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Chapter 6: Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”

Chapter 6: 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

Mar 30, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 5: Week 3: “The Seasons of San Jac”

Chapter 5: 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...

Mar 20, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 4: Week 2: “Yeti, an Eagle, and a Van”

Chapter 4: 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

Mar 17, 2023 : Wesley Black
Cultivating My Hiker Trash Aesthetic: A Partial PCT 2023 Gear List

Cultivating My Hiker Trash Aesthetic: A Partial PCT 2023 Gear List

With less than a month out from the BIG first day on trail, I thought I would share with y’all my favorite pieces of gear I am taking on this...

Mar 7, 2023 : Olivia Castleberry
Chapter 3: Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”

Chapter 3: 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 Julian Chapter

Mar 3, 2023 : Wesley Black
Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 2 of 2

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...

Feb 27, 2023 : Wesley Black
Lucky P’s 2023 AT Gear List

Lucky P’s 2023 AT Gear List

Lucky P's 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru Hiking Gear   Laying all of my gear out and taking inventory of everything seems simple enough, but it can be one of the...

Feb 16, 2023 : Joanne Gigliotti
Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 1 of 2

Uphill Battles: Mental and Emotional Challenges of a PCT Thru-Hiker, Part 1 of 2

The Trail is hard. Spanning 2653 miles with a vertical gain just under 500,000 feet, it’ll test your body and your will to wake up and hike each day. Physically...

Feb 1, 2023 : Wesley Black
Babies and Blisters

Babies and Blisters

I never get blisters. Not anymore. Some years ago, after struggling with toe blisters (my toes are very closely spaced) and repeatedly losing toenails on long hikes, I made some...

Jan 31, 2023 : Jon
Chapter 2: Week 1: “Sand and Snow Already”

Chapter 2: Week 1: “Sand and Snow Already”

Chapter 2: Week 1: “Sand and Snow Already” Days 2-3: 3/7-3/8/22 Total Trail Miles: 26.10 Total GPS Recorded Miles: 26.88 Cumulative Trail Miles: 41.50 From: Houser Creek to Mount

Jan 27, 2023 : Wesley Black