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Chapter 8: PCT Week 6: “Chili Cheese Fries and the Captain’s Quarters”

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:

Apr 1, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 7: PCT Week 5: “Golden Arches and a Haunted Car Crash”

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

Mar 31, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 6: PCT Week 4: “Decades and A Big Bear”

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

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

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...

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

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

Mar 17, 2023 : Wesley Black
Chapter 3: PCT Week 1: “Desert Hail and Basecamp”

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

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

Chapter 2: PCT 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
A Solo Sobo Experience On The Florida Trail

A Solo Sobo Experience On The Florida Trail

Packing up the last of my things, I’m reminded of a familiar feeling. A feeling that I’ve had two times before. It’s a dreamy feeling, like I’m walking on another...

Jan 26, 2023 : Josh Widdowfield