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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...
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...
Why I’m Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
"Are you going alone?" It's a question that arises every time I mention my plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail this April. My response? " Yes, I'll be hiking...
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
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
“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...
Three Things I Did Right
I did a lot of things wrong on my PCT thru-hike, but at least three I got right. One I knew would be important from the start, one quickly became...