PCT
Chapter 12: PCT Week 10: “Breaking Trail”
Chapter 12: Week 10: “Breaking Trail” Days 64-70: 5/8-5/14/22 Total Trail Miles: 38.50 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 46.47 Cumulative Trail Miles: 827.40 From: Bishop over Kearsarge Pass to
Chapter 11: PCT Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras”
Chapter 11: Week 9: “Enter, The High Sierras” Days 57-63: 5/1-5/7/22 Total Trail Miles: 86.70 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 112.02 Cumulative Trail Miles: 788.90 From: Kennedy Meadows South to
You’ve Never Been as Ready as You Are Now
Introduction Some Quick Context Let me introduce an Elephant into the room so that we can talk about it. I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail last year. There, I said it....
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...
Week Before the PCT: Reflecting and Visiting San Diego
Almost Ready With a long to-do list and somewhat mentally preparing myself to leave home for months, I took the week off of work to enjoy my last moments in...
Can you Unplug and Hike for Improved Mental Health?
I have always viewed hiking as a sacred time to check in with myself and see how I am really doing. If I adopted this mindset to unplug in more...
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...
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
Going Nowhere For A While: My Pacific Crest Trail Blog
After a day of hiking in Iowa’s Loess Hills State Forest. Hello! Hello friends, family, acquaintances, enemies, and anybody else. Welcome to the introduction of my trail blog! I’m so...