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Chapter 10: PCT Week 8: “At the Gates”
Chapter 10: Week 8: “At the Gates” Days 50-56: 4/24-4/30/22 Total Trail Miles: 93.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 94.64 Cumulative Trail Miles: 702.20 From: Landers Meadow Campground to Kennedy
Now We Begin Again
Gratitude for a beautiful start on the Pacific Crest Trail with tramily from the Appalachian Trail. Strider and I met at the San Diego airport after a long day of...
Time of reflections chapped face and lips: No regrets
Lesson one on the trail you must always remain flexible and have fluidity. It is an essential skill set out here, learning to let go of what you can not...
Rough AT Reentry, New PCT Start
What happened? I stopped writing for the most part. Somewhere in the White Mountains. I shifted, immersed, experienced, delighted. Self sabotaged. On returning home from the Appalachian Trail in
Chapter 9: PCT Week 7: “Wind Giants”
Chapter 9: Week 7: “Wind Giants” Days 43-49: 4/17-4/23/22 Total Trail Miles: 85.80 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 88.97 Cumulative Trail Miles: 608.90 From: L.A. Aqueduct and Pasadena to Landers
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...
Chapter 8: PCT Week 6: “Chili Cheese Fries and the Captain’s Quarters”
Chapter 8: Week 6: “Chili Cheese Fries and the Captain’s Quarters” Days 36-42: 4/10-4/16/22 Total Trail Miles: 92.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 95.58 Cumulative Trail Miles: 523.10 From:
Chapter 7: PCT Week 5: “Golden Arches and a Haunted Car Crash”
Chapter 7: Week 5: “Golden Arches and a Haunted Car Crash” Days 29-35: 4/3-4/9/22 Total Trail Miles: 91.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 106.80 Cumulative Trail Miles: 430.40 From: Silverwood Lake
Chapter 6: PCT Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”
Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear” Days 22-28: 3/27-4/2/22 Total Trail Miles: 91.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 92.79 Cumulative Trail Miles: 323.60 From: San Gorgonio Wilderness to
Chapter 5: PCT Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac”
Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac” Days 15-21: 3/20-3/26/22 Total Trail Miles: 80.30 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 85.53 Cumulative Trail Miles: 232.10 From: Idyllwild to Somewhere near...