a calendar year than had ever been done. My goal was to average nearly 30 miles a day over 365...
The Time is Nigh and Setting My Intentions
The ebbs and flows for preparing for this massive adventure are finally at ease. The approach to trail felt forever, feeling as if the day would never come and would...