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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...
Chapter 4: PCT Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van”
Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van” Days 8-14: 3/13-3/19/22 Total Trail Miles: 74.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 76.60 Cumulative Trail Miles: 151.80 From: Julian to
Thru Hike #2; Electric Boogaloo CDT Style
It's Official: Sprite Hikes the CDT With less than a year having returned from my thru of the Appalachian Trail (AT), I find myself feverishly planning for a very last-minute...
What’s in your backpack? Ten…Eleven Essential and No Machete
“There is no harm in hoping for the best as long as you are prepared for the worst.” Stephen King. May 2021: Harpers Ferry Hike It’s been a year since...
Chapter 3: PCT Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”
Chapter 3: Week 1: "Desert Hail and Basecamp" Days 4-7: 3/9-3/12/22 Total Trail Miles: 35.6 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 37.28 Cumulative Trail Miles: 77.10 From: Mount Laguna to
Why Hike the AT? Peace Pilgrim
"A pilgrim is a wanderer with a purpose.” Peace Pilgrim (First Woman Thru Hiker of the Appalachian Trail, Class of 1952, First Appalachian Flip-Flopper, Class of 1952, Considered one of...
“Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2”
Continued from the first half of this article Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 1 of 2 that covered both physical and environmental hurdles to...
How I’m Training for My AT Thru Hike
First, Some Advice I'll Be Ignoring Advice about training for a thru-hike seems to go to two extremes. At one end of the spectrum is the "No Training = No...
Hiking My Own Hike, 6 Changes I’m Making on My Next Thru
Throughout the hiking community, we often hear the saying, "hike your own hike." But what does it exactly mean? Well, that's the thing ... it all depends on who you...